Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Pomona's yield is 6 pts higher than Swarthmore's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Pomona's grants cover 45% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Swarthmore

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Pomona has 3 pts more first-gen students than Swarthmore (30% vs. 27%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Pomona costs about $2K less per year on average than Swarthmore ($47,012 vs. $49,053, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Swarthmore grads earn $2.5K more ten years out than Pomona's ($80,257 vs. $77,779)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
6. 6

   Pomona admits 7.1% vs. 7.5% at Swarthmore

   Acceptance rate

The shape of each school

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