Key differences on Outcomes
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Carnegie Mellon grads earn $31.6K more ten years out than Tufts's ($114,862 vs. $83,214)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Tufts graduates 4 pts more of its students than Carnegie Mellon (94% vs. 90%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Tufts$83.2K
Carnegie Mellon$114.9KHighest
Graduation rate
Tufts94%Highest
Carnegie Mellon90%
Retention rate
Tufts95%
Carnegie Mellon98%Highest
Borrowing
Median debt
Tufts$16.3KLowest
Carnegie Mellon$21.8K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Tufts19%
Carnegie Mellon34%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Tufts$13KLowest
Carnegie Mellon$20.9K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Tufts90%
Carnegie Mellon74%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Tufts94%
Carnegie Mellon90%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Tufts4%
Carnegie Mellon4%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Tufts93%
Carnegie Mellon92%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Tufts94%
Carnegie Mellon94%
Pell graduation gap
Tufts1 pts lower
Carnegie Mellon2 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Tufts | Carnegie Mellon |
|---|---|---|
| White | 95% | 94% |
| Asian | 97% | 97% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 90% | 89% |
| Black | 87% | 91% |
| Two or more races | 91% | 89% |
| International | 89% | 94% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Tufts | Carnegie Mellon |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | 81% | Not published |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 83% | Not published |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | 83% | Not published |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | 91% | Not published |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 93% | Not published |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | 93% | Not published |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Tufts University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Tufts University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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