Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   College of the Holy Cross's yield is 26 pts higher than Skidmore's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   College of the Holy Cross grads earn $21.2K more ten years out than Skidmore's ($90,543 vs. $69,363)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Skidmore's SAT midpoint is 80 points higher than College of the Holy Cross's

   SAT midpoint
4. 4

   College of the Holy Cross graduates 7 pts more of its students than Skidmore (92% vs. 85%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   Skidmore is more diverse (index 0.56 vs. 0.51)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   College of the Holy Cross admits 18% vs. 24% at Skidmore

   Acceptance rate

The shape of each school

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