Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Boston's yield is 25 pts higher than Syracuse's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Boston grads earn $24.8K more ten years out than Syracuse's ($103,937 vs. $79,164)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Boston is 3.6× more selective than Syracuse

   Acceptance rate
4. 4

   Boston's SAT midpoint is 130 points higher than Syracuse's

   SAT midpoint
5. 5

   Syracuse costs about $9.3K less per year on average than Boston ($57,389 vs. $66,646, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Boston graduates 9 pts more of its students than Syracuse (91% vs. 83%)

   Graduation rate

The shape of each school

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