Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Harvard's yield is 37 pts higher than Carnegie Mellon's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Harvard has 16 pts more first-gen students than Carnegie Mellon (26% vs. 10%)

   First-generation students
3. 3

   Harvard's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Carnegie Mellon

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Harvard is 2.6× more selective than Carnegie Mellon

   Acceptance rate
5. 5

   Harvard costs about $10.7K less per year on average than Carnegie Mellon ($48,312 vs. $58,996, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Carnegie Mellon grads earn $13K more ten years out than Harvard's ($114,862 vs. $101,817)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

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