Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Butler grads earn $12.4K more ten years out than Xavier's ($77,235 vs. $64,873)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Butler graduates 9 pts more of its students than Xavier (82% vs. 73%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Xavier's grants cover 48% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Butler

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Xavier costs about $6K less per year on average than Butler ($34,357 vs. $40,314, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Butler's yield is 6 pts higher than Xavier's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   Xavier is more diverse (index 0.45 vs. 0.40)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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