Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Lake Erie has 19 pts more first-gen students than Hampshire (33% vs. 14%)

   First-generation students
2. 2

   Hampshire graduates 17 pts more of its students than Lake Erie (63% vs. 46%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Hampshire's grants cover 62% of its full price on average, vs. 53% at Lake Erie

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Lake Erie's yield is 5 pts higher than Hampshire's

   Yield rate
5. 5

   Lake Erie costs about $3.7K less per year on average than Hampshire ($24,435 vs. $28,129, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Lake Erie grads earn $3.5K more ten years out than Hampshire's ($50,417 vs. $46,938)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

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