University of Cambridge vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Overview Comparison
University of CambridgeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Collegedunia Score9 Out of 109 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 2 QS World University 2024
# 5 Times Higher Education 2024
# 2 QS World University 2023
# 1 QS World University 2024
# 2 US News 2024
# 3 Times Higher Education 2024
Subject Strength# 5 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 3 for Medicine by Times Higher Education 2023
# 3 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
# 1 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 4 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
ProgramsUG Programs -27
PG Programs -99
Doctorate Programs -91
UG Programs -48
PG Programs -41
Doctorate Programs -30
Acceptance Rate0.0 %8.5 %
Exam ScoreGMAT - 690
IELTS - 7.5
SAT - 990
TOEFL - 110
GRE updated - 310
IELTS - 7
PTE - 65
SAT - 1510
TOEFL - 90
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   30673
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  44645
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 670 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   57590
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  57590
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 24390 Per Year
placement (average package)

University of Cambridge is one of the top public universities in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is ranked #2 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

Degree

Average Salary

MBA

$107,000 

Masters of Arts

$101,000 

Masters in Finance

$100,000 

LLM

$95,000 

Doctorate

$92,000 

Executive MBA

$88,000 


#1 Graduate employability QS rankings (2020)
#3 Graduate employability THE rankings
Over 55% UG and 82% PG students enter workforce. 
Average salaries offered to baccalaureates $85,000
Average salaries offer to masters graduates $112,000 
Top recruiters: Google, Microsoft, Amazon, McKinsey & Co., Bain & Co. 


application requirements

Academic Transcripts; Cambridge Online Preliminary Application (for UG applicants); Proof of English language proficiency; Interviews; subject-specific written admission assessment; 1-2 References; Personal Statement; Resume; Standardized test scores (GRE, etc.)

Letter of recommendations (two, preferrably from teachers of subjects maths and science or humanities)
Student profile
Creative portfolio
Interview
 

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General Facts Comparison
General FactsUniversity of CambridgeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1209
1861
Student:Faculty Ratio0:1
3:1
Male:Female0% Male, 0% Female54% Male, 46% Female
Location Facts

Located in Cambridge, UK; 50 miles north of London, in the center of Cambridge city. 


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

Cambridge University Library is over 600 years old and is one of the largest legal deposit libraries in the world. There are a total of 100 faculty and college libraries across the departments in the university. The libraries hold over 8 million books, journals, and other items. It is one of the largest collections on open shelves in Europe. In 2010, with a generous donation of around 1.5 million GBP, the digitizing of some of the library collections was started. 


More than 5 million items, with over 21,000 MIT theses
478 online database
17,000 journals
55,000 electronic journals


Campus Life

The campus offers University of Cambridge Library; nine specialist museums; extensive welfare services; over 60 sports; language center; 500+ student clubs; King’s College Chapel; Cavendish Laboratory; Cambridge University Press.


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#Living Expenses--Per Week - $170
#Rooms - $10430
#Rooms - $8000
Famous Alumni

20 Nobel Laureates; 11 field medalists; 7 Tiring Award winners; 194 Olympic medals; Sir Issac Newton; Srinivasa Ramanujan (Indian Mathematician); Stephen Hawking; Rajiv Gandhi (Former Prime Minister of India); Eddie Redmayne (Actor), etc.


85 Nobel laureates, 58 National Medal of Science Winners, 29 National Medal of Technology and Innovation Winners
Kofi Annan (Former secretary general of UN), Buzz Aldrin (former Apolo 11 astronaut & fighter pilot), Benjamin Netanyahu (Iraesli Prime Minister), Amar Gopal Bose (Owner of Bose), etc


City Life

The city of Cambridge offers Folk festivals, food festivals, and diverse cultural festivals. The unemployment rate of the city is as low as 2.6%. The city has a buzzing nightlife, a variety of art venues, museums, cinemas, parks, and tourist attractions.   


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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