Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Northwest's yield is 21 pts higher than Earlham's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Northwest has 14 pts more first-gen students than Earlham (36% vs. 23%)

   First-generation students
3. 3

   Earlham's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Northwest

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Earlham graduates 8 pts more of its students than Northwest (74% vs. 66%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   Northwest grads earn $4.1K more ten years out than Earlham's ($54,914 vs. $50,797)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
6. 6

   Northwest costs about $2.9K less per year on average than Earlham ($24,830 vs. $27,760, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

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