Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   New York's yield is 18 pts higher than Boston's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Boston costs about $11.6K less per year on average than New York ($56,196 vs. $67,760, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   Boston's grants cover 35% of its full price on average, vs. 23% at New York

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   New York has 1.6× as many undergrads as Boston

   Undergrads
5. 5

   New York has 5 pts more first-gen students than Boston (21% vs. 17%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   New York's SAT midpoint is 45 points higher than Boston's

   SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

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