Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo costs about $12K less per year on average than UVA ($28,156 vs. $40,185, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   UVA's yield is 15 pts higher than California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   UVA is 1.9× more selective than California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

   Acceptance rate
4. 4

   California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo has 9 pts more first-gen students than UVA (25% vs. 16%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   UVA graduates 7 pts more of its students than California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (94% vs. 87%)

   Graduation rate
6. 6

   California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo grads earn $3.9K more ten years out than UVA's ($90,768 vs. $86,863)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

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