Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Sonoma State graduates 12 pts more of its students than U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth (69% vs. 57%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   Sonoma State costs about $7.9K less per year on average than U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth ($19,996 vs. $27,919, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   Sonoma State has 6 pts more first-gen students than U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth (41% vs. 35%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth's yield is 5 pts higher than Sonoma State's

   Yield rate
5. 5

   U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth grads earn $2.8K more ten years out than Sonoma State's ($68,804 vs. $65,986)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
6. 6

   Sonoma State is more diverse (index 0.65 vs. 0.64)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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