Key differences on Outcomes
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Penn grads earn $9.6K more ten years out than Harvard's ($111,371 vs. $101,817)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Harvard graduates 1 pts more of its students than Penn (98% vs. 97%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Penn$111.4KHighest
Harvard$101.8K
Graduation rate
Penn97%
Harvard98%Highest
Retention rate
Penn99%Highest
Harvard98%
Borrowing
Median debt
Penn$15.7K
Harvard$14KLowest
Undergrads with a federal loan
Penn10%
Harvard4%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Penn$12KLowest
Harvard$16.4K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Penn88%
Harvard87%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Penn97%
Harvard99%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Penn1%
Harvard0%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Penn93%
Harvard95%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Penn97%
Harvard98%
Pell graduation gap
Penn4 pts lower
Harvard3 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Penn | Harvard |
|---|---|---|
| White | 97% | 98% |
| Asian | 98% | 98% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 94% | 97% |
| Black | 95% | 94% |
| Two or more races | 96% | 98% |
| International | 96% | 97% |
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;Harvard University 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