Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   SUNY Polytechnic Institute grads earn $25.3K more ten years out than Western New Mexico's ($64,355 vs. $39,095)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   SUNY Polytechnic Institute graduates 25 pts more of its students than Western New Mexico (69% vs. 44%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Western New Mexico has 17 pts more first-gen students than SUNY Polytechnic Institute (48% vs. 31%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Western New Mexico's grants cover 41% of its full price on average, vs. 31% at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

   Aid generosity
5. 5

   Western New Mexico is more diverse (index 0.61 vs. 0.55)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Western New Mexico costs about $3.6K less per year on average than SUNY Polytechnic Institute ($15,411 vs. $19,037, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

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