Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Hofstra costs about $27.4K less per year on average than Pepperdine ($41,622 vs. $69,013, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Hofstra's grants cover 45% of its full price on average, vs. 26% at Pepperdine

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Pepperdine graduates 17 pts more of its students than Hofstra (84% vs. 67%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Pepperdine grads earn $13.9K more ten years out than Hofstra's ($82,939 vs. $69,039)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
5. 5

   Hofstra has 1.8× as many undergrads as Pepperdine

   Undergrads
6. 6

   Hofstra has 6 pts more first-gen students than Pepperdine (24% vs. 18%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.