Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Austin costs about $7.9K less per year on average than Southwestern ($25,005 vs. $32,881, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Austin's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Southwestern

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Austin has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Southwestern (31% vs. 25%)

   Pell Grant recipients
4. 4

   Austin grads earn $4.4K more ten years out than Southwestern's ($61,296 vs. $56,878)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
5. 5

   Austin is more diverse (index 0.68 vs. 0.64)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Austin has 3 pts more first-gen students than Southwestern (23% vs. 20%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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