Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Michigan's yield is 22 pts higher than UW's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Michigan is 2.5× more selective than UW

   Acceptance rate
3. 3

   UW has 12 pts more first-gen students than Michigan (33% vs. 21%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Michigan's grants cover 27% of its full price on average, vs. 15% at UW

   Aid generosity
5. 5

   Michigan graduates 9 pts more of its students than UW (94% vs. 85%)

   Graduation rate
6. 6

   UW is more diverse (index 0.78 vs. 0.72)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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