Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Colgate grads earn $15.8K more ten years out than Skidmore's ($85,139 vs. $69,363)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Colgate's SAT midpoint is 80 points higher than Skidmore's

   SAT midpoint
3. 3

   Skidmore costs about $5.4K less per year on average than Colgate ($56,828 vs. $62,204, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Colgate graduates 6 pts more of its students than Skidmore (91% vs. 85%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   Skidmore's grants cover 33% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at Colgate

   Aid generosity
6. 6

   Colgate has 3 pts more first-gen students than Skidmore (18% vs. 15%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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