19 Difference Between Yale And Harvard University

1. At Yale the view is, you got in here, grades and ranking don't matter. At Harvard the view is, you got in here, sink or swim and you damn well better get good grades. 2. Harvard University Ranked 2nd worldwide in 2015/16 Yale University Ranked 15th worldwide in 2015/16 3. Harvard University is a Significantly Larger School. 4. Harvard University is Slightly More Difficult to Get In: (5.6% vs. 6.7% Acceptance Rate) 5. Harvard edges out Yale on prestige. 6. More douchebag lawyers and bankers working in PE, hedge funds, investment banks, law firms, and consulting shops came out of Harvard than Yale. 7. More activists, politicians, judges, and artists came from Yale. 8. One is that Yale College is particularly strong in music, with a lot of interest in that. Harvard is strong in that regard, too, but it's a real part of Yale's culture in a pretty unique way. 9. Harvard University Around 21,000 students – 6,700 undergraduates, 14,500 postgraduates Yale University About 12,300 students – 5,450 undergraduates and 6,860 postgraduates