Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Metropolitan State grads earn $20.2K more ten years out than Columbus State's ($64,705 vs. $44,544)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Metropolitan State graduates 9 pts more of its students than Columbus State (57% vs. 48%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Metropolitan State is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.68)

   Diversity index
4. 4

   Metropolitan State has 4 pts more first-gen students than Columbus State (37% vs. 33%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Metropolitan State has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Columbus State (48% vs. 45%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   Metropolitan State's yield is 2 pts higher than Columbus State's

   Yield rate

The shape of each school

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