Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Westfield State grads earn $15K more ten years out than Lander's ($57,346 vs. $42,396)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Lander's grants cover 42% of its full price on average, vs. 27% at Westfield State

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Westfield State graduates 11 pts more of its students than Lander (64% vs. 53%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Lander's yield is 8 pts higher than Westfield State's

   Yield rate
5. 5

   Lander costs about $5.4K less per year on average than Westfield State ($16,967 vs. $22,328, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Lander has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Westfield State (39% vs. 33%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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