Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Academy graduates 66 pts more of its students than United States (80% vs. 14%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   United States grads earn $32.7K more ten years out than Academy's ($80,980 vs. $48,300)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   United States has 20 pts more first-gen students than Academy (53% vs. 33%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   United States has 2.7× as many undergrads as Academy

   Undergrads
5. 5

   Academy has 10 pts more Pell recipients than United States (26% vs. 16%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   Academy is more diverse (index 0.69 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.