Harvard vs MIT

How classes compare at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology: the easiest and hardest courses, difficulty and workload by subject.

From student ratings across the web

Classes at Harvard and MIT rate about as hard as each other. Workload is about the same at both.

Measure	Harvard	MIT
Rated courses	182	66
Average difficulty	65/100	63/100
Average workload	65/100	63/100

Difficulty by subject

Average of each department's rated courses, 0 to 100. Higher is harder, or more time.

Mathematics
Harder at Harvard
DifficultyWorkloadHarvard6971MIT5959
Chemistry
Harder at Harvard
DifficultyWorkloadHarvard7474MIT6868
Computer Science
About the same
DifficultyWorkloadHarvard6464MIT6262
Engineering
Harder at Harvard
DifficultyWorkloadHarvard8484MIT6464
Biology
About the same
DifficultyWorkloadHarvard6364MIT6363
Physics
Harder at Harvard
DifficultyWorkloadHarvard7781MIT6565

Easiest classes at Harvard

Ranked by difficulty, from student ratings

All easiest classes at Harvard

Easiest classes at MIT

Ranked by difficulty, from student ratings

All easiest classes at MIT

Hardest classes at Harvard

Ranked by difficulty, from student ratings

All hardest classes at Harvard

Hardest classes at MIT

Ranked by difficulty, from student ratings

All hardest classes at MIT

Difficulty and workload are 0 to 100 scores from student ratings across the web, averaged over courses with 3 or more ratings. Subjects are matched by department name and shown when both schools have at least 3 rated courses in them.

Difficulty by subject

Mathematics

Chemistry

Computer Science

Engineering

Biology

Physics

Easiest classes at Harvard

Easiest classes at MIT

Hardest classes at Harvard

Hardest classes at MIT