Quad
Carnegie Mellon
U. Chicago

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
Carnegie Mellon$114.9K
U. Chicago$91.9K
Graduation rate
Carnegie Mellon90%
U. Chicago96%
Retention rate
Carnegie Mellon98%
U. Chicago99%

Borrowing

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

Eight-year outcomes

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

Graduation by group

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

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCarnegie MellonU. Chicago
White94%97%
Asian97%97%
Hispanic/Latino89%93%
Black91%96%
Two or more races89%95%
International94%97%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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;University of Chicago 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