Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   UW has 10 pts more first-gen students than U. Maryland-College Park (33% vs. 22%)

   First-generation students
2. 2

   U. Maryland-College Park costs about $5.1K less per year on average than UW ($33,078 vs. $38,160, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   U. Maryland-College Park's SAT midpoint is 50 points higher than UW's

   SAT midpoint
4. 4

   U. Maryland-College Park has 5 pts more Pell recipients than UW (19% vs. 15%)

   Pell Grant recipients
5. 5

   U. Maryland-College Park grads earn $4.4K more ten years out than UW's ($82,860 vs. $78,466)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
6. 6

   UW is more diverse (index 0.78 vs. 0.76)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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