Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Harding's yield is 12 pts higher than Anderson's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Harding grads earn $10.8K more ten years out than Anderson's ($52,876 vs. $42,101)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Anderson's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Harding

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Harding graduates 6 pts more of its students than Anderson (68% vs. 62%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   Anderson has 5 pts more first-gen students than Harding (25% vs. 21%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   Harding is more diverse (index 0.35 vs. 0.31)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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