Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Duquesne grads earn $9.9K more ten years out than Xavier's ($74,742 vs. $64,873)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Duquesne graduates 6 pts more of its students than Xavier (79% vs. 73%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Xavier is more diverse (index 0.45 vs. 0.40)

   Diversity index
4. 4

   Duquesne's SAT midpoint is 53 points higher than Xavier's

   SAT midpoint
5. 5

   Xavier costs about $4K less per year on average than Duquesne ($34,357 vs. $38,314, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Duquesne's yield is 5 pts higher than Xavier's

   Yield rate

The shape of each school

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