Quad
U. Chicago
Carnegie Mellon

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Carnegie Mellon grads earn $23K more ten years out than U. Chicago's ($114,862 vs. $91,885)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Chicago graduates 6 pts more of its students than Carnegie Mellon (96% vs. 90%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Chicago$91.9K
Carnegie Mellon$114.9K
Graduation rate
U. Chicago96%
Carnegie Mellon90%
Retention rate
U. Chicago99%
Carnegie Mellon98%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Chicago$15K
Carnegie Mellon$21.8K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Chicago5%
Carnegie Mellon34%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Chicago$11K
Carnegie Mellon$20.9K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Chicago90%
Carnegie Mellon74%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Chicago96%
Carnegie Mellon90%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Chicago2%
Carnegie Mellon4%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Chicago92%
Carnegie Mellon92%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Chicago96%
Carnegie Mellon94%
Pell graduation gap
U. Chicago5 pts lower
Carnegie Mellon2 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. ChicagoCarnegie Mellon
White97%94%
Asian97%97%
Hispanic/Latino93%89%
Black96%91%
Two or more races95%89%
International97%94%

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;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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