Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   U. Chicago's yield is 29 pts higher than Duke's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   U. Chicago has 7 pts more first-gen students than Duke (20% vs. 13%)

   First-generation students
3. 3

   Duke grads earn $5.9K more ten years out than U. Chicago's ($97,800 vs. $91,885)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Duke costs about $2.5K less per year on average than U. Chicago ($58,582 vs. $61,083, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   U. Chicago is a bit larger (7,569 vs. 6,434)

   Undergrads
6. 6

   U. Chicago is more diverse (index 0.81 vs. 0.79)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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