Quad
U. Chicago
Harvard

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Harvard grads earn $9.9K more ten years out than U. Chicago's ($101,817 vs. $91,885)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Harvard graduates 2 pts more of its students than U. Chicago (98% vs. 96%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Chicago$91.9K
Harvard$101.8K
Graduation rate
U. Chicago96%
Harvard98%
Retention rate
U. Chicago99%
Harvard98%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Chicago$15K
Harvard$14K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Chicago5%
Harvard4%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Chicago$11K
Harvard$16.4K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Chicago90%
Harvard87%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Chicago96%
Harvard99%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Chicago2%
Harvard0%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Chicago92%
Harvard95%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Chicago96%
Harvard98%
Pell graduation gap
U. Chicago5 pts lower
Harvard3 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. ChicagoHarvard
White97%98%
Asian97%98%
Hispanic/Latino93%97%
Black96%94%
Two or more races95%98%
International97%97%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of Chicago Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Harvard University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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