Key differences on Outcomes
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Georgetown grads earn $20.3K more ten years out than Tufts's ($103,494 vs. $83,214)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Georgetown graduates 1 pts more of its students than Tufts (95% vs. 94%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Georgetown$103.5KHighest
Tufts$83.2K
Graduation rate
Georgetown95%Highest
Tufts94%
Retention rate
Georgetown97%Highest
Tufts95%
Borrowing
Median debt
Georgetown$15.5KLowest
Tufts$16.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Georgetown18%
Tufts19%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Georgetown$12KLowest
Tufts$13K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Georgetown90%
Tufts90%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Georgetown95%
Tufts94%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Georgetown3%
Tufts4%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Georgetown93%
Tufts93%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Georgetown95%
Tufts94%
Pell graduation gap
Georgetown2 pts lower
Tufts1 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Georgetown | Tufts |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96% | 95% |
| Asian | 96% | 97% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 97% | 90% |
| Black | 85% | 87% |
| Two or more races | 97% | 91% |
| International | 95% | 89% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Georgetown | Tufts |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | 85% | 81% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 87% | 83% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | 86% | 83% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | 92% | 91% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 94% | 93% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | 94% | 93% |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Georgetown University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;Tufts University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Tufts University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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