Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Farmingdale State grads earn $13K more ten years out than Florida Atlantic's ($69,781 vs. $56,746)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Florida Atlantic's grants cover 34% of its full price on average, vs. 22% at Farmingdale State

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Florida Atlantic has 2.5× as many undergrads as Farmingdale State

   Undergrads
4. 4

   Farmingdale State's yield is 6 pts higher than Florida Atlantic's

   Yield rate
5. 5

   Florida Atlantic costs about $3.2K less per year on average than Farmingdale State ($17,783 vs. $20,973, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Farmingdale State is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.70)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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