Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Davidson costs about $14K less per year on average than Bates ($45,869 vs. $59,892, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Davidson's grants cover 42% of its full price on average, vs. 28% at Bates

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Davidson's yield is 14 pts higher than Bates's

   Yield rate
4. 4

   Davidson grads earn $11.9K more ten years out than Bates's ($81,400 vs. $69,498)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
5. 5

   Davidson has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Bates (18% vs. 12%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   Bates graduates 2 pts more of its students than Davidson (92% vs. 90%)

   Graduation rate

The shape of each school

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