Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Colorado School of Mines grads earn $31.2K more ten years out than U. Pittsburgh's ($97,335 vs. $66,125)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   U. Pittsburgh has 3.3× as many undergrads as Colorado School of Mines

   Undergrads
3. 3

   Colorado School of Mines's yield is 10 pts higher than U. Pittsburgh's

   Yield rate
4. 4

   U. Pittsburgh is more diverse (index 0.59 vs. 0.51)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   U. Pittsburgh has 6 pts more first-gen students than Colorado School of Mines (21% vs. 15%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   U. Pittsburgh costs about $3.6K less per year on average than Colorado School of Mines ($37,774 vs. $41,332, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

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