Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Massachusetts Institute of Technology grads earn $55.8K more ten years out than Johns Hopkins's ($143,372 vs. $87,555)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Massachusetts Institute of Technology's yield is 39 pts higher than Johns Hopkins's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Massachusetts Institute of Technology has 13 pts more first-gen students than Johns Hopkins (26% vs. 13%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Massachusetts Institute of Technology costs about $4K less per year on average than Johns Hopkins ($46,289 vs. $50,282, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Massachusetts Institute of Technology admits 4.6% vs. 6.4% at Johns Hopkins

   Acceptance rate
6. 6

   Johns Hopkins is a bit larger (5,693 vs. 4,535)

   Undergrads

The shape of each school

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