Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Kansas State graduates 10 pts more of its students than Montana State (66% vs. 56%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   Kansas State costs about $6K less per year on average than Montana State ($25,296 vs. $31,273, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   Kansas State's yield is 7 pts higher than Montana State's

   Yield rate
4. 4

   Kansas State is more diverse (index 0.37 vs. 0.30)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Kansas State has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Montana State (21% vs. 16%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   Kansas State grads earn $4K more ten years out than Montana State's ($57,262 vs. $53,263)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

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