Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Lafayette grads earn $22K more ten years out than Skidmore's ($91,410 vs. $69,363)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Lafayette graduates 4 pts more of its students than Skidmore (89% vs. 85%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Skidmore admits 24% vs. 31% at Lafayette

   Acceptance rate
4. 4

   Skidmore is more diverse (index 0.56 vs. 0.53)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Skidmore's yield is 2 pts higher than Lafayette's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   Lafayette's SAT midpoint is 15 points higher than Skidmore's

   SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

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