Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Hanover has 14 pts more first-gen students than Saint Michael's (25% vs. 12%)

   First-generation students
2. 2

   Saint Michael's graduates 11 pts more of its students than Hanover (77% vs. 66%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Saint Michael's grads earn $7.4K more ten years out than Hanover's ($61,317 vs. $53,957)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Hanover costs about $4.3K less per year on average than Saint Michael's ($23,889 vs. $28,140, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Saint Michael's is more diverse (index 0.39 vs. 0.35)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Hanover's yield is 3 pts higher than Saint Michael's's

   Yield rate

The shape of each school

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