Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Saint Xavier's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Aurora

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Saint Xavier has 14 pts more Pell recipients than Aurora (59% vs. 45%)

   Pell Grant recipients
3. 3

   Aurora graduates 7 pts more of its students than Saint Xavier (67% vs. 60%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Saint Xavier costs about $3.6K less per year on average than Aurora ($20,863 vs. $24,507, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Saint Xavier has 4 pts more first-gen students than Aurora (49% vs. 46%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   Aurora is more diverse (index 0.66 vs. 0.62)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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