Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Linfield grads earn $20.3K more ten years out than Arcadia's ($78,638 vs. $58,336)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Linfield graduates 12 pts more of its students than Arcadia (75% vs. 63%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Linfield's yield is 10 pts higher than Arcadia's

   Yield rate
4. 4

   Arcadia is more diverse (index 0.65 vs. 0.61)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Linfield's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Arcadia

   Aid generosity
6. 6

   Linfield costs about $1.9K less per year on average than Arcadia ($30,834 vs. $32,686, 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.