Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Saginaw Valley State's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 27% at Westfield State

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Westfield State graduates 13 pts more of its students than Saginaw Valley State (64% vs. 51%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Saginaw Valley State costs about $8.8K less per year on average than Westfield State ($13,505 vs. $22,328, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Saginaw Valley State has 1.7× as many undergrads as Westfield State

   Undergrads
5. 5

   Westfield State is more diverse (index 0.50 vs. 0.44)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Westfield State grads earn $5.4K more ten years out than Saginaw Valley State's ($57,346 vs. $51,955)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

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