Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Swarthmore graduates 32 pts more of its students than Northeastern University Professional Programs (95% vs. 63%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   Northeastern University Professional Programs grads earn $12.3K more ten years out than Swarthmore's ($92,538 vs. $80,257)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Swarthmore has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Northeastern University Professional Programs (19% vs. 11%)

   Pell Grant recipients
4. 4

   Swarthmore has 8 pts more first-gen students than Northeastern University Professional Programs (27% vs. 19%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Swarthmore is more diverse (index 0.82 vs. 0.79)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Northeastern University Professional Programs is a bit larger (1,802 vs. 1,613)

   Undergrads

The shape of each school

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