Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Clarkson's yield is 94 pts higher than Clarke's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Clarke's grants cover 52% of its full price on average, vs. 20% at Clarkson

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Clarkson graduates 18 pts more of its students than Clarke (74% vs. 56%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Clarkson grads earn $9.5K more ten years out than Clarke's ($64,876 vs. $55,396)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
5. 5

   Clarkson costs about $5.3K less per year on average than Clarke ($21,329 vs. $26,604, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Clarkson has 4 pts more first-gen students than Clarke (33% vs. 29%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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