Carnegie Mellon University | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
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Collegedunia Score | 6.4 Out of 10 | 9 Out of 10 |
ranking (overall) | # 24 Times Higher Education 2024 # 24 US News 2024 # 52 QS World University 2024 | # 1 QS World University 2024 # 2 US News 2024 # 3 Times Higher Education 2024 |
Subject Strength | # 5 for Engineering by US News 2024 # 401 for Medicine by QS World University 2023 # 101 for Law by Academy Ranking of World Universities 2021 | # 1 for Engineering by US News 2024 # 4 for Medicine by QS World University 2023 |
Programs | UG Programs -60 PG Programs -57 Doctorate Programs -27 | UG Programs -48 PG Programs -41 Doctorate Programs -30 |
Acceptance Rate | 21.7 % | 8.5 % |
Exam Score | IELTS - 7.5 SAT - 1430 TOEFL - 102 | GRE updated - 310 IELTS - 7 PTE - 65 SAT - 1510 TOEFL - 90 |
Cost to Study | Average Tuition Fees 54244 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 48500 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 15864 Per Year | Average Tuition Fees 57590 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 57590 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 24390 Per Year |
placement (average package) | Average salary of university graduates is 98,000 USD per annum; Annual ROI is 6.8%; Top employers are Amazon, IBM, Apple, etc. | #1 Graduate employability QS rankings (2020) |
application requirements | UG applicants must have at least grade B+ (3.69 GPA on 4.0). Interviews are conducted for many UG programs. | Letter of recommendations (two, preferrably from teachers of subjects maths and science or humanities) |
Campuses and B-Schools | College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business | MIT Sloan School of Management |
CollegeDunia Reviews | 8.3/10 Read 3 reviews | - |
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General Facts | Carnegie Mellon University | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Type of University | University | University |
Established | 1900 | 1861 |
Student:Faculty Ratio | 14:1 | 3:1 |
Male:Female | 52% Male, 48% Female | 54% Male, 46% Female |
Location Facts | Main campus is located 5 km away from Downtown Pittsburgh; Over 12 degree-granting campuses are located in six continents including Qatar and Silicon Valley | 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 | University has 5 libraries: Hunt Library, Roger Sorrells Engineering & Science Library, Mellon Institute Library, Posner Library and Qatar Library; Hunt Library is solely dedicated to the research of botany, horticulture and history of the plant sciences | More than 5 million items, with over 21,000 MIT theses |
Campus Life | Over 300 student organizations, activities and support services including Division of Student Affairs, Student Academic Success Center, Center for Diversity and Inclusion; Campus has an art store, bookstore, computer store, coffee shops, cafeterias and other dine options | 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 | #On campus - $13784 #Off campus (with family) - $2080 | #Rooms - $10430 #Rooms - $8000 |
Famous Alumni | Over 20 Nobel laureates, 124 Emmy Award recipients, 10 Academy Award recipients, 47 Tony Award recipients, 2 winners of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology; Steven Bocho (ten times recipient of Emmy Award); Charles Geschke (Co-founder of Adobe Systems); Randy Pausch (author of The Last Lecture); Edgar Mitchell (astronaut) | 85 Nobel laureates, 58 National Medal of Science Winners, 29 National Medal of Technology and Innovation Winners |
City Life | Pittsburgh is 66th largest city in the USA and 2nd largest in Pennsylvania in terms of population; Popularly known as the Steel City; the Unemployment rate in January 2020 was 5.2%; Mining and logging, construction and manufacturing are the largest employing non-farm sectors of the city | 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) |
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