Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice has 12 pts more Pell recipients than Northern Illinois (60% vs. 47%)

   Pell Grant recipients
2. 2

   CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice has 10 pts more first-gen students than Northern Illinois (48% vs. 38%)

   First-generation students
3. 3

   CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice's yield is 7 pts higher than Northern Illinois's

   Yield rate
4. 4

   Northern Illinois is more diverse (index 0.71 vs. 0.67)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice admits 57% vs. 70% at Northern Illinois

   Acceptance rate
6. 6

   Northern Illinois graduates 3 pts more of its students than CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (64% vs. 62%)

   Graduation rate

The shape of each school

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