Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Minot State grads earn $9.1K more ten years out than Missouri Western State's ($51,759 vs. $42,647)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Missouri Western State's grants cover 34% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Minot State

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Minot State graduates 8 pts more of its students than Missouri Western State (50% vs. 42%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Missouri Western State has 5 pts more first-gen students than Minot State (40% vs. 35%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Missouri Western State has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Minot State (28% vs. 24%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   Minot State is more diverse (index 0.56 vs. 0.54)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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