Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Texas A&M University-College Station costs about $11.9K less per year on average than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State ($28,113 vs. $40,019, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Texas A&M University-College Station's yield is 15 pts higher than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Texas A&M University-College Station has 12 pts more first-gen students than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State (30% vs. 18%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State grads earn $9.6K more ten years out than Texas A&M University-College Station's ($81,698 vs. $72,097)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
5. 5

   Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State's SAT midpoint is 90 points higher than Texas A&M University-College Station's

   SAT midpoint
6. 6

   Texas A&M University-College Station has 1.9× as many undergrads as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

   Undergrads

The shape of each school

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