Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Dakota Wesleyan costs about $17.2K less per year on average than Maine College of Art & Design ($22,930 vs. $40,121, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Dakota Wesleyan's grants cover 48% of its full price on average, vs. 34% at Maine College of Art & Design

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Dakota Wesleyan grads earn $13K more ten years out than Maine College of Art & Design's ($53,728 vs. $40,778)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Dakota Wesleyan graduates 11 pts more of its students than Maine College of Art & Design (59% vs. 48%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   Dakota Wesleyan has 1.6× as many undergrads as Maine College of Art & Design

   Undergrads
6. 6

   Dakota Wesleyan has 5 pts more first-gen students than Maine College of Art & Design (29% vs. 24%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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