Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Clarkson grads earn $35.6K more ten years out than Messiah's ($89,696 vs. $54,064)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Messiah's yield is 22 pts higher than Clarkson's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Clarkson's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Messiah

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Clarkson's SAT midpoint is 40 points higher than Messiah's

   SAT midpoint
5. 5

   Messiah costs about $2.3K less per year on average than Clarkson ($30,194 vs. $32,494, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Messiah has 3 pts more first-gen students than Clarkson (18% vs. 15%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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