Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Oakland grads earn $13.2K more ten years out than Kent State University at Kent's ($58,612 vs. $45,388)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Oakland's grants cover 41% of its full price on average, vs. 28% at Kent State University at Kent

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Oakland costs about $6.7K less per year on average than Kent State University at Kent ($17,444 vs. $24,118, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Kent State University at Kent has 1.6× as many undergrads as Oakland

   Undergrads
5. 5

   Kent State University at Kent's yield is 6 pts higher than Oakland's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   Oakland is more diverse (index 0.50 vs. 0.45)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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