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Initials » Harvard      Northwestern      SDSU     
City »Cambridge Evanston San Diego 
State »MA IL CA 
Size »35,535 25,098 32,653 
F:M »49.7:50.3 47.7:52.3 56.2:43.8 
ACT »~35.5 ~31.9 ~27.3 
SAT »~1743.6 ~1579.9 ~1301.9 
Room »$14,115 $13,862 $12,032 
Instate »$42,292 $45,527 $6,766 
Outstate »$42,292 $45,527 $17,926 
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Education »B+ A- 
Innovation »B+ B- 
Competitive »B+ 
Academic Success »B+ B+ B- 
Usefulwork »B+ B+ B- 
Social Life »B- 
Extra Curricular »B+ B+ B+ 
Safety »B+ B+ 
Grounds »B+ A- B+ 
Maintenance »B+ B+ B+ 
Friendliness »B+ 
Faculty Accessibility »B+ 
Surrounding City »B+ A- 
Funding Use »B+ B+ 
Alumni »37/27 yrs 44/31 yrs 40/24 yrs 
Starting Salary »$38,333 $86,688 $50,862 
Current Salary »$163,437 $199,815 $185,961 
10yr Salary »$84,497 $123,537 $106,920 
GoingWell »43.2% 79.6% 67.5% 
JobSatis »40.5% 77.3% 60% 
American Indian »      
Asian »12% 13% 13% 
Black »5% 5% 4% 
Hispanic »7% 6% 27% 
International »22% 13% 6% 
White »44% 49% 39% 
Unknown »6% 12% 6% 
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Similar Schools
 

Harvard University:
Yale University -- New Haven, CT
Princeton University -- Princeton, NJ
Stanford University -- Stanford, CA

 

Northwestern University:
Harvard University -- Cambridge, MA
Columbia University in the City of New York -- New York, NY
George Washington University -- District of Columbia, DC

 

San Diego State University:
University of California -- Los Angeles, CA
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo -- San Luis Obispo, CA
University of California -- Davis, CA

 
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