Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   American costs about $9.1K less per year on average than Southern Methodist ($51,726 vs. $60,825, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Southern Methodist's SAT midpoint is 45 points higher than American's

   SAT midpoint
3. 3

   Southern Methodist graduates 4 pts more of its students than American (82% vs. 79%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   American's grants cover 32% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at Southern Methodist

   Aid generosity
5. 5

   Southern Methodist's yield is 2 pts higher than American's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   American has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Southern Methodist (14% vs. 13%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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