Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Upper Iowa's yield is 16 pts higher than Charleston Southern's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Upper Iowa has 14 pts more first-gen students than Charleston Southern (45% vs. 31%)

   First-generation students
3. 3

   Upper Iowa grads earn $6.9K more ten years out than Charleston Southern's ($52,766 vs. $45,898)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Charleston Southern is a bit larger (2,893 vs. 1,994)

   Undergrads
5. 5

   Upper Iowa graduates 3 pts more of its students than Charleston Southern (49% vs. 46%)

   Graduation rate
6. 6

   Charleston Southern has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Upper Iowa (34% vs. 32%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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