Key differences on Outcomes
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Carnegie Mellon grads earn $11.4K more ten years out than Georgetown's ($114,862 vs. $103,494)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Georgetown graduates 5 pts more of its students than Carnegie Mellon (95% vs. 90%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Georgetown$103.5K
Carnegie Mellon$114.9KHighest
Graduation rate
Georgetown95%Highest
Carnegie Mellon90%
Retention rate
Georgetown97%
Carnegie Mellon98%Highest
Borrowing
Median debt
Georgetown$15.5KLowest
Carnegie Mellon$21.8K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Georgetown18%
Carnegie Mellon34%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Georgetown$12KLowest
Carnegie Mellon$20.9K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Georgetown90%
Carnegie Mellon74%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Georgetown95%
Carnegie Mellon90%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Georgetown3%
Carnegie Mellon4%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Georgetown93%
Carnegie Mellon92%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Georgetown95%
Carnegie Mellon94%
Pell graduation gap
Georgetown2 pts lower
Carnegie Mellon2 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Georgetown | Carnegie Mellon |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96% | 94% |
| Asian | 96% | 97% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 97% | 89% |
| Black | 85% | 91% |
| Two or more races | 97% | 89% |
| International | 95% | 94% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Georgetown | Carnegie Mellon |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | 85% | Not published |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 87% | Not published |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | 86% | Not published |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | 92% | Not published |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 94% | Not published |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | 94% | Not published |
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;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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