Colleges Compare MIT vs Harvard MIT vs Harvard MIT students with aid paid less on average: $14,815 vs $19,148 a year. Harvard is due first, on Jan 1.
Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.
Getting in Measure Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard University Admit rate 4.6% 4.2% SAT, enrolled first-years (middle 50%) 1520–1570 1510–1580 ACT, enrolled first-years (middle 50%) 34–35 33–35 SAT or ACT for fall 2027 Required Required Next deadline Regular decision: Jan 4 Regular decision: Jan 1
Cost Measure Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard University Sticker price per year $85,960 $89,279 Average paid after grants $14,815 $19,148
What families with aid paid, by income Measure Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard University Under $30,000 — $2,542 $30,000–$48,000 — $2,070 $48,000–$75,000 $4,283 $4,126 $75,000–$110,000 $8,020 $9,995 Over $110,000 $50,747 $51,128
After you start Measure Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard University Undergrads 4,535 7,601 Graduate within 6 years 96% 97% Come back for year two 99.1% 98% Median earnings 10 years after starting $152,553 $121,957 Median debt at graduation $14,000 $17,559
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote. How we get our numbers
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