Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   U. California-Santa Barbara has 17 pts more first-gen students than UIUC (42% vs. 25%)

   First-generation students
2. 2

   UIUC's yield is 15 pts higher than U. California-Santa Barbara's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   UIUC costs about $5.5K less per year on average than U. California-Santa Barbara ($28,467 vs. $33,964, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   UIUC has 1.6× as many undergrads as U. California-Santa Barbara

   Undergrads
5. 5

   UIUC grads earn $6.1K more ten years out than U. California-Santa Barbara's ($81,054 vs. $74,915)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
6. 6

   U. California-Santa Barbara has 4 pts more Pell recipients than UIUC (28% vs. 23%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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