Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Penn grads earn $7.3K more ten years out than Cornell's ($111,371 vs. $104,043)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Penn is 1.6× more selective than Cornell

   Acceptance rate
3. 3

   Cornell has 1.5× as many undergrads as Penn

   Undergrads
4. 4

   Penn's yield is 5 pts higher than Cornell's

   Yield rate
5. 5

   Penn's grants cover 38% of its full price on average, vs. 34% at Cornell

   Aid generosity
6. 6

   Penn costs about $2.7K less per year on average than Cornell ($55,554 vs. $58,255, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

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