Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Nicholls State's yield is 20 pts higher than Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Nicholls State has 15 pts more first-gen students than Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (46% vs. 31%)

   First-generation students
3. 3

   Southern Illinois University Edwardsville grads earn $10.9K more ten years out than Nicholls State's ($56,346 vs. $45,454)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has 1.8× as many undergrads as Nicholls State

   Undergrads
5. 5

   Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduates 8 pts more of its students than Nicholls State (59% vs. 51%)

   Graduation rate
6. 6

   Nicholls State costs about $2.5K less per year on average than Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ($17,184 vs. $19,687, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

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