Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Smith costs about $9.5K less per year on average than Vassar ($46,488 vs. $55,985, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Smith's grants cover 46% of its full price on average, vs. 36% at Vassar

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Vassar grads earn $7.3K more ten years out than Smith's ($71,366 vs. $64,027)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Smith's yield is 5 pts higher than Vassar's

   Yield rate
5. 5

   Smith has 4 pts more first-gen students than Vassar (19% vs. 14%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   Smith is more diverse (index 0.70 vs. 0.66)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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