Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   UIUC grads earn $20.6K more ten years out than Ohio State's ($81,054 vs. $60,409)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   UW is more diverse (index 0.78 vs. 0.61)

   Diversity index
3. 3

   UIUC costs about $9.7K less per year on average than UW ($28,467 vs. $38,160, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   UIUC's grants cover 26% of its full price on average, vs. 15% at UW

   Aid generosity
5. 5

   UIUC has 9 pts more Pell recipients than UW (23% vs. 15%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   UW has 8 pts more first-gen students than UIUC (33% vs. 25%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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