Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Lourdes has 10 pts more first-gen students than Sweet Briar (34% vs. 23%)

   First-generation students
2. 2

   Lourdes graduates 8 pts more of its students than Sweet Briar (64% vs. 56%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Lourdes's yield is 8 pts higher than Sweet Briar's

   Yield rate
4. 4

   Sweet Briar costs about $3.4K less per year on average than Lourdes ($21,856 vs. $25,290, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Lourdes is more diverse (index 0.53 vs. 0.49)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Sweet Briar grads earn $3.8K more ten years out than Lourdes's ($51,943 vs. $48,150)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

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