Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   LaGrange's yield is 16 pts higher than Bluffton's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Bluffton graduates 9 pts more of its students than LaGrange (58% vs. 49%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Bluffton has 7 pts more first-gen students than LaGrange (33% vs. 25%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Bluffton's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 54% at LaGrange

   Aid generosity
5. 5

   LaGrange is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.56)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Bluffton costs about $2.6K less per year on average than LaGrange ($21,033 vs. $23,594, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

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