Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Thomas Edison State grads earn $17.5K more ten years out than U. Alaska Anchorage's ($69,331 vs. $51,871)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Thomas Edison State graduates 10 pts more of its students than U. Alaska Anchorage (43% vs. 34%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Thomas Edison State has 6 pts more first-gen students than U. Alaska Anchorage (44% vs. 39%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Thomas Edison State has 5 pts more Pell recipients than U. Alaska Anchorage (24% vs. 18%)

   Pell Grant recipients
5. 5

   Thomas Edison State is more diverse (index 0.74 vs. 0.72)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   U. Alaska Anchorage is a bit larger (7,212 vs. 6,707)

   Undergrads

The shape of each school

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