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Initials » Harvard      MIT      Princeton      UPenn      Yale     
City »Cambridge Cambridge Princeton Philadelphia New Haven 
State »MA MA NJ PA CT 
Size »35,535 11,798 8,096 28,059 12,958 
F:M »49.7:50.3 36.6:63.4 45.0:55.0 53.6:46.4 50.3:49.7 
ACT »~35.5 ~34.4 ~31.9 ~33 ~2223850.9 
SAT »~1743.6 ~1566.9 ~1780.3 ~1600.3 ~918669 
Room »$14,115 $12,744 $13,080 $12,922 $13,500 
Instate »$42,292 $43,498 $40,170 $45,890 $44,000 
Outstate »$42,292 $43,498 $40,170 $45,890 $44,000 
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Education »B+ A- B+ A- A- 
Innovation »A- B+ B+ A- 
Competitive »B+ B+ B+ 
Academic Success »B+ A- B+ B+ A- 
Usefulwork »B+ A- B+ A- A- 
Social Life »B- B+ A- 
Extra Curricular »B+ A- A- A- 
Safety »B+ A- A- B+ 
Grounds »B+ C+ A- A- A- 
Maintenance »B+ B+ B+ A- 
Friendliness »B+ B+ A- 
Faculty Accessibility »B+ B+ B+ A- 
Surrounding City »B+ C+ A- 
Funding Use »B+ A- A- B+ A- 
Alumni »37/25 yrs 33/33 yrs 38/31 yrs 31/30 yrs 39/29 yrs 
Starting Salary »$38,333 $111,053 $90,179 $50,520 $52,885 
Current Salary »$163,437 $230,000 $211,552 $192,309 $185,227 
10yr Salary »$88,176 $147,097 $129,458 $97,470 $98,053 
GoingWell »43.2% 81.8% 71.1% 74.2% 56.4% 
JobSatis »40.5% 69.7% 71.1% 74.2% 53.9% 
American Indian »          
Asian »12% 16% 15% 14% 12% 
Black »5% 3% 6% 6% 5% 
Hispanic »7% 9% 6% 6% 7% 
International »22% 29% 20% 16% 21% 
White »44% 34% 46% 46% 46% 
Unknown »6% 6% 3% 10% 5% 
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Harvard University
MIT = Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton = Princeton University
UPenn = University of Pennsylvania
Yale = Yale University


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