Key differences on Outcomes
- 1
Carnegie Mellon grads earn $28.7K more ten years out than Washington University in St Louis's ($114,862 vs. $86,182)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Washington University in St Louis graduates 3 pts more of its students than Carnegie Mellon (93% vs. 90%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Carnegie Mellon$114.9KHighest
Washington University in St Louis$86.2K
Graduation rate
Carnegie Mellon90%
Washington University in St Louis93%Highest
Retention rate
Carnegie Mellon98%Highest
Washington University in St Louis95%
Borrowing
Median debt
Carnegie Mellon$21.8K
Washington University in St Louis$17.5KLowest
Undergrads with a federal loan
Carnegie Mellon34%
Washington University in St Louis12%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Carnegie Mellon$20.9K
Washington University in St Louis$10.1KLowest
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Carnegie Mellon74%
Washington University in St Louis87%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Carnegie Mellon90%
Washington University in St Louis93%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Carnegie Mellon4%
Washington University in St Louis4%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Carnegie Mellon92%
Washington University in St Louis92%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Carnegie Mellon94%
Washington University in St Louis95%
Pell graduation gap
Carnegie Mellon2 pts lower
Washington University in St Louis3 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Carnegie Mellon | Washington University in St Louis |
|---|---|---|
| White | 94% | 95% |
| Asian | 97% | 97% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 89% | 94% |
| Black | 91% | 89% |
| Two or more races | 89% | 93% |
| International | 94% | 94% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Carnegie Mellon | Washington University in St Louis |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 84% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 86% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 85% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 91% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 93% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 93% |
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;Washington University in St Louis Common Data Set 2024–25, 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