Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   West Texas A & M graduates 25 pts more of its students than Middle Georgia State (55% vs. 30%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   West Texas A & M grads earn $9.9K more ten years out than Middle Georgia State's ($50,741 vs. $40,863)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   West Texas A & M has 4 pts more first-gen students than Middle Georgia State (39% vs. 36%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Middle Georgia State is more diverse (index 0.65 vs. 0.62)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Middle Georgia State costs about $1.7K less per year on average than West Texas A & M ($16,101 vs. $17,810, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   West Texas A & M's yield is 2 pts higher than Middle Georgia State's

   Yield rate

The shape of each school

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