Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Missouri State University-Springfield has 10 pts more first-gen students than Kansas State (32% vs. 22%)

   First-generation students
2. 2

   Missouri State University-Springfield costs about $6.2K less per year on average than Kansas State ($19,094 vs. $25,296, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   Kansas State grads earn $7.4K more ten years out than Missouri State University-Springfield's ($57,262 vs. $49,827)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Kansas State graduates 6 pts more of its students than Missouri State University-Springfield (66% vs. 60%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   Missouri State University-Springfield's grants cover 29% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Kansas State

   Aid generosity
6. 6

   Kansas State's yield is 2 pts higher than Missouri State University-Springfield's

   Yield rate

The shape of each school

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