Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Cornell grads earn $14.7K more ten years out than Northwestern's ($104,043 vs. $89,363)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Cornell's yield is 8 pts higher than Northwestern's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Cornell has 1.7× as many undergrads as Northwestern

   Undergrads
4. 4

   Northwestern's grants cover 37% of its full price on average, vs. 34% at Cornell

   Aid generosity
5. 5

   Northwestern is more diverse (index 0.81 vs. 0.79)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Northwestern costs about $1K less per year on average than Cornell ($57,229 vs. $58,255, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

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