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Colleges similar to Harvard University

15 schools closest to Harvard University (Trajecta Score 88) — neighbors in Massachusetts first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Harvard University, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— Harvard University (this school) Cambridge, MA 4% 1510–1580 $19,066 $102k 88
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Elite Cambridge, MA 5% 1520–1580 $20,111 $143k 89
2 Williams College Elite Williamstown, MA 8% 1490–1570 $17,716 $89k 85
3 Amherst College Elite Amherst, MA 9% 1490–1580 $23,367 $78k 82
4 Wellesley College Highly Selective Wellesley, MA 14% 1460–1560 $25,496 $85k 81
5 Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Selective Needham, MA 25% 1493–1558 $25,171 $129k 80
6 Northeastern University Elite Boston, MA 5% 1440–1540 $30,915 $93k 78
7 University of Chicago Elite Chicago, IL 4% 1510–1580 $14,860 $92k 87
8 California Institute of Technology Elite Pasadena, CA 3% — $16,075 $129k 88
9 Rice University Elite Houston, TX 8% 1510–1570 $13,370 $90k 87
10 Yale University Elite New Haven, CT 4% 1470–1570 $23,777 $101k 87
11 Johns Hopkins University Elite Baltimore, MD 6% 1520–1570 $18,809 $88k 86
12 Vanderbilt University Elite Nashville, TN 6% 1500–1570 $15,846 $92k 86
13 University of Pennsylvania Elite Philadelphia, PA 5% 1510–1570 $28,699 $111k 86
14 Stanford University Elite Stanford, CA 4% 1510–1580 $13,807 $124k 90
15 Brown University Elite Providence, RI 5% 1510–1580 $25,184 $93k 85

How these are picked: schools in Massachusetts with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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