Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Lane has 12 pts more Pell recipients than Shaw (79% vs. 66%)

   Pell Grant recipients
2. 2

   Lane graduates 7 pts more of its students than Shaw (27% vs. 21%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Lane has 5 pts more first-gen students than Shaw (45% vs. 40%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Lane costs about $3.5K less per year on average than Shaw ($13,383 vs. $16,914, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Shaw grads earn $2.7K more ten years out than Lane's ($34,409 vs. $31,670)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
6. 6

   Lane is more diverse (index 0.49 vs. 0.46)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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