Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Carnegie Mellon costs about $13.1K less per year on average than Georgetown ($58,996 vs. $72,116, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Carnegie Mellon grads earn $11.4K more ten years out than Georgetown's ($114,862 vs. $103,494)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Carnegie Mellon's grants cover 30% of its full price on average, vs. 19% at Georgetown

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Georgetown has 6 pts more first-gen students than Carnegie Mellon (16% vs. 10%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Carnegie Mellon's SAT midpoint is 60 points higher than Georgetown's

   SAT midpoint
6. 6

   Carnegie Mellon has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Georgetown (16% vs. 10%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.