Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Central Michigan grads earn $11.7K more ten years out than U. Tennessee-Martin's ($55,874 vs. $44,213)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   U. Tennessee-Martin's yield is 12 pts higher than Central Michigan's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Central Michigan graduates 10 pts more of its students than U. Tennessee-Martin (62% vs. 52%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   U. Tennessee-Martin has 10 pts more first-gen students than Central Michigan (39% vs. 29%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Central Michigan has 2.1× as many undergrads as U. Tennessee-Martin

   Undergrads
6. 6

   U. Tennessee-Martin costs about $5.3K less per year on average than Central Michigan ($13,476 vs. $18,749, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

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