<p>Hi, I'm pretty much stuck with the choice between university of rochester and carnegie mellon. I want to generally do premed and i know that rochester is very strong in that area. However I'm not too sure how carnegie mellon compares to that. I know that CM is good at CS, engineering and drama, but not too sure about pre-med. Does anyone have any suggestions?</p>
<p>bump, can anyone help?</p>
<p>Data mostly drawn from USNWR</p>
<p>OBJECTIVE DATA</p>
<p>Undergraduate Enrollment:
U Rochester: 4696 Carnegie Mellon: 5623</p>
<p>Cost (Tuition & Fees):
U Rochester: $33,426 Carnegie Mellon: $33,448</p>
<p>Graduation & Retention Rank
U Rochester: 37th Carnegie Mellon: 32nd
-% of Students expected to graduate in 6 years:
U Rochester: 83% Carnegie Mellon: 88%
-% of students who do graduate in 6 years:
U Rochester: 80% Carnegie Mellon: 86%</p>
<p>Faculty Resources Rank:
U Rochester: 34th Carnegie Mellon: 18th
-% of classes with 50+ students
U Rochester: 10% Carnegie Mellon: 9%
-% of classes with <20 students
U Rochester: 63% Carnegie Mellon: 66%
-Faculty/student ratio
U Rochester: 9/1 Carnegie Mellon: 10/1</p>
<p>Student Selectivity Rank:
U Rochester: 35th Carnegie Mellon: 32nd
-Average SAT/ACT:
U Rochester: 1250-1420 Carnegie Mellon: 1290-1470
-% of students ranking in top 10% of high school class
U Rochester: 76% Carnegie Mellon: 71%
-% acceptance rate
U Rochester: 48% Carnegie Mellon: 39%</p>
<h1>of NMS Finalists from 2005:</h1>
<p>U Rochester: 32 (3%) Carnegie Mellon: 24 (2%)</p>
<h1>of 1500 scorers enrolled:</h1>
<p>U Rochester: 414 (9%) Carnegie Mellon: 981 (17%)</p>
<p>Financial Resources Rank:
U Rochester: 18th Carnegie Mellon: 23rd </p>
<p>Alumni Giving % and Rank:
U Rochester: 20% (69th) Carnegie Mellon: 25% (33rd)</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE DATA</p>
<p>Peer Assessment:
U Rochester: 3.4 Carnegie Mellon: 4.2</p>
<p>The overall rank diferential would normally suggest that there are some relatively clear quantitative differences in how these two schools compare. In fact, the opposite is true as the numbers are very close in nearly every objective category categories. Student body statistical profile favors Carnegie Mellon by a very slim margin. Other very marginal advantages to CMU in Graduation/Retention rank while U Rochester has marginal advantage in Financial Resources. The only really sizable difference is their reputation among academics where CMU has a decided advantage.</p>