Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Villanova grads earn $22.3K more ten years out than Wake Forest's ($100,423 vs. $78,158)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Wake Forest's yield is 8 pts higher than Villanova's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Wake Forest admits 22% vs. 30% at Villanova

   Acceptance rate
4. 4

   Villanova costs about $3.3K less per year on average than Wake Forest ($62,187 vs. $65,515, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Wake Forest is more diverse (index 0.55 vs. 0.52)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Villanova is a bit larger (6,862 vs. 5,485)

   Undergrads

The shape of each school

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