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	California Institute of Technology	Harvey Mudd College	University of Southern California	United States Air Force Academy	Yale University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Overview
Location	Pasadena, California	Claremont, California	Los Angeles, California	USAF Academy, Colorado	New Haven, Connecticut	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Campus setting	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	City: Large	Town: Fringe	City: Midsize	City: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Public	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Quarter	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	99.0%	98.0%	96.0%	93.0%	98.0%	99.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	3.9%	10.0%	12.5%	12.4%	5.3%	4.1%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $100	$70	Undergraduate: $85 Graduate: $90		Undergraduate: $80 Graduate: $105	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $75
SAT range	N/A	1480 - 1560	1410 - 1540	1208 - 1490	1480 - 1580	N/A
ACT range	N/A	34 - 36	32 - 35	29 - 34	33 - 35	N/A
Students submitting SAT score		40.0%	31.0%	35.0%	54.0%
Students submitting ACT score		20.0%	19.0%	21.0%	35.0%
Total number of applicants	13,026	4,737	71,031	11,687	47,240	33,240
Total number of admissions given out	510	473	8,884	1,453	2,509	1,365
Admitted students who chose to enroll	270	225	3,668	1,091	1,786	1,177
Yield rate	52.9%	47.6%	41.3%	75.1%	71.2%	86.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Not required	Required	Required	Not required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required	Required	Not required	Required	Not required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$82,122	$82,236	$81,659		$82,170	$58,920
Average net price	$30,162	$33,838	$26,021		$20,605	$30,958
Tuition	$56,364	$60,402	$60,446		$59,950	$55,510
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $10,398 Meal plan: $7,350	Room/dormitory: $10,592 Meal plan: $8,741	Room/dormitory: $10,098 Meal plan: $6,634		Room/dormitory: $10,100 Meal plan: $7,700	Room/dormitory: $11,550 Meal plan: $6,550
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan		Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	54.0% Average amount $47,556	63.0% Average amount $32,188	72.0% Average amount $40,690		58.0% Average amount $58,715	100.0% Average amount $32,562
Students receiving federal student loan	5.0% Average amount $5,333	38.0% Average amount $4,821	22.0% Average amount $4,215		5.0% Average amount $4,879	6.0% Average amount $5,112
Students taking out private loans	15.0% Average amount $4,732	4.0% Average amount $9,820	2.0% Average amount $29,056		0.0% Average amount $5,094	1.0% Average amount $17,891
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	987 Men 55.3% Women 44.7%	905 Men 50.3% Women 49.7%	20,790 Men 48.5% Women 51.5%	4,181 Men 71.4% Women 28.6%	6,536 Men 48.6% Women 51.4%	4,638 Men 51.9% Women 48.1%
Graduate students	1,410 Men 66.7% Women 33.3%	N/A	28,528 Men 44.3% Women 55.7%	N/A	8,031 Men 46.3% Women 53.7%	7,296 Men 62.0% Women 38.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	N/A	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	92.2%	N/A	49.9%	N/A	93.6%	N/A
International students	29.4%	8.5%	23.8%	N/A	21.6%	29.2%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	City: Large	Town: Fringe	City: Midsize	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	1,572	926	8,700	4,200	5,576	6,280
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	California Texas Georgia Maryland Florida	N/A	California Texas New York Illinois Florida	N/A	California New York Connecticut Texas New Jersey	California Texas New York Florida New Jersey
Academics
Popular study areas	Engineering Physical Science Computer and Information Science Biological and Biomedical Sciences Mathematics and Statistics	Engineering Computer and Information Science Multidisciplinary Studies Physical Science Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Business Health Professions Engineering Computer and Information Science Public Administration and Social Service	Business Engineering Social Sciences Biological and Biomedical Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies	Business Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences Social Sciences Legal Profession	Engineering Business Computer and Information Science Architecture Mathematics and Statistics
Students to faculty ratio	3:1	9:1	9:1	8:1	6:1	3:1
Institutional accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Higher Learning Commission	New England Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education
Outcome
Graduation rate	92.9%	94.4%	92.0%	86.1%	96.9%	96.2%
Dropout rate	4.6%	0.5%	7.2%	13.9%	2.5%	3.0%
Transferred out	1.7%	4.7%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $155,297 Year 3: N/A Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $129,693 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $83,177 Year 3: N/A Chemistry (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $59,996 Year 2: $89,875 Year 3: N/A	Mathematics and Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $118,973 Year 2: $122,038 Year 3: $166,134 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $123,339 Year 2: $142,581 Year 3: $159,657 Engineering, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $81,948 Year 2: $81,997 Year 3: $90,517	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $104,166 Year 2: $187,234 Year 3: $221,418 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $167,228 Year 2: $163,225 Year 3: $161,094 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $106,344 Year 2: $126,683 Year 3: $148,434 Marketing (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $113,473 Year 2: $117,572 Year 3: $147,381 Computer Science (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $110,796 Year 2: $116,083 Year 3: $146,357 Legal Professions and Studies, Other (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $79,420 Year 2: $88,198 Year 3: $140,330 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $127,841 Year 2: $131,090 Year 3: $140,129 Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $135,775 Year 2: $135,393 Year 3: $136,848 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $121,676 Year 2: $101,072 Year 3: $134,632 Real Estate Development (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $119,991 Year 2: $122,038 Year 3: $125,784	N/A	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $133,998 Year 2: $122,038 Year 3: $168,803 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $150,882 Year 2: $147,858 Year 3: $167,455 Law (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $76,705 Year 2: $132,032 Year 3: $165,012 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $132,023 Year 2: $132,866 Year 3: $142,164 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $115,929 Year 2: $111,017 Year 3: $117,291 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $95,157 Year 2: $98,213 Year 3: $112,141 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $88,985 Year 2: $95,473 Year 3: $95,527 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $87,166 Year 2: $86,621 Year 3: $91,001 Medicine (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $64,834 Year 2: $63,625 Year 3: $73,597 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,489 Year 2: $58,522 Year 3: $72,034	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $144,716 Year 2: $150,045 Year 3: $183,153 Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $170,089 Year 2: $165,236 Year 3: $182,183 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $118,191 Year 2: $127,993 Year 3: $163,496 Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $82,796 Year 2: $117,572 Year 3: $155,540 Systems Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $133,685 Year 2: $137,214 Year 3: $155,079 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $104,229 Year 2: $121,226 Year 3: $139,548 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $141,603 Year 2: $126,504 Year 3: $132,987 Mechanical Engineering (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $112,885 Year 3: $124,425 Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $135,266 Year 2: $111,435 Year 3: $112,404 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $109,955 Year 2: $104,749 Year 3: $109,672

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