Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Stony Brook graduates 30 pts more of its students than Empire State (78% vs. 48%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   Stony Brook grads earn $20.4K more ten years out than Empire State's ($74,502 vs. $54,080)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Stony Brook has 2.4× as many undergrads as Empire State

   Undergrads
4. 4

   Empire State has 9 pts more first-gen students than Stony Brook (45% vs. 36%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Stony Brook is more diverse (index 0.77 vs. 0.71)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Stony Brook has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Empire State (39% vs. 37%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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