Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Valparaiso costs about $4.3K less per year on average than Whitworth ($25,166 vs. $29,476, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Valparaiso grads earn $4.6K more ten years out than Whitworth's ($63,191 vs. $58,561)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Valparaiso has 5 pts more first-gen students than Whitworth (29% vs. 24%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Whitworth is more diverse (index 0.57 vs. 0.53)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Whitworth's SAT midpoint is 40 points higher than Valparaiso's

   SAT midpoint
6. 6

   Valparaiso's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 57% at Whitworth

   Aid generosity

The shape of each school

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