Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Southern Illinois University-Carbondale's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 37% at Radford

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is a bit larger (8,494 vs. 6,094)

   Undergrads
3. 3

   Southern Illinois University-Carbondale costs about $3.1K less per year on average than Radford ($16,419 vs. $19,506, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Southern Illinois University-Carbondale has 4 pts more first-gen students than Radford (35% vs. 31%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Radford graduates 3 pts more of its students than Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (60% vs. 57%)

   Graduation rate
6. 6

   Radford's SAT midpoint is 20 points higher than Southern Illinois University-Carbondale's

   SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

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