Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Gettysburg costs about $18.4K less per year on average than Franklin and Marshall ($33,992 vs. $52,376, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Gettysburg's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Franklin and Marshall

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Franklin and Marshall has 6 pts more first-gen students than Gettysburg (19% vs. 14%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Gettysburg has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Franklin and Marshall (21% vs. 16%)

   Pell Grant recipients
5. 5

   Franklin and Marshall grads earn $4.6K more ten years out than Gettysburg's ($76,124 vs. $71,517)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
6. 6

   Franklin and Marshall is more diverse (index 0.61 vs. 0.58)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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