Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Edgewood has 15 pts more first-gen students than Northwestern (28% vs. 13%)

   First-generation students
2. 2

   Northwestern's yield is 11 pts higher than Edgewood's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Edgewood grads earn $9.9K more ten years out than Northwestern's ($59,728 vs. $49,802)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Edgewood is more diverse (index 0.39 vs. 0.33)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Northwestern graduates 5 pts more of its students than Edgewood (67% vs. 62%)

   Graduation rate
6. 6

   Northwestern costs about $944 less per year on average than Edgewood ($26,763 vs. $27,707, 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.