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Harvard
U. Chicago

Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Harvard7 to 1
U. Chicago5 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Harvard87%
U. Chicago85%
Average faculty salary
Harvard$223,353
U. Chicago$179,034

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Harvard$51,780
U. Chicago$96,069
Endowment per student
Harvard$1,742,218
U. Chicago$516,375
Tuition share of core revenue
Harvard13%
U. Chicago19%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Harvard2,158
U. Chicago2,085
Most popular majors
Harvard

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 13% · Computer Science 10% · Social Sciences, General 7%

U. Chicago

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 31% · Computer Science 8% · Mathematics, General 8%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why