Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Stanford grads earn $43.9K more ten years out than Emory's ($124,080 vs. $80,137)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Stanford's yield is 45 pts higher than Emory's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Stanford is 2.9× more selective than Emory

   Acceptance rate
4. 4

   Stanford has 14 pts more first-gen students than Emory (30% vs. 16%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Stanford's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 31% at Emory

   Aid generosity
6. 6

   Stanford costs about $7.7K less per year on average than Emory ($49,604 vs. $57,300, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

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