Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Ball State's grants cover 36% of its full price on average, vs. 23% at Western Carolina

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Ball State's yield is 8 pts higher than Western Carolina's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Western Carolina has 5 pts more first-gen students than Ball State (33% vs. 28%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Ball State is more diverse (index 0.46 vs. 0.42)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Ball State is a bit larger (13,988 vs. 10,024)

   Undergrads
6. 6

   Western Carolina costs about $1.9K less per year on average than Ball State ($16,328 vs. $18,194, 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.