Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Swarthmore has 10 pts more first-gen students than Wellesley (27% vs. 17%)

   First-generation students
2. 2

   Swarthmore is 1.8× more selective than Wellesley

   Acceptance rate
3. 3

   Wellesley is a bit larger (2,300 vs. 1,613)

   Undergrads
4. 4

   Wellesley grads earn $4.5K more ten years out than Swarthmore's ($84,803 vs. $80,257)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
5. 5

   Wellesley's yield is 4 pts higher than Swarthmore's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   Swarthmore costs about $2.5K less per year on average than Wellesley ($49,053 vs. $51,593, 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.