Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   UIUC's grants cover 26% of its full price on average, vs. 18% at U. Maryland-College Park

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   UIUC's yield is 7 pts higher than U. Maryland-College Park's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   UIUC costs about $4.6K less per year on average than U. Maryland-College Park ($28,467 vs. $33,078, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   UIUC has 4 pts more Pell recipients than U. Maryland-College Park (23% vs. 19%)

   Pell Grant recipients
5. 5

   UIUC is a bit larger (37,562 vs. 30,760)

   Undergrads
6. 6

   UIUC has 2 pts more first-gen students than U. Maryland-College Park (25% vs. 22%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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