Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   West Texas A & M's yield is 23 pts higher than California State University-Monterey Bay's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   California State University-Monterey Bay graduates 19 pts more of its students than West Texas A & M (74% vs. 55%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   California State University-Monterey Bay has 12 pts more first-gen students than West Texas A & M (52% vs. 39%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   California State University-Monterey Bay grads earn $8.5K more ten years out than West Texas A & M's ($59,247 vs. $50,741)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
5. 5

   West Texas A & M costs about $3.2K less per year on average than California State University-Monterey Bay ($17,810 vs. $20,960, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   California State University-Monterey Bay has 2 pts more Pell recipients than West Texas A & M (43% vs. 41%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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