Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   West Virginia has 8 pts more first-gen students than Kansas State (30% vs. 22%)

   First-generation students
2. 2

   West Virginia's grants cover 31% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Kansas State

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Kansas State's SAT midpoint is 50 points higher than West Virginia's

   SAT midpoint
4. 4

   Kansas State is more diverse (index 0.37 vs. 0.32)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Kansas State's yield is 3 pts higher than West Virginia's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   Kansas State graduates 2 pts more of its students than West Virginia (66% vs. 64%)

   Graduation rate

The shape of each school

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