Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Princeton costs about $13.2K less per year on average than Yale ($38,289 vs. $51,439, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Princeton's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Yale

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Princeton grads earn $9.5K more ten years out than Yale's ($110,066 vs. $100,533)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Princeton's yield is 6 pts higher than Yale's

   Yield rate
5. 5

   Princeton has 3 pts more first-gen students than Yale (28% vs. 25%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   Yale admits 3.9% vs. 4.6% at Princeton

   Acceptance rate

The shape of each school

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