Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania grads earn $12.3K more ten years out than U. North Carolina Asheville's ($56,351 vs. $44,030)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania has 12 pts more first-gen students than U. North Carolina Asheville (34% vs. 22%)

   First-generation students
3. 3

   U. North Carolina Asheville costs about $6.5K less per year on average than Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania ($18,688 vs. $25,197, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   U. North Carolina Asheville graduates 8 pts more of its students than Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (64% vs. 56%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   U. North Carolina Asheville's grants cover 27% of its full price on average, vs. 20% at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

   Aid generosity
6. 6

   Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania's yield is 7 pts higher than U. North Carolina Asheville's

   Yield rate

The shape of each school

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