Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Princeton's yield is 33 pts higher than Rice's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Princeton grads earn $20.3K more ten years out than Rice's ($110,066 vs. $89,718)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Princeton's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Rice

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Princeton has 13 pts more first-gen students than Rice (28% vs. 14%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Princeton costs about $8.5K less per year on average than Rice ($38,289 vs. $46,794, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Princeton is 1.7× more selective than Rice

   Acceptance rate

The shape of each school

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