Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Sonoma State grads earn $9.3K more ten years out than Salem State's ($65,986 vs. $56,662)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Sonoma State graduates 7 pts more of its students than Salem State (69% vs. 62%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Salem State's grants cover 32% of its full price on average, vs. 27% at Sonoma State

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Salem State's yield is 3 pts higher than Sonoma State's

   Yield rate
5. 5

   Sonoma State costs about $2K less per year on average than Salem State ($19,996 vs. $21,984, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Sonoma State is a bit larger (5,166 vs. 4,291)

   Undergrads

The shape of each school

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