Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona grads earn $8.4K more ten years out than Miami University-Hamilton's ($63,435 vs. $55,076)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Miami University-Hamilton graduates 7 pts more of its students than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (23% vs. 17%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona has 6 pts more first-gen students than Miami University-Hamilton (29% vs. 23%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Miami University-Hamilton is more diverse (index 0.53 vs. 0.51)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona is a bit larger (2,367 vs. 2,043)

   Undergrads
6. 6

   Miami University-Hamilton has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona (30% vs. 29%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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