Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Point's yield is 69 pts higher than Southwestern's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Southwestern graduates 28 pts more of its students than Point (73% vs. 45%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Southwestern grads earn $18.1K more ten years out than Point's ($56,878 vs. $38,740)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Point costs about $12.5K less per year on average than Southwestern ($20,357 vs. $32,881, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Point has 16 pts more first-gen students than Southwestern (36% vs. 20%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   Southwestern's grants cover 51% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Point

   Aid generosity

The shape of each school

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