Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Hartwick grads earn $10.7K more ten years out than Lake Erie's ($61,107 vs. $50,417)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Lake Erie costs about $7.9K less per year on average than Hartwick ($24,435 vs. $32,327, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   Lake Erie's yield is 10 pts higher than Hartwick's

   Yield rate
4. 4

   Hartwick graduates 10 pts more of its students than Lake Erie (56% vs. 46%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   Lake Erie has 6 pts more first-gen students than Hartwick (33% vs. 27%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   Hartwick is a bit larger (1,087 vs. 852)

   Undergrads

The shape of each school

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