Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   UNC costs about $14.5K less per year on average than UVA ($25,694 vs. $40,185, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   UVA grads earn $14.7K more ten years out than UNC's ($86,863 vs. $72,200)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Michigan has 1.9× as many undergrads as UVA

   Undergrads
4. 4

   Michigan's grants cover 27% of its full price on average, vs. 21% at UNC

   Aid generosity
5. 5

   Michigan's yield is 6 pts higher than UVA's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   Michigan is more diverse (index 0.72 vs. 0.67)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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