Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   East Central's yield is 26 pts higher than Governors State's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Governors State grads earn $13.2K more ten years out than East Central's ($58,169 vs. $44,962)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Governors State graduates 9 pts more of its students than East Central (47% vs. 38%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Governors State has 9 pts more Pell recipients than East Central (54% vs. 45%)

   Pell Grant recipients
5. 5

   East Central has 4 pts more first-gen students than Governors State (46% vs. 43%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   East Central costs about $2.5K less per year on average than Governors State ($15,005 vs. $17,533, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

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