Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Occidental grads earn $29.4K more ten years out than Bard's ($75,951 vs. $46,543)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Bard costs about $13.5K less per year on average than Occidental ($43,906 vs. $57,431, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   Bard's grants cover 48% of its full price on average, vs. 32% at Occidental

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Occidental graduates 10 pts more of its students than Bard (83% vs. 72%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   Occidental's SAT midpoint is 90 points higher than Bard's

   SAT midpoint
6. 6

   Occidental has 5 pts more first-gen students than Bard (18% vs. 12%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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