Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Grand Valley State has 2.5× as many undergrads as Idaho State

   Undergrads
2. 2

   Grand Valley State grads earn $10.5K more ten years out than Idaho State's ($56,118 vs. $45,608)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Grand Valley State graduates 10 pts more of its students than Idaho State (66% vs. 56%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Idaho State has 9 pts more first-gen students than Grand Valley State (36% vs. 27%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Idaho State costs about $4.3K less per year on average than Grand Valley State ($15,215 vs. $19,516, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Idaho State is more diverse (index 0.48 vs. 0.43)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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