Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   St. John's University-New York graduates 15 pts more of its students than Long Island (70% vs. 55%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   St. John's University-New York grads earn $9.6K more ten years out than Long Island's ($69,571 vs. $59,950)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   St. John's University-New York has 1.7× as many undergrads as Long Island

   Undergrads
4. 4

   St. John's University-New York has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Long Island (24% vs. 17%)

   Pell Grant recipients
5. 5

   Long Island costs about $4K less per year on average than St. John's University-New York ($33,825 vs. $37,808, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Long Island has 4 pts more first-gen students than St. John's University-New York (36% 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.