Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Oakland's grants cover 41% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at Bridgewater State

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Oakland has 1.6× as many undergrads as Bridgewater State

   Undergrads
3. 3

   Oakland costs about $4.4K less per year on average than Bridgewater State ($17,444 vs. $21,837, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Bridgewater State's yield is 5 pts higher than Oakland's

   Yield rate
5. 5

   Bridgewater State's SAT midpoint is 32 points higher than Oakland's

   SAT midpoint
6. 6

   Bridgewater State has 2 pts more first-gen students than Oakland (34% vs. 32%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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