Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   U. Chicago's yield is 42 pts higher than Carnegie Mellon's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Carnegie Mellon grads earn $23K more ten years out than U. Chicago's ($114,862 vs. $91,885)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   U. Chicago is 2.5× more selective than Carnegie Mellon

   Acceptance rate
4. 4

   U. Chicago has 10 pts more first-gen students than Carnegie Mellon (20% vs. 10%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   U. Chicago graduates 6 pts more of its students than Carnegie Mellon (96% vs. 90%)

   Graduation rate
6. 6

   U. Chicago's grants cover 32% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Carnegie Mellon

   Aid generosity

The shape of each school

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