Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Princeton grads earn $18.5K more ten years out than Vanderbilt's ($110,066 vs. $91,565)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Princeton has 16 pts more first-gen students than Vanderbilt (28% vs. 12%)

   First-generation students
3. 3

   Princeton's yield is 12 pts higher than Vanderbilt's

   Yield rate
4. 4

   Princeton costs about $8.2K less per year on average than Vanderbilt ($38,289 vs. $46,508, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Princeton's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 48% at Vanderbilt

   Aid generosity
6. 6

   Princeton graduates 5 pts more of its students than Vanderbilt (98% vs. 93%)

   Graduation rate

The shape of each school

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