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      The matchups people search for most, grouped by the decision students are usually making. Tap to see any pair side by side.

      Promoted comparisons

      Classic private-college matchups with high search intent.

      Harvard University $19,066 net · 3.7%
      A
      vs
      Yale University $23,777 net · 3.9%
      B
      Columbia University in the City of New York $21,590 net · 4%
      A
      vs
      Princeton University $6,128 net · 4.6%
      A+
      Brown University $25,184 net · 5.4%
      B
      vs
      Cornell University $28,690 net · 8.8%
      B
      Brown University $25,184 net · 5.4%
      B
      vs
      Dartmouth College $29,519 net · 5.4%
      B

      Promoted comparisons

      UC and CSU choices students often compare before applying.

      University of California-Berkeley $13,481 net · 11%
      A+
      vs
      University of California-Los Angeles $12,548 net · 9%
      A+
      University of California-Irvine $14,251 net · 28.6%
      A
      vs
      University of California-San Diego $12,470 net · 26.7%
      A+
      University of California-Davis $14,741 net · 41.8%
      A
      vs
      University of California-Santa Barbara $16,109 net · 33%
      A
      California State University-Long Beach $10,440 net · 46.3%
      A
      vs
      San Diego State University $15,364 net · 36.2%
      B
      California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo $16,665 net · 31.3%
      A
      vs
      San Jose State University $13,760 net · 84.6%
      A
      California State University-Fullerton $6,555 net · 90.5%
      A+
      vs
      California State University-Long Beach $10,440 net · 46.3%
      A

      Promoted comparisons

      Engineering and computer-science-heavy schools with strong outcomes.

      California Institute of Technology $16,075 net · 2.6%
      A+
      vs
      Massachusetts Institute of Technology $20,111 net · 4.6%
      A+
      Carnegie Mellon University $31,944 net · 11.7%
      B
      vs
      Massachusetts Institute of Technology $20,111 net · 4.6%
      A+
      Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus $12,116 net · 14.1%
      A+
      vs
      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $14,355 net · 42.4%
      A
      Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus $12,116 net · 14.1%
      A+
      vs
      Purdue University-Main Campus $14,600 net · 49.9%
      A
      Massachusetts Institute of Technology $20,111 net · 4.6%
      A+
      vs
      Stanford University $13,807 net · 3.6%
      A+
      California Institute of Technology $16,075 net · 2.6%
      A+
      vs
      Carnegie Mellon University $31,944 net · 11.7%
      B

      Promoted comparisons

      Large public universities where price, residency and ROI matter a lot.

      Texas A&M University-College Station $21,315 net · 57.4%
      B
      vs
      The University of Texas at Austin $19,857 net · 26.6%
      B
      Florida State University $11,297 net · 24.2%
      A
      vs
      University of Florida $6,541 net · 24.2%
      A+
      Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus $12,116 net · 14.1%
      A+
      vs
      University of Georgia $13,936 net · 37.7%
      A
      Ohio State University-Main Campus $17,339 net · 60.6%
      B
      vs
      Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus $32,875 net · 60.6%
      D
      University of Minnesota-Twin Cities $16,778 net · 79.8%
      B
      vs
      University of Wisconsin-Madison $17,354 net · 45.2%
      B
      Oregon State University $19,604 net · 77.3%
      B
      vs
      University of Oregon $22,182 net · 88.3%
      C
      Arizona State University Campus Immersion $14,967 net · 89.9%
      B
      vs
      University of Arizona $16,674 net · 86.1%
      B
      Rutgers University-New Brunswick $24,406 net · 58.2%
      B
      vs
      University of Maryland-College Park $15,678 net · 44.8%
      A

      Promoted comparisons

      Cross-sector decisions where net price can change the answer.

      Stanford University $13,807 net · 3.6%
      A+
      vs
      University of California-Berkeley $13,481 net · 11%
      A+
      University of California-Los Angeles $12,548 net · 9%
      A+
      vs
      University of Southern California $32,740 net · 9.8%
      C
      Rice University $13,370 net · 8%
      A+
      vs
      The University of Texas at Austin $19,857 net · 26.6%
      B
      Duke University $29,612 net · 5.7%
      B
      vs
      University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $11,655 net · 15.3%
      A
      Columbia University in the City of New York $21,590 net · 4%
      A
      vs
      New York University $37,050 net · 9.2%
      C
      Northwestern University $29,167 net · 7.7%
      B
      vs
      University of Chicago $14,860 net · 4.5%
      A
      Boston College $41,704 net · 16.4%
      C
      vs
      Boston University $24,402 net · 11.1%
      B
      University of Notre Dame $26,780 net · 11.3%
      B
      vs
      Vanderbilt University $15,846 net · 5.9%
      A
      Emory University $22,585 net · 10.7%
      B
      vs
      Johns Hopkins University $18,809 net · 6.4%
      A
      Southern Methodist University $40,892 net · 63.4%
      D
      vs
      Tulane University of Louisiana $39,949 net · 14%
      D