Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Carnegie Mellon grads earn $31.6K more ten years out than Tufts's ($114,862 vs. $83,214)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Carnegie Mellon costs about $7.4K less per year on average than Tufts ($58,996 vs. $66,346, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   Tufts has 5 pts more first-gen students than Carnegie Mellon (15% vs. 10%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Carnegie Mellon's grants cover 30% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Tufts

   Aid generosity
5. 5

   Tufts graduates 4 pts more of its students than Carnegie Mellon (94% vs. 90%)

   Graduation rate
6. 6

   Carnegie Mellon's SAT midpoint is 40 points higher than Tufts's

   SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

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