Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   U. Scranton grads earn $20.6K more ten years out than Messiah's ($74,652 vs. $54,064)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Messiah's yield is 20 pts higher than U. Scranton's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Messiah costs about $7.9K less per year on average than U. Scranton ($30,194 vs. $38,077, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   U. Scranton has 1.6× as many undergrads as Messiah

   Undergrads
5. 5

   U. Scranton has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Messiah (24% vs. 20%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   U. Scranton has 2 pts more first-gen students than Messiah (20% vs. 18%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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