Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Palo Alto grads earn $26.3K more ten years out than Chicago School at Chicago's ($83,187 vs. $56,899)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Chicago School at Chicago has 1.5× as many undergrads as Palo Alto

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Chicago School at Chicago has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Palo Alto (55% vs. 50%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Palo Alto is more diverse (index 0.76 vs. 0.74)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Palo Alto has 1 pts more first-gen students than Chicago School at Chicago (47% vs. 46%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Chicago School at Chicago admits 34%; Palo Alto doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Chicago School at Chicago34%
Palo AltoNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Chicago School at ChicagoSelective
  • Palo AltoNot rated
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Chicago School at ChicagoGPA, school record, and rank required
  • Palo AltoNot reported

Who's on each campus

Chicago School at Chicago has 1.5× as many undergrads as Palo Alto and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Chicago School at Chicago21
Palo Alto14
Pell Grant share
Chicago School at Chicago55%
Palo Alto50%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at both; Palo Alto has 15 students per faculty member to Chicago School at Chicago's 17.

Students per faculty member
Chicago School at Chicago17 to 1
Palo Alto15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Chicago School at ChicagoPsychology, General100%
  • Palo AltoPsychology, General100%

What each pays off

Palo Alto's former students earn more, a median $83.2K ten years after enrolling; only Palo Alto reports a graduation rate (82%).

Median earnings, 10 years
Chicago School at Chicago$56.9K
Palo Alto$83.2K
Graduation rate
Chicago School at ChicagoNot reported
Palo Alto82%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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