Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute costs about $28.1K less per year on average than Pepperdine ($40,877 vs. $69,013, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 26% at Pepperdine

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute grads earn $19.1K more ten years out than Pepperdine's ($102,051 vs. $82,939)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's SAT midpoint is 108 points higher than Pepperdine's

   SAT midpoint
5. 5

   Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has 1.6× as many undergrads as Pepperdine

   Undergrads
6. 6

   Pepperdine has 4 pts more first-gen students than Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (18% vs. 14%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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