Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Idaho State's grants cover 36% of its full price on average, vs. 18% at State University of New York at Cortland

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   State University of New York at Cortland grads earn $14.6K more ten years out than Idaho State's ($60,236 vs. $45,608)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   State University of New York at Cortland graduates 14 pts more of its students than Idaho State (71% vs. 56%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Idaho State costs about $8.5K less per year on average than State University of New York at Cortland ($15,215 vs. $23,678, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Idaho State has 9 pts more first-gen students than State University of New York at Cortland (36% vs. 27%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   Idaho State is more diverse (index 0.48 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.