Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Kettering grads earn $35.5K more ten years out than Saint Mary's's ($94,823 vs. $59,354)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Saint Mary's's grants cover 58% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Kettering

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Saint Mary's costs about $7.2K less per year on average than Kettering ($28,432 vs. $35,609, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Saint Mary's has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Kettering (24% vs. 17%)

   Pell Grant recipients
5. 5

   Saint Mary's's yield is 5 pts higher than Kettering's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   Kettering is more diverse (index 0.45 vs. 0.42)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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