Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Bowdoin has 8 pts more first-gen students than Colby (19% vs. 11%)

   First-generation students
2. 2

   Bowdoin's yield is 8 pts higher than Colby's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Bowdoin graduates 7 pts more of its students than Colby (94% vs. 88%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Bowdoin costs about $3.2K less per year on average than Colby ($50,795 vs. $53,965, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Bowdoin's grants cover 40% of its full price on average, vs. 37% at Colby

   Aid generosity
6. 6

   Colby is a bit larger (2,407 vs. 1,873)

   Undergrads

The shape of each school

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