Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Wake Forest's yield is 12 pts higher than Colgate's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Wake Forest has 1.7× as many undergrads as Colgate

   Undergrads
3. 3

   Colgate grads earn $7K more ten years out than Wake Forest's ($85,139 vs. $78,158)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   Colgate has 6 pts more first-gen students than Wake Forest (18% vs. 12%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Colgate costs about $3.3K less per year on average than Wake Forest ($62,204 vs. $65,515, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Colgate's grants cover 29% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Wake Forest

   Aid generosity

The shape of each school

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