Key differences on Outcomes
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Yale grads earn $9K more ten years out than Vanderbilt's ($100,533 vs. $91,565)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Yale graduates 5 pts more of its students than Vanderbilt (98% vs. 93%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Yale$100.5KHighest
Vanderbilt$91.6K
Graduation rate
Yale98%Highest
Vanderbilt93%
Retention rate
Yale99%Highest
Vanderbilt96%
Borrowing
Median debt
Yale$13KLowest
Vanderbilt$14K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Yale5%
Vanderbilt10%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Yale$8.1KLowest
Vanderbilt$9.5K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Yale87%
Vanderbilt89%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Yale98%
Vanderbilt93%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Yale0%
Vanderbilt5%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Yale96%
Vanderbilt90%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Yale96%
Vanderbilt93%
Pell graduation gap
YaleNo gap
Vanderbilt3 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Yale | Vanderbilt |
|---|---|---|
| White | 97% | 94% |
| Asian | 97% | 97% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 93% | 93% |
| Black | 93% | 89% |
| Two or more races | 93% | 96% |
| International | 96% | 92% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Yale | Vanderbilt |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 86% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 90% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 89% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 90% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 93% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 92% |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Yale University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;Vanderbilt University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why