Key differences on Outcomes
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Carnegie Mellon grads earn $17.1K more ten years out than Duke's ($114,862 vs. $97,800)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Duke graduates 6 pts more of its students than Carnegie Mellon (97% vs. 90%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Duke$97.8K
Carnegie Mellon$114.9KHighest
Graduation rate
Duke97%Highest
Carnegie Mellon90%
Retention rate
Duke97%
Carnegie Mellon98%Highest
Borrowing
Median debt
Duke$13KLowest
Carnegie Mellon$21.8K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Duke14%
Carnegie Mellon34%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Duke$8.5KLowest
Carnegie Mellon$20.9K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Duke92%
Carnegie Mellon74%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Duke97%
Carnegie Mellon90%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Duke1%
Carnegie Mellon4%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Duke96%
Carnegie Mellon92%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Duke97%
Carnegie Mellon94%
Pell graduation gap
Duke1 pts lower
Carnegie Mellon2 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Duke | Carnegie Mellon |
|---|---|---|
| White | 97% | 94% |
| Asian | 98% | 97% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 96% | 89% |
| Black | 92% | 91% |
| Two or more races | Not reported | 89% |
| International | 96% | 94% |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Duke University 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