Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Lycoming's grants cover 66% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Lees-McRae

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Lycoming grads earn $12.8K more ten years out than Lees-McRae's ($56,210 vs. $43,415)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Lycoming costs about $8.3K less per year on average than Lees-McRae ($22,287 vs. $30,613, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Lees-McRae is more diverse (index 0.61 vs. 0.57)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Lees-McRae has 4 pts more first-gen students than Lycoming (40% vs. 37%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   Lycoming graduates 3 pts more of its students than Lees-McRae (65% vs. 62%)

   Graduation rate

The shape of each school

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