Carnegie Mellon University vs University of California- Los Angeles (UCLA)

Overview Comparison
Carnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity of California
Collegedunia Score6.4 Out of 107.8 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 24 Times Higher Education 2024
# 24 US News 2024
# 52 QS World University 2024
# 15 US News 2024
# 18 Times Higher Education 2024
# 29 QS World University 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
# 16 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 18 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 14 for Law by US News 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -60
PG Programs -57
Doctorate Programs -27
UG Programs -23
PG Programs -42
Doctorate Programs -7
Acceptance Rate21.7 %10.8 %
Exam ScoreIELTS - 7.5
SAT - 1430
TOEFL - 102
GMAT - 680
IELTS - 7
SAT - 1330
TOEFL - 87
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   54244
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  48500
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 15864 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   42993
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  26544
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 34584 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.
Graduate Employability ranks (2020): #39. 
Executive MBA: $169,000.
Masters in Finance: $155,000.
MBA: $140,000
Masters: $100,000


Graduate Employability rank: QS-#3

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is one of the top public universities in Los Angeles, United States. It is ranked #44 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

Degree                                Average Salary

Masters in Finance                 $180,000 

MBA                                        $150,000 

Executive Masters                  $146,000 

Doctorate                                $136,000 

Executive MBA                        $135,000 

Masters in Science                  $101,000 


application requirements

UG applicants must have at least grade B+ (3.69 GPA on 4.0). Interviews are conducted for many UG programs. 

94% in 12th for UG and 83% in bachelors for graduate admission; Name and email of references; Statement of Purpose

Campuses and B-SchoolsCollege of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University
Tepper School of Business
Anderson School of Management
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General Facts Comparison
General FactsCarnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity of California
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1900
1919
Student:Faculty Ratio14:1
18:1
Male:Female52% Male, 48% Female47% Male, 53% 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


Five mile from Pacific Ocean, Located in West-wood neighborhood of LA
Bordered by Beverly hill and Bel-Air


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


12 million print and electronic volumes
700 subscription database
100,00 current serial titles
950,000 e-books
Largest on-campus student employer


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 100 Student organizations
220 student groups
Around 60 sororities and fraternities
118 NCA Titles and 261 Olympic Medals
Theatre and Film School
Midnight Yells during finals week (break to study)
 


Hostel#On campus - $13784
#Off campus (with family) - $2080
#Room and Board - $17148
#Room & Board - $17436
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)


14 Nobel laureates, 15 Mac Authors
Taylor Wang (astronaut), Randy Schekman (Nobel laureate-Physiology/medicine), Richard Heck (Nobel laureate-chemistry), Kay Ryan (US Poet laureate), Tom Bradley (1st African-American mayor of LA), Ralph Bunche (Nobel Peace Prize), Kareem Abdul (NBA superstar)


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


Los Angeles (LA) is the second most populous city of USA; Hollywood is located here; 841 Museums and art galleries, California Beaches, Disneyland park, Los Angeles offers various concert halls, regular festivals, and bustling nightlife; Ranked 7th on Global City Index and 9th on Global Economic Power Index; Unemployment rate in December 2019 was 4%; Industries employing maximum number of people are healthcare, retail, hospitality, and manufacturing


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