Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Samuel Merritt grads earn $80.3K more ten years out than St. Thomas Aquinas's ($143,238 vs. $62,909)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Samuel Merritt graduates 33 pts more of its students than St. Thomas Aquinas (96% vs. 62%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Samuel Merritt is more diverse (index 0.78 vs. 0.74)

   Diversity index
4. 4

   St. Thomas Aquinas is a bit larger (972 vs. 718)

   Undergrads
5. 5

   St. Thomas Aquinas has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Samuel Merritt (22% vs. 18%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   Samuel Merritt has 0 pts more first-gen students than St. Thomas Aquinas (32% vs. 32%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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