| Carnegie Mellon University | Cornell University | |
|---|---|---|
| Collegedunia Score | 6.4 Out of 10 | 7.9 Out of 10 |
| ranking (overall) | # 24 Times Higher Education 2024 # 24 US News 2024 # 52 QS World University 2024 | # 12 US News 2024 # 13 QS World University 2024 # 20 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 | # 13 for Engineering by US News 2024 # 10 for Medicine by US News 2024 # 13 for Law by US News 2024 |
| Programs | UG Programs -60 PG Programs -57 Doctorate Programs -27 | UG Programs -65 PG Programs -71 Doctorate Programs -78 |
| Acceptance Rate | 21.7 % | 14.1 % |
| Exam Score | IELTS - 7.5 SAT - 1430 TOEFL - 102 | GMAT - 720 IELTS - 7.5 SAT - 1400 TOEFL - 100 |
| 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 58586 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 29500 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 35291 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. | Cornell University is one of the top private universities in Ithaca, United States. It is ranked #20 in QS World University Rankings 2023. Doctorate $168,000 Masters in Finance $150,000 MBA $145,000 Executive MBA $139,000 Masters in Science $123,000 PhD $120,000 |
| application requirements | UG applicants must have at least grade B+ (3.69 GPA on 4.0). Interviews are conducted for many UG programs. | Counselor recommendation, teacher evaluation, and midyear evaluations are mandatory along with the applications. |
| Campuses and B-Schools | College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business | Johnson Graduate School of Management |
| CollegeDunia Reviews | 8.3/10 Read 3 reviews | 7.9/10 Read 8 reviews |
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| General Facts | Carnegie Mellon University | Cornell University |
|---|---|---|
| Type of University | University | University |
| Established | 1900 | 1865 |
| Student:Faculty Ratio | 14:1 | 10:1 |
| Male:Female | 52% Male, 48% Female | 48% Male, 52% 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 | University has 6 campuses; Main campus is located in Ithaca, New York; Other campuses are in Roosevelt Island, Qatar, Geneva, Washington DC and Rome |
| 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 | 11th largest library in USA; Over 8 million printed volumes, 1 million ebooks, 120,000 periodical titles, 8.5 million microfilms and microfiches, 71,000 cubic feet of manuscripts, 500,000 other materials such as motion pictures, sound recordings, etc. |
| 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 1,000 student organizations; awards and funding by Student and Campus Life (SCL) such as Cornell Commitment, Public Service Center, Cornell Career Services, Merrill Presidential Scholars Program, etc. |
| Hostel | #On campus - $13784 #Off campus (with family) - $2080 | #Triple Room - $10635 #Double Room - $11562 #Single Room - $13094 |
| 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) | Tsai Ing-wen (first female president of Taiwan), David Starr Jordan (founding president of Stanford University), Ratan Tata (CEO of Tata Group), Toni Morrison (Nobel laureate), Junot Diaz (Pulitzer Prize winner) |
| 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 | New York was ranked 34th in USA for economic growth and contributes over 8% to GDP. Financial activities, professional & business services, transportation, trade & utilities are the top contributors. |
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