Quad

Head-to-head

Case Western Reserve
Carnegie Mellon

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Carnegie Mellon's yield is 35 pts higher than Case Western Reserve's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Carnegie Mellon grads earn $26.9K more ten years out than Case Western Reserve's ($114,862 vs. $87,989)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Carnegie Mellon is 3.3× more selective than Case Western Reserve

    Acceptance rate
  4. 4

    Case Western Reserve's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Carnegie Mellon

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Case Western Reserve costs about $9.8K less per year on average than Carnegie Mellon ($49,176 vs. $58,996, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Carnegie Mellon's SAT midpoint is 50 points higher than Case Western Reserve's

    SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Carnegie Mellon admits 11%, Case Western Reserve 37%; Carnegie Mellon's yield is higher, at 47%.

Acceptance rate
Case Western Reserve37%
Carnegie Mellon11%
Quad's selectivity
  • Case Western ReserveVery selective
  • Carnegie MellonUltra selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1300–1600
Case Western Reserve
1430–1540
Carnegie Mellon
1500–1560
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Case Western ReserveGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Carnegie MellonRigor, GPA, and rank very important86%

Who's on each campus

Carnegie Mellon is a bit larger than Case Western Reserve (7,304 vs. 6,437 undergrads); Case Western Reserve has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Case Western Reserve6.4K
Carnegie Mellon7.3K
Pell Grant share
Case Western Reserve18%
Carnegie Mellon16%

Majors and faculty

Computer Science leads at both; Carnegie Mellon has 5 students per faculty member to Case Western Reserve's 9.

Students per faculty member
Case Western Reserve9 to 1
Carnegie Mellon5 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Case Western ReserveComputer Science12%
  • Carnegie MellonComputer Science15%

What each costs

Case Western Reserve costs about $9.8K less a year than Carnegie Mellon on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Case Western Reserve$49.2K
Carnegie Mellon$59K
Aid generosity
Case Western Reserve43%
Carnegie Mellon30%

What each pays off

Carnegie Mellon's former students earn more, a median $114.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Case Western Reserve$88K
Carnegie Mellon$114.9K
Graduation rate
Case Western Reserve86%
Carnegie Mellon90%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Carnegie Mellon got more selective while Case Western Reserve held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Case Western ReserveGrowing+71%
  • Carnegie MellonGrowing+71%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Carnegie Mellon University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why