Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   California State University-Monterey Bay grads earn $11.6K more ten years out than California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt's ($59,247 vs. $47,626)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   California State University-Monterey Bay graduates 11 pts more of its students than California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt (74% vs. 63%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   California State University-Monterey Bay has 8 pts more first-gen students than California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt (52% vs. 44%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   California State University-Monterey Bay's yield is 4 pts higher than California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt's

   Yield rate
5. 5

   California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt is more diverse (index 0.64 vs. 0.61)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   California State University-Monterey Bay is a bit larger (6,819 vs. 5,612)

   Undergrads

The shape of each school

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