Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Duke grads earn $14.6K more ten years out than Tufts's ($97,800 vs. $83,214)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Duke is 2.3× more selective than Tufts

   Acceptance rate
3. 3

   Duke costs about $7.8K less per year on average than Tufts ($58,582 vs. $66,346, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Duke's yield is 10 pts higher than Tufts's

   Yield rate
5. 5

   Duke's grants cover 33% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Tufts

   Aid generosity
6. 6

   Duke's SAT midpoint is 45 points higher than Tufts's

   SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

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