Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Empire State has 1.7× as many undergrads as CUNY York

   Undergrads
2. 2

   Empire State graduates 7 pts more of its students than CUNY York (48% vs. 41%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   CUNY York has 5 pts more first-gen students than Empire State (50% vs. 45%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   CUNY York has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Empire State (40% vs. 37%)

   Pell Grant recipients
5. 5

   CUNY York grads earn $2.9K more ten years out than Empire State's ($56,945 vs. $54,080)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
6. 6

   CUNY York is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.71)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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