Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   West Virginia's grants cover 31% of its full price on average, vs. 22% at U. Mississippi

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   West Virginia costs about $5.8K less per year on average than U. Mississippi ($26,118 vs. $31,892, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   West Virginia has 7 pts more first-gen students than U. Mississippi (30% vs. 24%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   West Virginia's yield is 6 pts higher than U. Mississippi's

   Yield rate
5. 5

   U. Mississippi is more diverse (index 0.38 vs. 0.32)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   West Virginia grads earn $4.9K more ten years out than U. Mississippi's ($55,939 vs. $50,994)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

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