Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Lake Erie's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 38% at Montreat

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Lake Erie graduates 10 pts more of its students than Montreat (46% vs. 37%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Lake Erie costs about $4.9K less per year on average than Montreat ($24,435 vs. $29,358, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Lake Erie grads earn $5.3K more ten years out than Montreat's ($50,417 vs. $45,151)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
5. 5

   Lake Erie is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.57)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Lake Erie has 2 pts more first-gen students than Montreat (33% vs. 30%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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