Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Edgewood costs about $5.9K less per year on average than Nichols ($27,707 vs. $33,603, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Nichols is more diverse (index 0.45 vs. 0.39)

   Diversity index
3. 3

   Nichols has 3 pts more first-gen students than Edgewood (32% vs. 28%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Edgewood's grants cover 46% of its full price on average, vs. 43% at Nichols

   Aid generosity
5. 5

   Nichols's yield is 2 pts higher than Edgewood's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   Edgewood graduates 2 pts more of its students than Nichols (62% vs. 60%)

   Graduation rate

The shape of each school

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