Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Shepherd graduates 9 pts more of its students than Missouri Western State (51% vs. 42%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   Missouri Western State is more diverse (index 0.54 vs. 0.46)

   Diversity index
3. 3

   Shepherd grads earn $6.7K more ten years out than Missouri Western State's ($49,358 vs. $42,647)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Missouri Western State's grants cover 34% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Shepherd

   Aid generosity
5. 5

   Missouri Western State costs about $1.1K less per year on average than Shepherd ($17,184 vs. $18,299, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Shepherd has 1 pts more first-gen students than Missouri Western State (41% vs. 40%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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