This database was last updated in March 2017 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data is available from the U.S. Dept. of Education’s College Scorecard.
Head to Head: Which School Helps Poor Students More?
Compare the 2014 performance of any two schools on how well they support their low-income students.
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Stanford University
Private not-for-profit, 4-year
Research University
Endowment: $21.4 billion
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Pell Grantees
15.6%
of undergraduates in 2014
Stanford University enrolled
2.52 percentage points more
Pell grantees than Harvard University.
Low-Income Students Paid
$2,841
per year, on average
Discount Off Total Cost
95%
for low-income families
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Median Federal Debt
$7,903
for Pell grantees
At graduation, Stanford University students had
$3,127 less
debt than students at Harvard University.
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Nonrepayment Rate (Pell Students)
17.6%
3-Year Rate, Federal Loans
The percentage of Pell grantees at Stanford University that were unable to pay back even $1 of their loan principal was
32.43 percentage points lower
than Pell grantees at Harvard University.
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Harvard University
Private not-for-profit, 4-year
Research University
Endowment: $35.9 billion
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Pell Grantees
13.0%
of undergraduates in 2014
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Low-Income Students Paid
$2,473
per year, on average
Low-income students at Harvard University paid
$368 less
than students at Stanford University.
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Discount Off Total Cost
96%
for low-income families
The discount Harvard University gave low-income families was
0.59 percentage points higher
than at Stanford University.
Median Federal Debt
$11,030
for Pell grantees
Nonrepayment Rate (Pell Students)
50.0%
3-Year Rate, Federal Loans