Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Ithaca costs about $14.1K less per year on average than Sacred Heart ($35,266 vs. $49,339, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Ithaca's grants cover 49% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Sacred Heart

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Sacred Heart grads earn $11.5K more ten years out than Ithaca's ($75,059 vs. $63,548)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Sacred Heart has 9 pts more first-gen students than Ithaca (23% vs. 14%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Sacred Heart has 1.7× as many undergrads as Ithaca

   Undergrads
6. 6

   Ithaca is more diverse (index 0.47 vs. 0.42)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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