Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Purdue costs about $9.5K less per year on average than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State ($30,537 vs. $40,019, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State grads earn $9.3K more ten years out than Purdue's ($81,698 vs. $72,424)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State graduates 9 pts more of its students than Purdue (87% vs. 78%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Purdue is a bit larger (44,503 vs. 30,923)

   Undergrads
5. 5

   Purdue admits 43% vs. 55% at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

   Acceptance rate
6. 6

   Purdue is more diverse (index 0.66 vs. 0.63)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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