Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Louisiana State University at Alexandria's yield is 58 pts higher than Sonoma State's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Sonoma State graduates 35 pts more of its students than Louisiana State University at Alexandria (69% vs. 35%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Sonoma State grads earn $23.8K more ten years out than Louisiana State University at Alexandria's ($65,986 vs. $42,205)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Louisiana State University at Alexandria costs about $4.6K less per year on average than Sonoma State ($15,367 vs. $19,996, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Louisiana State University at Alexandria has 3 pts more first-gen students than Sonoma State (45% vs. 41%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   Sonoma State is more diverse (index 0.65 vs. 0.62)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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