Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Fairfield grads earn $11K more ten years out than Marist's ($88,794 vs. $77,819)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Marist is more diverse (index 0.46 vs. 0.36)

   Diversity index
3. 3

   Marist costs about $7.3K less per year on average than Fairfield ($44,453 vs. $51,728, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Fairfield is 1.7× more selective than Marist

   Acceptance rate
5. 5

   Marist has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Fairfield (14% vs. 7%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   Fairfield's SAT midpoint is 60 points higher than Marist's

   SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

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