Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Upstate Medical graduates 62 pts more of its students than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver (88% vs. 26%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   Upstate Medical grads earn $28.8K more ten years out than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver's ($92,257 vs. $63,435)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver has 3.0× as many undergrads as Upstate Medical

   Undergrads
4. 4

   Upstate Medical has 6 pts more first-gen students than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver (35% vs. 29%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Upstate Medical (32% vs. 27%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   Upstate Medical is more diverse (index 0.51 vs. 0.51)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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