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Initials » CMU      GIT      MIT      RPI      Rochester      Stanford     
City »Pittsburgh Atlanta Cambridge Troy Rochester Stanford 
State »PA GA MA NY NY CA 
Size »12,933 24,001 11,798 6,784 19,768 20,920 
F:M »37.0:63.0 30.1:69.9 36.6:63.4 29.2:70.8 31.3:68.7 43.9:56.1 
ACT »~31.8 ~32.3 ~34.4 ~30.3 27 ~32.2 
SAT »~1588.7 ~1489.9 ~1566.9 ~1455.5 100 ~1588.7 
Room »$11,990 $9,814 $12,744 $12,960 $11,740 $13,166 
Instate »$47,642 $10,650 $43,498 $46,269 $34,424 $43,683 
Outstate »$47,642 $29,954 $43,498 $46,269 $34,424 $43,683 
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Education »A- B+ A- B+ A- 
Innovation »B+ B- A- B+ 
Competitive »B- B+ B+ 
Academic Success »B+ A- B+ B+ 
Usefulwork »B+ B- A- B+ B+ 
Social Life »C+ C+ C+ 
Extra Curricular »A- B+ B- A- 
Safety »A- B- A- A- A- 
Grounds »B+ C+ C+ 
Maintenance »B+ B- B+ A- 
Friendliness »B+ B+ B+ 
Faculty Accessibility »B+ B- B+ B+ 
Surrounding City »A- C- B- 
Funding Use »B+ A- A- 
Alumni »46/27 yrs 54/24 yrs 33/33 yrs 47/28 yrs 45/20 yrs 36/31 yrs 
Starting Salary »$131,865 $56,324 $111,053 $62,500 $56,364 $45,870 
Current Salary »$204,364 $128,649 $230,000 $221,061 $79,677 $226,667 
10yr Salary »$159,018 $86,087 $147,097 $119,949 $68,079 $104,004 
GoingWell »76.1% 66.7% 81.8% 72.3% 64.4% 75% 
JobSatis »65.2% 64.8% 69.7% 66% 57.8% 75% 
American Indian »            
Asian »15% 14% 16% 8% 5% 15% 
Black »4% 6% 3% 2% 4% 4% 
Hispanic »4% 5% 9% 6% 5% 9% 
International »34% 20% 29% 15% 11% 24% 
White »34% 52% 34% 62% 53% 37% 
Unknown »7%   6% 2% 21% 5% 
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Key:
CMU =
Carnegie Mellon University
GIT = Georgia Institute of Technology
MIT = Massachusetts Institute of Technology
RPI = Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rochester = Rochester Institute of Technology
Stanford = Stanford University


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