Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Tennessee Technological's grants cover 36% of its full price on average, vs. 23% at Western Carolina

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Tennessee Technological's yield is 11 pts higher than Western Carolina's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Western Carolina is more diverse (index 0.42 vs. 0.36)

   Diversity index
4. 4

   Tennessee Technological has 5 pts more first-gen students than Western Carolina (38% vs. 33%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Western Carolina has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Tennessee Technological (35% vs. 31%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   Western Carolina costs about $1.7K less per year on average than Tennessee Technological ($16,328 vs. $18,020, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

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