Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Cornell grads earn $21.5K more ten years out than New York's ($104,043 vs. $82,509)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Cornell costs about $9.5K less per year on average than New York ($58,255 vs. $67,760, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   Cornell's grants cover 34% of its full price on average, vs. 23% at New York

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Cornell graduates 8 pts more of its students than New York (96% vs. 88%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   New York has 1.8× as many undergrads as Cornell

   Undergrads
6. 6

   Cornell's yield is 8 pts higher than New York's

   Yield rate

The shape of each school

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