Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Citadel Military College of South Carolina's yield is 62 pts higher than Southwest Minnesota State's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Citadel Military College of South Carolina graduates 27 pts more of its students than Southwest Minnesota State (74% vs. 47%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Citadel Military College of South Carolina grads earn $20.7K more ten years out than Southwest Minnesota State's ($72,085 vs. $51,342)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Southwest Minnesota State costs about $12.8K less per year on average than Citadel Military College of South Carolina ($17,534 vs. $30,363, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Citadel Military College of South Carolina is 2.2× more selective than Southwest Minnesota State

   Acceptance rate
6. 6

   Southwest Minnesota State has 8 pts more first-gen students than Citadel Military College of South Carolina (27% vs. 19%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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