Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Bentley grads earn $58.1K more ten years out than Emerson's ($120,959 vs. $62,832)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Bentley costs about $9.3K less per year on average than Emerson ($50,466 vs. $59,789, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   Bentley's grants cover 37% of its full price on average, vs. 26% at Emerson

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Bentley graduates 10 pts more of its students than Emerson (89% vs. 79%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   Bentley's yield is 6 pts higher than Emerson's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   Bentley has 2 pts more first-gen students than Emerson (16% vs. 13%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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