Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Lamar's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 21% at Rhode Island

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Lamar costs about $9.1K less per year on average than Rhode Island ($14,443 vs. $23,554, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   Rhode Island graduates 8 pts more of its students than Lamar (55% vs. 46%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Rhode Island grads earn $6.7K more ten years out than Lamar's ($56,318 vs. $49,652)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
5. 5

   Lamar has 1.6× as many undergrads as Rhode Island

   Undergrads
6. 6

   Lamar is more diverse (index 0.72 vs. 0.67)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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