Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Harvard's yield is 46 pts higher than Emory's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Harvard grads earn $21.7K more ten years out than Emory's ($101,817 vs. $80,137)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Harvard is 2.5× more selective than Emory

   Acceptance rate
4. 4

   Harvard's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 31% at Emory

   Aid generosity
5. 5

   Harvard costs about $9K less per year on average than Emory ($48,312 vs. $57,300, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Harvard has 9 pts more first-gen students than Emory (26% vs. 16%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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