Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Lafayette costs about $6.3K less per year on average than Colgate ($55,911 vs. $62,204, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Colgate is 1.6× more selective than Lafayette

   Acceptance rate
3. 3

   Colgate's SAT midpoint is 65 points higher than Lafayette's

   SAT midpoint
4. 4

   Lafayette grads earn $6.3K more ten years out than Colgate's ($91,410 vs. $85,139)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
5. 5

   Lafayette'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 Lafayette (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.