Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Bowdoin's yield is 24 pts higher than Vassar's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Bowdoin is 3.1× more selective than Vassar

   Acceptance rate
3. 3

   Bowdoin grads earn $11.4K more ten years out than Vassar's ($82,735 vs. $71,366)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Bowdoin costs about $5.2K less per year on average than Vassar ($50,795 vs. $55,985, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Bowdoin has 5 pts more first-gen students than Vassar (19% vs. 14%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   Bowdoin's grants cover 40% of its full price on average, vs. 36% at Vassar

   Aid generosity

The shape of each school

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