Peer Comparisons Table of Contents

Peer Comparisons Introduction Total Enrollment Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender by Race and Citizenship Graduate Enrollment by Gender by Race and Citizenship Total Degrees Awarded Total Degrees Awarded by Level Bachelor's Degrees Awarded by Discipline Master's Degrees Awarded by Discipline Doctoral Degrees Awarded by Discipline First‐time First‐year Enrollment by Gender Combined SAT Critical Reading and Mathematics 25th and 75th Percentiles Acceptance Rate First‐time, First‐year Yield First‐time, First‐year Retention Rate Six‐year Graduation Rate Average Faculty Compensation Professors Associate Professors Assistant Professors University Endowment Funds University Endowment Funds per FTE Student Expenditures per FTE Student Tuition, Fees, Room, and Board Full‐time, First‐year Students Receiving Institutional Grant Aid: Average Amount of Aid Received Full‐time, First‐year Students Receiving Loan Aid Average Amount of Aid Received Peer Comparisons: Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) comparison to Average Peer California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech) comparison to CMU Cornell University (Cornell) comparison to CMU Duke University (Duke) comparison to CMU Emory University (Emory) comparison to CMU Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) comparison to CMU Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) comparison to CMU Northwestern University (Northwestern) comparison to CMU University of Pennsylvania (Penn) comparison to CMU Princeton University (Princeton) comparison to CMU Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) comparison to CMU Rice University (Rice) comparison to CMU Stanford University (Stanford) comparison to CMU Washington University in St. Louis (Washington) comparison to CMU Peer Comparisons

Data Sources:

Academe: Bulletin of the American Association of University Professors

IPEDS: National Center for Education Statistics Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

NACUBO: National Association of College and University Business Officers

U.S. News & World Report: U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges"

Peer Institution List:

The following list of schools was selected by executive administration for benchmarking purposes:

California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech) Cornell University (Cornell) Duke University (Duke) Emory University (Emory) Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Northwestern University (Northwestern) University of Pennsylvania (Penn) Princeton University (Princeton) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Rice University (Rice) Stanford University (Stanford) Washington University in St. Louis (Washington)

Definitions:

Degree Disciplines: All degree disciplines are categorized according to their Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code

Arts: Includes Architecture and related services; visual and performing arts

Business: Includes business, management, marketing, and related support services

Computer and Information Sciences (CIS): Includes computer and information sciences and support services

Engineering: Includes engineering; engineering technologies/technicians

Humanities and Social Sciences: Includes area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies; communication, journalism, and related programs; communications technologies/technicians and support services; foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics; English language and literature/letters; liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities; philosophy and religious studies; theology and religious vocations; psychology; social sciences; history

Mathematics: Includes biological and biomedical sciences; mathematics and statistics; physical sciences

Other: Includes agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences; natural resources and conservation; personal and culinary services; education; family and consumer sciences/human sciences; legal professions and studies; library science; military technologies; multi/interdisciplinary studies; parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies; science technologies/technicians; security and protective services; construction trades; mechanic repair technologies/technicians; precision production; transportation and materials moving; health professions and related clinical sciences Public Administration: Includes public administration and social services professions

Enrollment: Carnegie Mellon enrollment figures do not include Qatar enrollment per IPEDS reporting guidelines

Expenditures: Includes the following institutional expenses: instruction, research, public service, academic support, student services, and institutional support

Faculty Compensation: Sum of salaries and benefits; not adjusted for cost of living

Federal Grant Aid: Includes grants that were provided by federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of Education, including Title IV Pell Grants and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOGs). Also includes need‐based and merit‐based educational assistance funds and training vouchers provided from other federal agencies and/or federally‐sponsored educational benefits programs, including the Veteran's Administration, Department of Labor, etc.

First‐time, First‐year Retention Rate: The percent of first‐year students who return for their second year

Institutional Grant Aid: Includes scholarships and fellowships that were granted and funded by the institution and/or individual departments within the institution (and are limited to students attending the institution). Also includes tuition and fee waivers granted by the institution (for which the institution is not reimbursed from another source). These would include scholarships targeted to certain groups of individuals (from a particular state or studying a certain subject) for which the institution designated the recipient; athletic scholarships; etc.

SAT 25th‐75th Percentile Range: The SAT scores for the middle 50% of first‐time, first‐year students

Six‐year Graduation Rate: The percent of first‐time first‐year students who graduate within six years

State/Local Grant Aid: Includes grants that were provided by the state such as Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnerships (LEAP) (formerly SSIGs). Also includes merit scholarships that were provided by the state and tuition and fee waivers for which the institution was reimbursed by a state agency. Local grants would include any local government grants, scholarships, or gift‐aid that are awarded directly to the student.

Student Loan Aid: Includes all Title IV subsidized and unsubsidized loans made directly to students and for which the student is the designated borrower. (Include Perkins Loans made to students.) Excludes PLUS and other loans made directly to parents and for which the parent is the designated borrower. Also includes all institutionally‐ and privately‐sponsored loans made to students, for which the student is the designated borrower (as long as the funds pass through the financial aid office).

Student to Faculty Ratio: The total full‐time equivalent (FTE) enrollment of students divided by the total full‐time equivalent (FTE) of instructional faculty. For this calculation, FTE is equal to full‐time headcount plus one‐third part‐time headcount.

Total Enrollment Fall 2010

Cal Tech 2,175 CMU 11,340 Cornell 20,939 Duke 15,016 Emory 13,381 Georgia Tech 20,720 MIT 10,566 Northwestern 20,481 Penn 25,007 Princeton 7,724 Rice 5,879 RPI 6,704 Stanford 19,535 Washington 13,820

Source: IPEDS

Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Cal Tech 967 CMU 5,830 Cornell 13,935 Duke 6,697 Emory 7,231 Georgia Tech 13,750 MIT 4,299 Northwestern 9,535 Penn 11,940 Princeton 5,142 Rice 3,529 RPI 5,431 Stanford 6,940 Washington 7,138

Source: IPEDS Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender Fall 2010

Cal Tech 60% 40% CMU 58% 42% Cornell 50% 50% Duke 51% 49% Emory 45% 55% Georgia Tech 69% 31% MIT 55% 45% Northwestern 48% 52% Penn 48% 52% Princeton 51% 49% Rice 52% 48% RPI 71% 29% Stanford 51% 49% Washington 50% 50%

Men Women

Source: IPEDS

Undergraduate Enrollment by Race and Citizenship Fall 2010

Cal Tech 79% 10% 12% 0% CMU 74% 14% 12% 1% Cornell 74% 17% 9% 1% Duke 75% 18% 7% 3% Emory 73% 16% 11% 1% Georgia Tech 79% 14% 7% 1% MIT 66% 24% 10% 2% Northwestern 80% 14% 5% 1% Penn 74% 15% 11% 1% Princeton 69% 21% 11% 1% Rice 66% 24% 10% 1% RPI 84% 12% 4% 0% Stanford 58% 35% 7% 6% Washington 79% 14% 7% 1% % U.S. Citizen (White, Asian, and race not reported) % U.S. Citizen (Black, Hispanic, Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian, and American Indian/Alaska Native) % International Source: IPEDS % U.S. Citizen (Two or more races) Graduate Enrollment Fall 2010

Cal Tech 1,208 CMU 5,510 Cornell 7,004 Duke 8,319 Emory 6,150 Georgia Tech 6,970 MIT 6,267 Northwestern 10,946 Penn 13,067 Princeton 2,582 Rice 2,350 RPI 1,273 Stanford 12,595 Washington 6,682

Source: IPEDS

Graduate Enrollment by Gender Fall 2010

Cal Tech 71% 29% CMU 69% 31% Cornell 57% 43% Duke 53% 47% Emory 43% 57% Georgia Tech 74% 26% MIT 69% 31% Northwestern 55% 45% Penn 47% 53% Princeton 62% 38% Rice 64% 36% RPI 71% 29% Stanford 60% 40% Washington 49% 51%

Source: IPEDS Men Women Graduate Enrollment by Race and Citizenship Fall 2010

Cal Tech 56% 6% 37% 0%

CMU 46% 5% 49% 1%

Cornell 55% 10% 35% 1%

Duke 67% 10% 23% 2%

Emory 71% 15% 14% 1%

Georgia Tech 51% 9% 40% 1%

MIT 54% 8% 38% 1%

Northwestern 71% 10% 19% 1%

Penn 71% 9% 20% 1%

Princeton 55% 8% 37% 1%

Rice 54% 12% 34% 1%

RPI 48% 6% 45% 1%

Stanford 55% 10% 34% 3%

Washington 69% 10% 21% 1% % U.S. Citizen (White, Asian, and race not reported) % U.S. Citizen (Black, Hispanic, Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian, and American Indian/Alaska Native) % International Source: IPEDS % U.S. Citizen (Two or more races)

Total Degrees Awarded

Academic Year 2009-10

Cal Tech 490 CMU 3,584 Cornell 6,148 Duke 3,518 Emory 3,502 Georgia Tech 5,027 MIT 3,296 Northwestern 5,562 Penn 6,466 Princeton 1,992 Rice 1,582 RPI 1,790 Stanford 4,442

Washington 3,370

Source: IPEDS

Total Degrees Awarded by Level Academic Year 2009-10

Cal Tech 39% 24% 37% CMU 38% 55% 7% Cornell 60% 32% 8% Duke 46% 46% 8% Emory 48% 36% 7% 9% Georgia Tech 57% 35% 8% MIT 34% 48% 18% Northwestern 40% 53% 7% Penn 43% 49% 8% Princeton 60% 25% 15% Rice 50% 39% 10% RPI 71% 21% 8% Stanford 38% 46% 16% Washington 49% 43% 7%

% Bachelor's % Master's % Doctoral % Other

Source: IPEDS Bachelor's Degrees Awarded by Discipline Academic Year 2009-10

Arts Eng Public Hum and Math and CIS Business Other Total Admin Soc Sci Sci Cal Tech 0% 34% 0% 1% 54% 10% 1% 0% 192 CMU 13% 29% 1% 11% 16% 12% 10% 9% 1,371 Cornell 8% 18% 2% 21% 17% 3% 13% 18% 3,696 Duke 3% 15% 7% 52% 17% 1% 0% 5% 1,623 Emory 5% 0% 0% 46% 21% 0% 17% 10% 1,684 Georgia Tech 5% 58% 0% 5% 8% 6% 14% 4% 2,842 MIT 3% 39% 0% 6% 30% 13% 7% 2% 1,116 Northwestern 10% 13% 4% 58% 8% 1% 1% 4% 2,219 Penn 3% 11% 1% 39% 13% 1% 21% 11% 2,774 Princeton 4% 19% 6% 54% 16% 0% 0% 0% 1,188 Rice 11% 20% 0% 43% 20% 2% 0% 4% 797 RPI 6% 58% 0% 5% 12% 9% 7% 2% 1,265 Stanford 2% 18% 1% 42% 15% 5% 0% 17% 1,671 Washington 12% 12% 0% 40% 16% 2% 12% 5% 1,666

Arts - Architecture and Visual and Performing Arts Eng - Engineering Public Admin - Public Administration and Social Services Hum and Soc Sci - Humanities and Social Sciences Math and Sci - Mathematics, Statistics, Biological, and Physical Sciences CIS - Computer and Information Sciences Business - Business Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Source: IPEDS Master's Degrees Awarded by Discipline Academic Year 2009-10

Arts Eng Public Hum and Math and CIS Business Other Total Admin Soc Sci Sci Cal Tech 0% 62% 0% 5% 28% 5% 0% 0% 119 CMU 6% 27% 9% 3% 3% 27% 22% 3% 1,963 Cornell 6% 29% 4% 7% 7% 5% 32% 10% 1,953 Duke 0% 13% 4% 10% 14% 1% 49% 9% 1,607 Emory 1% 0% 0% 18% 8% 1% 32% 40% 1,249 Georgia Tech 11% 48% 1% 3% 5% 13% 17% 2% 1,769 MIT 10% 40% 0% 4% 2% 9% 35% 0% 1,597 Northwestern 3% 9% 1% 15% 3% 3% 47% 19% 2,971 Penn 9% 6% 5% 8% 7% 5% 31% 29% 3,168 Princeton 9% 20% 19% 23% 23% 0% 6% 0% 502 Rice 12% 9% 0% 8% 18% 2% 47% 4% 619 RPI 9% 41% 0% 1% 11% 14% 18% 6% 374 Stanford 2% 38% 0% 11% 11% 7% 20% 11% 2,063 Washington 6% 8% 15% 9% 9% 4% 36% 13% 1,455

Source: IPEDS Doctoral Degrees Awarded by Discipline Academic Year 2009-10

Arts Eng Public Hum and Math and CIS Business Other Total Admin Soc Sci Sci Cal Tech 0% 40% 0% 4% 55% 1% 0% 0% 179 CMU 2% 51% 1% 6% 14% 18% 6% 2% 250 Cornell 3% 21% 1% 22% 35% 4% 2% 12% 499 Duke 3% 12% 0% 29% 34% 2% 2% 18% 288 Emory 2% 4% 0% 39% 42% 0% 5% 8% 255 Georgia Tech 2% 63% 2% 5% 17% 9% 2% 0% 416 MIT 3% 49% 0% 7% 30% 8% 2% 1% 583 Northwestern 8% 25% 0% 21% 35% 3% 4% 4% 372 Penn 3% 9% 4% 29% 32% 2% 4% 17% 521 Princeton 2% 24% 3% 40% 31% 0% 0% 0% 302 Rice 4% 21% 0% 21% 49% 5% 0% 0% 166 RPI 3% 51% 0% 3% 24% 7% 5% 7% 151 Stanford 2% 30% 0% 16% 35% 4% 2% 11% 708 Washington 1% 17% 5% 24% 48% 3% 0% 2% 244

Source: IPEDS First-time, First-year Enrollment Fall 2010

Cal Tech 222 CMU 1,486 Cornell 3,179 Duke 1,752 Emory 1,875 Georgia Tech 2,712 MIT 1,067 Northwestern 2,128 Penn 2,405 Princeton 1,312 Rice 949 RPI 1,154 Stanford 1,672 Washington 1,632

Source: IPEDS

First-time, First-year Enrollment by Gender Fall 2010

Cal Tech 60% 40% CMU 58% 42% Cornell 50% 50% Duke 49% 51% Emory 45% 55% Georgia Tech 64% 36% MIT 55% 45% Northwestern 47% 53% Penn 48% 51% Princeton 50% 50% Rice 52% 48% RPI 72% 28% Stanford 52% 48% Washington 52% 48%

Source: IPEDS Men Women Combined SAT Critical Reading and Mathematics 25th and 75th Percentiles Fall 2010 1600

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Source: IPEDS Acceptance Rate Fall 2010

Cal Tech 13% CMU 33% Cornell 18% Duke 19% Emory 30% Georgia Tech 59% MIT 10% Northwestern 27% Penn 14% Princeton 9% Rice 21% RPI 40% Stanford 7% Washington 21%

Source: IPEDS

First-Time, First-year Yield Fall 2010

Cal Tech 36% CMU 29% Cornell 48% Duke 41% Emory 28% Georgia Tech 40% MIT 64% Northwestern 31% Penn 63% Princeton 57% Rice 36% RPI 21% Stanford 71% Washington 31%

Source: IPEDS First-year Retention Rate Fall 2009 Cohort

Cal Tech 98% CMU 96% Cornell 96% Duke 97% Emory 94% Georgia Tech 94% MIT 97% Northwestern 96% Penn 98% Princeton 99% Rice 95% RPI 91% Stanford 98% Washington 97%

Source: IPEDS

Six-year Graduation Rate Fall 2004 Cohort

Cal Tech 88% CMU 87% Cornell 93% Duke 95% Emory 87% Georgia Tech 77% MIT 94% Northwestern 94% Penn 95% Princeton 96% Rice 93% RPI 83% Stanford 94% Washington 94%

Source: IPEDS Average Faculty Compensation - Professors Academic Year 2010-11 Cal Tech $207,500 CMU $172,200 Cornell $194,100 Duke $202,600 Emory $195,800 Georgia Tech $170,300 MIT $206,000 Northwestern $214,700 Penn $223,900 Princeton $228,000 Rice $193,700 RPI $156,500 Stanford $231,000 Washington $203,100

Source: Academe Average Peer Compensation = $202,092

Average Faculty Compensation - Associate Professors Academic Year 2010-11

Cal Tech $135,600 CMU $121,800 Cornell $139,000 Duke $130,900 Emory $131,900 Georgia Tech $118,200 MIT $146,500 Northwestern $142,600 Penn $153,300 Princeton $151,000 Rice $133,700 RPI $116,600 Stanford $162,900 Washington $124,200

Source: Academe Average Peer Compensation = $137,415 Average Faculty Compensation - Assistant Professors Academic Year 2010-11 Cal Tech $130,100 CMU $117,700 Cornell $123,800 Duke $108,100 Emory $114,400 Georgia Tech $107,400 MIT $128,800 Northwestern $128,000 Penn $146,600 Princeton $115,100 Rice $107,500 RPI $100,700 Stanford $129,800 Washington $108,000

Source: Academe Average Peer Compensation = $119,100 University Endowment Funds ($000) Fiscal Year 2009

Cal Tech $1,545,429 CMU 815,099 Cornell $3,478,587 Duke 4,823,572 Emory 4,694,260 Georgia Tech 335,792 MIT $8,317,321 Northwestern 5,945,277 Penn 5,668,937 Princeton 14,391,450 Rice 3,786,548 RPI 629,728 Stanford 13,851,115 Washington 4,473,180

Source: NACUBO Average Peer Institution = $5,533,938

University Endowment Funds per FTE Student ($000) Fiscal Year 2009

Cal Tech* CMU $79 Cornell* Duke $360 Emory $363 Georgia Tech $18 MIT* Northwestern $344 Penn $258 Princeton $1,909 Rice $692 RPI $93 Stanford $921 Washington $36

Source: NACUBO Average Peer Institution = $498 * Not reported to NACUBO Expenditures per FTE Student ($000) Fiscal Year 2009

Cal Tech $277 CMU $81 Cornell $71 Duke $143 Emory $103 GeorgiaTech $53 MIT $222 Northwestern $89 Penn $122 Princeton $131 Rice $79 RPI $50 Stanford $163 Wash U $156

Source: IPEDS Average Peer Institution = $127

Tuition, Fees, Room, and Board Academic Year 2011-2012

Cal Tech $49,380 CMU $55,120 Cornell $54,701 Duke $51,865 Emory $52,792 Georgia Tech $36,688 MIT $52,507 Northwestern $52,463 Penn $53,976 Princeton $48,850 Rice $48,206 RPI $54,679 Stanford $53,298 Washington $56,256

Source: Institution Websites Average Peer Institution = $51,205

Percent of Full-time, Students Receiving Institutional Grant Aid Fall 2009 Cohort

Cal Tech 59% CMU 58% Cornell 52% Duke 47% Emory 55% Georgia Tech 27% MIT 63% Northwestern 49% Penn 45% Princeton 60% Rice 64% RPI 100% Stanford 64% Washington 54%

Source: IPEDS

Average Amount of Institutional Grant Aid Received Fall 2009 Cohort

Cal Tech $29,152 CMU $21,486 Cornell $29,758 Duke $33,213 Emory $24,794 Georgia Tech $6,432 MIT $32,094 Northwestern $23,666 Penn $30,568

Princeton $32,503 Rice $25,595 RPI $17,194 Stanford $31,535 Washington $23,205

Source: IPEDS Percent of Full-time, First-time Students Receiving Loan Aid Fall 2009 Cohort

Cal Tech 33% CMU 41% Cornell 32% Duke 32% Emory 40% Georgia Tech 30% MIT 30% Northwestern 42% Penn 28% Princeton 10% Rice 24% RPI 81% Stanford 13% Washington 29%

Source: IPEDS

Average Amount of Student Loan Aid Received Fall 2009 Cohort

Cal Tech $5,026 CMU $6,771 Cornell $5,431 Duke $4,755 Emory $6,063 Georgia Tech $6,319 MIT $5,994 Northwestern $5,978 Penn $5,567 Princeton $4,787 Rice $7,691 RPI $9,510 Stanford $6,242 Washington $5,967

Source: IPEDS Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Tuition, Fees, Room, and Board: $55,120 Established: 1900 Student to Faculty Ratio: 12:1 Institutional Data: http://www.cmu.edu/ira

Total Enrollment Fall 2010

Peer Avg. 13,996

CMU 11,340

Graduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Peer Avg. 6,570

CMU 5,510

Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2010

Peer Avg. 7,426

CMU 5,830

First-time, First-year Enrollment Fall 2010

Peer Avg. 1,697

CMU 1,486

First-year Retention Rate Fall 2009 Cohort

Peer Avg. 96%

CMU 96%

Six-year Graduation Rate Fall 2004 Cohort

Peer Avg. 91%

CMU 87%

Total Degrees Awarded 2009-10

Peer Avg. 3,876

CMU 3,584 California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech) Location: Pasadena, California Tuition, Fees, Room, and Board: $49,380. Established: 1891 Student to Faculty Ratio: 3:1 Institutional Data: http://www.iro.caltech.edu/

Total Enrollment Fall 2010 Cal Tech 2,175

CMU 11,340

Graduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Cal Tech 1,208

CMU 5,510

Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2010

Cal Tech 967

CMU 5,830

First-time, First-year Enrollment Fall 2010

Cal Tech 222

CMU 1,486

First-year Retention Rate Fall 2009 Cohort Cal Tech 98%

CMU 96%

Six-year Graduation Rate Fall 2004 Cohort Cal Tech 88%

CMU 87%

Total Degrees Awarded 2009-10

Cal Tech 490

CMU 3,584 Cornell University (Cornell) Location: Ithaca, New York Tuition, Fees, Room, and Board: $54,701 Established: 1865 Student to Faculty Ratio: 12:1 Institutional Data: http://www.dpb.cornell.edu/

Total Enrollment Fall 2010 Cornell 20,939

CMU 11,340

Graduate Enrollment Fall 2010

Cornell 7,004

CMU 5,510

Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2010

Cornell 13,935

CMU 5,830

First-time, First-year Enrollment Fall 2010

Cornell 3,179

CMU 1,486

First-year Retention Rate Fall 2009 Cohort

Cornell 96%

CMU 96%

Six-year Graduation Rate Fall 2004 Cohort

Cornell 93%

CMU 87%

Total Degrees Awarded 2009-10

Cornell 6,428

CMU 3,584 Duke University (Duke) Location: Durham, North Carolina Tuition, Fees, Room, and Board: $53,760 Established: 1838 Student to Faculty Ratio: 8:1 Institutional Data: http://ir.provost.duke.edu/

Total Enrollment Fall 2010 Duke 15,016

CMU 11,340

Graduate Enrollment Fall 2010

Duke 8,319

CMU 5,510

Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2010

Duke 6,697

CMU 5,830

First-time, First-year Enrollment Fall 2010

Duke 1,752

CMU 1,486

First-year Retention Rate Fall 2009 Cohort

Duke 97%

CMU 96%

Six-year Graduation Rate Fall 2004 Cohort Duke 95%

CMU 87%

Total Degrees Awarded 2009-10

Duke 4,050

CMU 3,584 Emory University (Emory) Location: Atlanta, Georgia Tuition, Fees, Room and Board: $52,792 Established: 1836 Student to Faculty Ratio: 7:1 Institutional Data: http://www.oirpe.emory.edu/index.html

Total Enrollment Fall 2010 Emory 13,381

CMU 11,340

Graduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Emory 6,150

CMU 5,510

Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Emory 7,231

CMU 5,830

First-Time, First-Year Enrollment Fall 2010

Emory 1,875

CMU 1,486

First-Year Retention Rate Fall 2009 Cohort

Emory 94%

CMU 96%

Six-year Graduation Rate Fall 2004 Cohort

Emory 87%

CMU 87%

Total Degrees Awarded 2009-10

Emory 3,925

CMU 3,584 Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) Location: Atlanta, Georgia Tuition, Fees, Room, and Board: $36,688 Established: 1885 Student to Faculty Ratio: 19:1 Institutional Data: http://www.irp.gatech.edu/

Total Enrollment Fall 2010 Georgia Tech 20,720

CMU 11,340

Graduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Georgia Tech 6,970

CMU 5,510

Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2010

Georgia Tech 13,750

CMU 5,830

First-time, First-year Enrollment Fall 2010

Georgia Tech 2,712

CMU 1,486

First-year Retention Rate Fall 2009 Cohort Georgia Tech 94%

CMU 96%

Six-year Graduation Rate Fall 2004 Cohort

Georgia Tech 77%

CMU 87%

Total Degrees Awarded 2009-10

Georgia Tech 5,027

CMU 3,584 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Tuition, Fees, Room, and Board: $52,507 Established: 1861 Student to Faculty Ratio: 8:1 Institutional Data: http://web.mit.edu/ir/

Total Enrollment Fall 2010 MIT 10,566

CMU 11,340

Graduate Enrollment Fall 2010 MIT 6,267

CMU 5,510

Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2010 MIT 4,299

CMU 5,830

First-time, First-year Enrollment Fall 2010 MIT 1,067

CMU 1,486

First-year Retention Rate Fall 2009 Cohort

MIT 97%

CMU 96%

Six-year Graduation Rate Fall 2004 Cohort MIT 94%

CMU 87%

Total Degrees Awarded 2009-10

MIT 3,296

CMU 3,584 Northwestern University (Northwestern) Location: Evanston, Illinois Tuition, Fees, Room, and Board: $54,869 Established: 1851 Student to Faculty Ratio: 7:1 Institutional Data: http://www.adminplan.northwestern.edu/ir/

Total Enrollment Fall 2010 Northwestern 20,481

CMU 11,340

Graduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Northwestern 10,946

CMU 5,510

Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Northwestern 9,535

CMU 5,830

First-time, First-year Enrollment Fall 2010

Northwestern 2,128

CMU 1,486

First-year Retention Rate Fall 2009 Cohort

Northwestern 96%

CMU 96%

Six-year Graduation Rate Fall 2004 Cohort

Northwestern 94%

CMU 87%

Total Degrees Awarded 2009-10

Northwestern 6,081

CMU 3,584 University of Pennsylvania (Penn) Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tuition, Fees, Room, and Board: $53,976 Established: 1740 Student to Faculty Ratio: 6:1 Institutional Data: http://www.upenn.edu/ir/

Total Enrollment Fall 2010

Penn 25,007

CMU 11,340

Graduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Penn 13,067

CMU 5,510

Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Penn 11,940

CMU 5,830

First-time, First-year Enrollment Fall 2010 Penn 2,405

CMU 1,486

First-year Retention Rate Fall 2009 Cohort

Penn 98%

CMU 96%

Six-year Graduation Rate Fall 2004 Cohort

Penn 95%

CMU 87%

Total Degrees Awarded 2009-10

Penn 7,157

CMU 3,584 Princeton University (Princeton) Location: Princeton, New Jersey Tuition, Fees, Room, and Board: $49,934 Established: 1746 Student to Faculty Ratio: 6:1 Institutional Data: http://www.princeton.edu/provost/institutional-research/

Total Enrollment Fall 2010

Princeton 7,724

CMU 11,340

Graduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Princeton 2,582

CMU 5,510

Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Princeton 5,142

CMU 5,830

First-time, First-year Enrollment Fall 2010 Princeton 1,312

CMU 1,486

First-year Retention Rate Fall 2009 Cohort

Princeton 99%

CMU 96%

Six-year Graduation Rate Fall 2004 Cohort

Princeton 96%

CMU 87%

Total Degrees Awarded 2009-10

Princeton 1,992

CMU 3,584 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Location: Troy, New York Tuition, Fees, Room, and Board: $54,679 Established: 1824 Student to Faculty Ratio: 16:1 Institutional Data: http://provost.rpi.edu/node/88

Total Enrollment Fall 2010 RPI 6,704

CMU 11,340

Graduate Enrollment Fall 2010 RPI 1,273

CMU 5,510

Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2010 RPI 5,431

CMU 5,830

First-time, First-year Enrollment Fall 2010

RPI 1,154

CMU 1,486

First-year Retention Rate Fall 2009 Cohort

RPI 91%

CMU 96%

Six-year Graduation Rate Fall 2004 Cohort RPI 83%

CMU 87%

Total Degrees Awarded 2009-10

RPI 1,790

CMU 3,584 Rice University (Rice) Location: Houston, Texas Tuition, Fees, Room, and Board: $47,851 Established: 1912 Student to Faculty Ratio: 8:1 Institutional Data: www.rice.edu/OIR

Total Enrollment Fall 2010 Rice 5,879

CMU 11,340

Graduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Rice 2,350

CMU 5,510

Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Rice 3,529

CMU 5,830

First-time, First-year Enrollment Fall 2010 Rice 949

CMU 1,486

First-year Retention Rate Fall 2009 Cohort

Rice 95%

CMU 96%

Six-year Graduation Rate Fall 2004 Cohort

Rice 93%

CMU 87%

Total Degrees Awarded 2009-10

Rice 1,582

CMU 3,584 Stanford University (Stanford) Location: Stanford, California Tuition, Fees, Room, and Board: $52,883 Established: 1891 Student to Faculty Ratio: 10:1 Institutional Data: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/pres-provost/irds/ir/

Total Enrollment Fall 2010 Stanford 19,535

CMU 11,340

Graduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Stanford 12,595

CMU 5,510

Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Stanford 6,940

CMU 5,830

First-time, First-year Enrollment Fall 2010

Stanford 1,672

CMU 1,486

First-year Retention Rate Fall 2009 Cohort

Stanford 98%

CMU 96%

Six-year Graduation Rate Fall 2004 Cohort

Stanford 94%

CMU 87%

Total Degrees Awarded 2009-10 Stanford 4,712

CMU 3,584 Washington University in St. Louis (Washington) Location: St. Louis, Missouri Tuition, Fees, Room, and Board: $55,111 Established: 1853 Student to Faculty Ratio: 7:1 Institutional Data: http://research.wustl.edu

Total Enrollment Fall 2010 Washington 13,820

CMU 11,340

Graduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Washington 6,682

CMU 5,510

Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2010 Washington 7,138

CMU 5,830

First-time, First-year Enrollment Fall 20101 Washington 1,632

CMU 1,486

First-year Retention Rate Fall 2009 Cohort

Washington 97%

CMU 96%

Six-year Graduation Rate Fall 2004 Cohort Washington 94%

CMU 87%

Total Degrees Awarded 2009-10

Washington 3,863

CMU 3,584