Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Chicago State's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Lincoln

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Lincoln graduates 12 pts more of its students than Chicago State (48% vs. 36%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Chicago State is more diverse (index 0.39 vs. 0.28)

   Diversity index
4. 4

   Lincoln has 11 pts more Pell recipients than Chicago State (69% vs. 58%)

   Pell Grant recipients
5. 5

   Lincoln's yield is 9 pts higher than Chicago State's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   Chicago State costs about $5.7K less per year on average than Lincoln ($13,636 vs. $19,333, 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.