Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Wellesley's yield is 9 pts higher than Amherst's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Wellesley grads earn $7.2K more ten years out than Amherst's ($84,803 vs. $77,644)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Amherst is 1.5× more selective than Wellesley

   Acceptance rate
4. 4

   Amherst's grants cover 46% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Wellesley

   Aid generosity
5. 5

   Amherst costs about $4.4K less per year on average than Wellesley ($47,160 vs. $51,593, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Amherst has 4 pts more first-gen students than Wellesley (21% vs. 17%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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