Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Northern Arizona's grants cover 39% of its full price on average, vs. 20% at East Carolina

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Northern Arizona has 12 pts more first-gen students than East Carolina (39% vs. 26%)

   First-generation students
3. 3

   East Carolina graduates 6 pts more of its students than Northern Arizona (66% vs. 60%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Northern Arizona is more diverse (index 0.64 vs. 0.58)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Northern Arizona costs about $1.7K less per year on average than East Carolina ($20,159 vs. $21,836, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Northern Arizona is a bit larger (22,903 vs. 19,896)

   Undergrads

The shape of each school

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