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Better than CalTech, most certainly (the school is just too small, and too science focused I would guess). But it's indeed iffy to argue that any one of Stanfo
by hga 10y ago
Better than CalTech, most certainly (the school is just too small, and too science focused I would guess). But it's indeed iffy to argue that any one of Stanford, UC Berkeley, CMU or MIT are the best, it really depends on what you're looking for. E.g. if you want a lot of EE with your CS, go to Berkeley or MIT. Pure CS? CMU would seem to have a strong case (certainly much more than MIT), its competitor would be Stanford. Also a very selective program, you have to apply separately to it, and they only accept 135 students per year. By comparison, MIT and I would guess UC Berkeley's enrollment are a lot larger.
- assface 10y agoCorrection: CMU CS undergraduate program admits 300 each year, 135 enroll. The acceptance rate is around 6%
- hga 10y agoAh, yes, I'd forgotten about "yield". To throw out some more numbers, the last I got for MIT, which was before a degree from it was perceived as being relatively more valuable in the Great Recession, it received 13,000 applications, 3,000 of which were judged capable of doing the work, and the admissions office aimed for a yield AKA class size of 1,100.
- vram22 10y agoDo you mean out of 300 admitted, only 135 finally join, or something else?