Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Our Lady of the Lake graduates 26 pts more of its students than Shaw (47% vs. 21%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   Our Lady of the Lake grads earn $14.3K more ten years out than Shaw's ($48,675 vs. $34,409)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Shaw has 9 pts more Pell recipients than Our Lady of the Lake (66% vs. 57%)

   Pell Grant recipients
4. 4

   Our Lady of the Lake has 8 pts more first-gen students than Shaw (48% vs. 40%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Our Lady of the Lake is a bit larger (1,066 vs. 875)

   Undergrads
6. 6

   Shaw is more diverse (index 0.46 vs. 0.44)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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