Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Southern Nazarene's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Nelson

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Southern Nazarene graduates 14 pts more of its students than Nelson (61% vs. 47%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Southern Nazarene grads earn $8.7K more ten years out than Nelson's ($54,951 vs. $46,238)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Southern Nazarene is more diverse (index 0.69 vs. 0.66)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Southern Nazarene costs about $681 less per year on average than Nelson ($22,982 vs. $23,663, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Nelson has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Southern Nazarene (48% vs. 47%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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