Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    United States grads earn $46K more ten years out than U. the Potomac's ($80,980 vs. $34,961)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. the Potomac graduates 65 pts more of its students than United States (79% vs. 14%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    United States has 5 pts more first-gen students than U. the Potomac (53% vs. 48%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    United States is more diverse (index 0.67 vs. 0.64)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    U. the Potomac is a bit larger (157 vs. 153)

    Undergrads

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's on each campus

United States and U. the Potomac are about the same size; United States has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
United States153
U. the Potomac157
Pell Grant share
United States16%
U. the Potomac0%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at United States, and Business Administration and Management at U. the Potomac.

Students per faculty member
United States15 to 1
U. the Potomac11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • United StatesRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse85%
  • U. the PotomacBusiness Administration and Management, General86%

What each pays off

United States's former students earn more, a median $81K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 79% at U. the Potomac to 14% at United States.

Median earnings, 10 years
United States$81K
U. the Potomac$35K
Graduation rate
United States14%
U. the Potomac79%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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