Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Yale has 13 pts more first-gen students than Vanderbilt (25% vs. 12%)

   First-generation students
2. 2

   Yale grads earn $9K more ten years out than Vanderbilt's ($100,533 vs. $91,565)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Yale's yield is 7 pts higher than Vanderbilt's

   Yield rate
4. 4

   Vanderbilt costs about $4.9K less per year on average than Yale ($46,508 vs. $51,439, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Vanderbilt's grants cover 48% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Yale

   Aid generosity
6. 6

   Yale admits 3.9% vs. 5.4% at Vanderbilt

   Acceptance rate

The shape of each school

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