Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Carnegie Mellon grads earn $28.7K more ten years out than Washington University in St Louis's ($114,862 vs. $86,182)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Washington University in St Louis's grants cover 36% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Carnegie Mellon

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Washington University in St Louis costs about $2.7K less per year on average than Carnegie Mellon ($56,263 vs. $58,996, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Washington University in St Louis graduates 3 pts more of its students than Carnegie Mellon (93% vs. 90%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   Carnegie Mellon is more diverse (index 0.78 vs. 0.76)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Washington University in St Louis has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Carnegie Mellon (18% vs. 16%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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