Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Western Michigan grads earn $8.2K more ten years out than Kent State University at Kent's ($53,562 vs. $45,388)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Kent State University at Kent's yield is 7 pts higher than Western Michigan's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Kent State University at Kent has 7 pts more first-gen students than Western Michigan (36% vs. 29%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Western Michigan is more diverse (index 0.52 vs. 0.45)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Kent State University at Kent has 1.5× as many undergrads as Western Michigan

   Undergrads
6. 6

   Western Michigan's grants cover 33% of its full price on average, vs. 28% at Kent State University at Kent

   Aid generosity

The shape of each school

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