Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Rice costs about $3.5K less per year on average than Johns Hopkins ($46,794 vs. $50,282, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Johns Hopkins's yield is 4 pts higher than Rice's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Johns Hopkins admits 6.4% vs. 8.0% at Rice

   Acceptance rate
4. 4

   Johns Hopkins has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Rice (19% vs. 17%)

   Pell Grant recipients
5. 5

   Johns Hopkins is a bit larger (5,693 vs. 4,776)

   Undergrads
6. 6

   Rice grads earn $2.2K more ten years out than Johns Hopkins's ($89,718 vs. $87,555)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

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