Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Northwestern's yield is 15 pts higher than Saint Michael's's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Saint Michael's's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Northwestern

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Saint Michael's grads earn $11.5K more ten years out than Northwestern's ($61,317 vs. $49,802)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Saint Michael's graduates 10 pts more of its students than Northwestern (77% vs. 67%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   Saint Michael's is more diverse (index 0.39 vs. 0.33)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Northwestern costs about $1.4K less per year on average than Saint Michael's ($26,763 vs. $28,140, 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.