Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Muhlenberg grads earn $12.2K more ten years out than Willamette's ($69,107 vs. $56,911)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Willamette costs about $6.3K less per year on average than Muhlenberg ($29,421 vs. $35,698, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   Muhlenberg graduates 6 pts more of its students than Willamette (80% vs. 74%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Willamette has 3 pts more first-gen students than Muhlenberg (19% vs. 16%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Willamette is more diverse (index 0.54 vs. 0.51)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Willamette has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Muhlenberg (24% vs. 21%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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