University of Chicago vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair IL:MA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-TIGHT · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × MA
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

University of Chicago posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range, and both acceptance rates tightened. Do not read this as parallel growth under the same selectivity story.

  • University of Chicago: enrollment grew +32.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +218 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 4,360–4,638 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Chicago: acceptance rate tightened -45.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: acceptance rate tightened -41.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: University of Chicago vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($131,633 vs $80,870 at University of Chicago)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($143,372 vs $91,885 at University of Chicago)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Chicago leads on avg net price ($14,860 vs $20,111 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Chicago and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $131,633 versus $80,870 at University of Chicago. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Chicago and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $143,372 versus $91,885 at University of Chicago. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Chicago and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
University of Chicago leads on avg net price at $14,860 versus $20,111 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025