Harvard vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Side by side: Mass and confession times, faith grades, academics, cost after aid and outcomes.
ACatholic life: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.Harvard UniversityCambridge, MACatholic life on campusACatholic life: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MACatholic life on campus
At a glance
- Harvard lists Mass every weekday; Massachusetts Institute of Technology lists Mass every weekday.
- Harvard lists confession 3 times a week; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2 times a week.
- For families earning up to $30,000, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the lower price after aid: $0 or less a year, against $8,697 at Harvard.
- Median earnings ten years after entry are higher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $143,372, against $101,817 at Harvard.
Catholic life
Faith or Catholic life grade
ACatholic life: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
ACatholic life: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Compass Score
ACompass Score: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
ACompass Score: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Mass times
Every weekday
Every weekday
Confession times
3 times a week
2 times a week
Eucharistic adoration
2 times a week
2 times a week
Campus ministry
5 listed
2 listed
The college
Control
Private nonprofit
Private nonprofit
Location
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA
Setting
City
City
Students
30,386
11,920
Academics
Academic Excellence grade
AAcademic Excellence: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
AAcademic Excellence: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Admission rate
4%
5%
Average SAT
1553
1560
ACT middle 50%
34–36
34–36
Graduation rate
98%
96%
First-year retention
98%
99%
Cost and outcomes
Average net price a year
$19,066
$20,111
Net price, up to $30,000 income
$8,697
$-2,533
Net price, $30,001–$48,000 income
$2,991
$93
Net price, $48,001–$75,000 income
$2,091
$1,480
Net price, $75,001–$110,000 income
$9,941
$11,555
Net price, over $110,000 income
$53,337
$48,479
Median debt
$14,000
$14,768
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$101,817
$143,372
The grades and the Compass Score are Catholic School Compass ratings from documented sources; each college’s page lists its sources. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This page does not rank the two colleges.