Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Upper Iowa's yield is 18 pts higher than Marian's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Upper Iowa has 16 pts more first-gen students than Marian (45% vs. 29%)

   First-generation students
3. 3

   Marian's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Upper Iowa

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Marian graduates 9 pts more of its students than Upper Iowa (58% vs. 49%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   Upper Iowa costs about $5.7K less per year on average than Marian ($20,777 vs. $26,474, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Marian grads earn $6K more ten years out than Upper Iowa's ($58,759 vs. $52,766)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

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