Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Marshall's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 27% at Pennsylvania Western

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Pennsylvania Western is more diverse (index 0.47 vs. 0.33)

   Diversity index
3. 3

   Marshall costs about $6.9K less per year on average than Pennsylvania Western ($14,904 vs. $21,762, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Pennsylvania Western grads earn $941 more ten years out than Marshall's ($47,295 vs. $46,354)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
5. 5

   Marshall's yield is 1 pts higher than Pennsylvania Western's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   Marshall graduates 1 pts more of its students than Pennsylvania Western (54% vs. 54%)

   Graduation rate

The shape of each school

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