Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Cornell's yield is 23 pts higher than U. Southern California's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Cornell grads earn $11.5K more ten years out than U. Southern California's ($104,043 vs. $92,498)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   U. Southern California has 9 pts more first-gen students than Cornell (25% vs. 15%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Cornell admits 8.4% vs. 11% at U. Southern California

   Acceptance rate
5. 5

   U. Southern California has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Cornell (22% vs. 18%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   U. Southern California is a bit larger (20,443 vs. 15,979)

   Undergrads

The shape of each school

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