Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Nicholls State's yield is 18 pts higher than Radford's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Nicholls State has 14 pts more first-gen students than Radford (46% vs. 31%)

   First-generation students
3. 3

   Radford graduates 9 pts more of its students than Nicholls State (60% vs. 51%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Radford grads earn $8.3K more ten years out than Nicholls State's ($53,739 vs. $45,454)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
5. 5

   Radford is a bit larger (6,094 vs. 4,737)

   Undergrads
6. 6

   Nicholls State costs about $2.3K less per year on average than Radford ($17,184 vs. $19,506, 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.