Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Princeton's yield is 28 pts higher than Johns Hopkins's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Princeton grads earn $22.5K more ten years out than Johns Hopkins's ($110,066 vs. $87,555)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Princeton costs about $12K less per year on average than Johns Hopkins ($38,289 vs. $50,282, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Princeton has 15 pts more first-gen students than Johns Hopkins (28% vs. 13%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Princeton's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Johns Hopkins

   Aid generosity
6. 6

   Princeton admits 4.6% vs. 6.4% at Johns Hopkins

   Acceptance rate

The shape of each school

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