Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Towson graduates 25 pts more of its students than Empire State (73% vs. 48%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   Empire State has 16 pts more first-gen students than Towson (45% vs. 29%)

   First-generation students
3. 3

   Towson grads earn $10.3K more ten years out than Empire State's ($64,390 vs. $54,080)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Towson has 2.1× as many undergrads as Empire State

   Undergrads
5. 5

   Empire State has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Towson (37% vs. 36%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   Empire State is more diverse (index 0.71 vs. 0.71)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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