College Comparison Worksheet

This is meant to be a tool in your college selection process; it is intended to be used in stages.
The first page can be used for your initial survey of schools. Information can be filled in as you discover it by looking at websites, talking to admission
representatives, and visiting the school. There are blanks in each area so that you can compare things that are important to you.
There is no correct way to use this worksheet; utilize it in a way that is helpful and meaningful to you.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Georgia Institute of Technology
School Name
Application Deadline: January 1 Application Deadline: January 1 Application Deadline: January 1
Deadlines Early decision: November 1 Early decision: November 1
Admission Requirements

Either SAT or ACT, Math SAT Subject Test, Either SAT or ACT Either SAT or ACT
Tests Required Science SAT Subject Test
ACT: 34-35 ACT: 31-34 ACT: 30-33
Average ACT / SAT

Special Requirements

Notification

East Coast; very far from home; more East Coast; very far from home; more East Coast; very far from home; more
Distance from Home
independence independence independence
Size / Location

Fall 2017: 11,466 students enrolled, 4,547 Fall 2017: 14,528 students enrolled, 6,804 2016: 26,839 students enrolled
Enrollment undergraduates enrolled (40%) undergraduates enrolled (46.8%)
Urban; close to city life Urban; close to city life Urban; close to city life
Urban / Suburban / Rural

$51,832 $53,910 $30,604 (out-of-state)

Tuition
$15,510 $13,784 $6,652
Room / Board
$2,898 $2,400 $800/$2,410
Expenses

Fees / Books
N/A $485 Personal/Misc Educational Costs: $32,000
Miscellaneous Costs Average Loan Costs: $60

$70,240 $70,579 $48,566

Estimated Cost of Attendance
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Georgia Institute of Technology
School Name
Yes Yes Yes
Your Major Offered
Special Requirements
Academics

Special Features
3:1 13:1 20:1
Student Faculty Ratio
69.6% of classes with <20 students 66.6% of classes with <20 students 38.3% of classes with <20 students
Typical Class Size

Private Private Public

Public / Private
Environment

Co-ed Co-ed Co-ed

Religious / Co-ed

MEGAWomen, MIT Society of Women Society of Women Engineers, 1000plus MOVE, Aerospace Design-Build-Fly Club,
Clubs / Organizations
Engineers, the MIT Filipino Students Day of Service Girls Who Code GT, Women’s Chorus,
Association Asian American Student Association,
Filipino Student Association
Yes Yes 56 available
Greek Life
Activities

Annual MIT Golf Outing Women’s golf Yellow Jackets Women’s Golf
Athletics / Intramurals
Available Available Available
Recreational Facilities

Must be a regular undergraduate or Depends

Residence Requirements
graduate student who is registered at and
attending MIT (on-campus) full time

Availability
Mainly co-ed, all-female McCormick Hall Traditional residence halls, apartments, Traditional, suite, and apartment-style
Types
suite-style living, and full houses rooms
Housing

Annual cost average: $5,000 Green plan, blue plan, red plan, yellow Approximately $1000 for summer meal
Food Plans
plan, Tartan flex, Scotty’s choice, plan
Whitfield’s Favor, Piper’s select
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Application Deadline: January 1 Application Deadline: January 1 Application Deadline: January 1
Deadline
Early decision: November 1 Early decision: November 1
High School Transcript, Standardized Tests Enrollment Reply Form, Financial Aid Immunization Forms, Financial Aid
Required Forms
(SAT or ACT, SAT Subject Tests) Forms
Scholarships based on personal financial Mainly finance based; there are few Yes; preference to students with financial
Financial Aid

Scholarships Offered
situation available needs
Presidential Scholarship, ROTC National Merit and National Achievement
Scholarships
Scholarships