Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Swarthmore has 6 pts more first-gen students than Amherst (27% vs. 21%)

   First-generation students
2. 2

   Swarthmore's yield is 5 pts higher than Amherst's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Amherst's grants cover 46% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Swarthmore

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Swarthmore is more diverse (index 0.82 vs. 0.79)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Swarthmore admits 7.5% vs. 9.0% at Amherst

   Acceptance rate
6. 6

   Swarthmore grads earn $2.6K more ten years out than Amherst's ($80,257 vs. $77,644)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

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