Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Davidson costs about $7.4K less per year on average than Hamilton ($45,869 vs. $53,230, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Davidson's yield is 8 pts higher than Hamilton's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Davidson's grants cover 42% of its full price on average, vs. 37% at Hamilton

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Hamilton's SAT midpoint is 35 points higher than Davidson's

   SAT midpoint
5. 5

   Davidson grads earn $3K more ten years out than Hamilton's ($81,400 vs. $78,411)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
6. 6

   Davidson has 2 pts more first-gen students than Hamilton (16% vs. 13%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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