| Harvard University | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
|---|---|---|
| Collegedunia Score | 10 Out of 10 | 9 Out of 10 |
| ranking (overall) | # 3 US News 2024 # 4 QS World University 2024 # 4 Times Higher Education 2024 | # 1 QS World University 2024 # 2 US News 2024 # 3 Times Higher Education 2024 |
| Subject Strength | # 1 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024 # 1 for Medicine by US News 2024 # 1 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024 | # 1 for Engineering by US News 2024 # 4 for Medicine by QS World University 2023 |
| Programs | UG Programs -40 PG Programs -58 Doctorate Programs -8 | UG Programs -48 PG Programs -41 Doctorate Programs -30 |
| Acceptance Rate | 5.6 % | 8.5 % |
| Exam Score | GMAT - 620 GRE updated - 326 IELTS - 6.5 SAT - 1460 TOEFL - 90 | GRE updated - 310 IELTS - 7 PTE - 65 SAT - 1510 TOEFL - 90 |
| Cost to Study | Average Tuition Fees 52659 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 18600 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 31689 Per Year | Average Tuition Fees 57590 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 57590 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 24390 Per Year |
| placement (average package) | Harvard University is one of the top private universities in Cambridge, United States. It is ranked #5 in QS World University Rankings 2023 and ranked #1 in US UNI. Other Degree: $200,000 Doctorate: $190,000 Executive Masters: $172,000 MBA: $168,000 Executive MBA: $160,000 LLM: $152,000 | #1 Graduate employability QS rankings (2020) |
| application requirements | Teacher Evaluation forms (as additional LORs); Sample of academic work, potfolio, music recordings, art work, etc (supplementary documents); IELTS/TOEFL; Standardized test scores | Letter of recommendations (two, preferrably from teachers of subjects maths and science or humanities) |
| Campuses and B-Schools | Harvard Law School Harvard Extension School Harvard Kennedy School Harvard Business School | MIT Sloan School of Management |
| CollegeDunia Reviews | 7.3/10 Read 4 reviews | - |
Other Popular Comparisons
| General Facts | Harvard University | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
|---|---|---|
| Type of University | University | University |
| Established | 1636 | 1861 |
| Student:Faculty Ratio | 7:1 | 3:1 |
| Male:Female | 52% Male, 48% Female | 54% Male, 46% Female |
| Location Facts | Harvard Yard: Campus’s historic hub, Harvard Square: Campus’s personal hagout destination with restaurants, cafe, bookstores, theater, shops. Well connected to the local neighborhood of Boston by public transport, the campus traverses the Charles River to near by Allston. | Lying between central and kendall squares across Charles River from Boston’s Back bay. Small instituition with close knit student body postioned to collaborate and contribute to neighbors |
| Library | Largest academic library in the world. 20.4 million volumes, 400 million manuscript items, 180,000 serial titles. The library offers various grants and fellowships for both students and faculty. | More than 5 million items, with over 21,000 MIT theses |
| Campus Life | Students from over 50 states and 80 countries are offered assistance by over 400 official student organization. The campus has its own museum, radio station, magazine and newspaper. Along with student clubs for Aikikai, archery, dance, theatre/drama, music, etc, campus also offers cultural & racial initiatives, asian student centric-projects, etc. Varsity sports, crimson pride and various atheletic teams. | Over 450 co-curricular organizations, Society for Women Engineers, LGTQ+ community, Black stuents union, 33 varsity sports, The Tech (student newspaper), The Byte (graduate student publication), religious organizations, around 43 sororities, fraternities and independent living groups. |
| Hostel | #Medium Single - $10404 #Large Single - $13248 #Standard Single - $8037 | #Rooms - $10430 #Rooms - $8000 |
| Famous Alumni | Eight US Presidents, 62 living billionaires, 242 Marshall Scholars, 359 Rhodes scholars. Barak Obama (ex-president of USA), Michelle Obama (Former First Lady of USA), Mark Zuckerberg, Natalie Portman (Actress), Bill Gates, Conan O’ Brien (comedian writer), Al Gore (Winner-Peace Prize), Matt Damon (Actor), Helen Keller, Subramaniam Swami (Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha) | 85 Nobel laureates, 58 National Medal of Science Winners, 29 National Medal of Technology and Innovation Winners |
| City Life | Cambridge- city in Massachusetts; home to a huge student community; city offers a great nightlife with gastropubs, live music, and cocktail bars. Boston’s cosmopolitan excitement is bus-ride away. Average salaries offered within the state are up to 97,5000 USD; Famous tourist attractions: Charles River, Harvard Square, Mount Auburn Cemetery, MIT Museum, CambrdgeSide, John Harvard Statue, Sanders Theatre; Unemployment rate- 3.2% | Cambridge- city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts; City is part of the Boston metropolitan area; home to a huge student community; Average salaries offered within the state are up to 97,5000 USD; Famous tourist attractions: Charles River, Harvard Square, Mount Auburn Cemetery, MIT Museum, CambrdgeSide, John Harvard Statue, Sanders Theatre; Unemployment rate- 2.1% (Dec 2019) |
| Weather |
Choosing between these two education brands depends highly on the choice of program of the student.
- MIT can be an obvious choice for an IT aspirant as university ranks better for its Engineering programs.
- Harvard ranks better Medicine and Psychology programs.
- Scores for standardized exams to study in USA for both the universities are equally competitive.
- Harvard relatively has a lower tuition fee (3700 USD less).
- Harvard offers a bigger library collection.
- MIT ranks better globally across three ranking agencies- QS, THE and USNews
- MIT has a higher acceptance rate.
- Placement package offered is slightly better at MIT.
Where an engineering aspirant should preferably opt for MIT for an outstanding reputation of its engineering programs, aspirants of biomedical, medicine, accounting & finance, and psychology fields must choose Harvard.
1605947041.png?tr=h-40,w-40,c-force)
