Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Virginia Commonwealth graduates 37 pts more of its students than U. Maryland Global Campus (69% vs. 32%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   U. Maryland Global Campus has 19 pts more first-gen students than Virginia Commonwealth (46% vs. 28%)

   First-generation students
3. 3

   U. Maryland Global Campus has 2.4× as many undergrads as Virginia Commonwealth

   Undergrads
4. 4

   U. Maryland Global Campus grads earn $7.2K more ten years out than Virginia Commonwealth's ($65,287 vs. $58,128)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
5. 5

   U. Maryland Global Campus is more diverse (index 0.78 vs. 0.75)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Virginia Commonwealth has 2 pts more Pell recipients than U. Maryland Global Campus (31% vs. 29%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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