Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   U. Southern Mississippi's grants cover 37% of its full price on average, vs. 28% at West Texas A & M

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   West Texas A & M's yield is 8 pts higher than U. Southern Mississippi's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   West Texas A & M has 7 pts more first-gen students than U. Southern Mississippi (39% vs. 33%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   West Texas A & M grads earn $6.6K more ten years out than U. Southern Mississippi's ($50,741 vs. $44,140)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
5. 5

   U. Southern Mississippi has 5 pts more Pell recipients than West Texas A & M (46% vs. 41%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   U. Southern Mississippi is a bit larger (10,075 vs. 6,917)

   Undergrads

The shape of each school

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