Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Rush graduates 37 pts more of its students than Golden Gate (83% vs. 46%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   Golden Gate grads earn $12.2K more ten years out than Rush's ($87,434 vs. $75,194)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Golden Gate has 1.9× as many undergrads as Rush

   Undergrads
4. 4

   Golden Gate has 5 pts more first-gen students than Rush (53% vs. 47%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Golden Gate is more diverse (index 0.79 vs. 0.75)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Rush has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Golden Gate (37% vs. 36%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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