Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Murray State's grants cover 46% of its full price on average, vs. 20% at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania grads earn $11.6K more ten years out than Murray State's ($56,351 vs. $44,737)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Murray State costs about $8.6K less per year on average than Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania ($16,567 vs. $25,197, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Murray State has 1.6× as many undergrads as Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

   Undergrads
5. 5

   Murray State graduates 5 pts more of its students than Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (61% vs. 56%)

   Graduation rate
6. 6

   Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is more diverse (index 0.42 vs. 0.38)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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