Princeton University | Dartmouth College | |
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Collegedunia Score | 8.3 Out of 10 | 5.9 Out of 10 |
ranking (overall) | # 1 US News 2024 # 6 Times Higher Education 2024 # 17 QS World University 2024 | # 18 US News 2024 # 161 Times Higher Education 2024 # 237 QS World University 2024 |
Subject Strength | # 8 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024 # 154 for Medicine by QS World University 2023 # 51 for Law by Academy Ranking of World Universities 2021 | # 55 for Engineering by US News 2024 # 48 for Medicine by US News 2024 |
Programs | UG Programs -18 PG Programs -13 Doctorate Programs -6 | UG Programs -43 PG Programs -11 Doctorate Programs -3 |
Acceptance Rate | 6.5 % | 10.6 % |
Exam Score | GRE updated-308 IELTS-7 SAT-1460 TOEFL-100 | IELTS-7 SAT-1430 TOEFL-105 |
Cost to Study | Average Tuition Fees 49450 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 54070 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 18630 Per Year | Average Tuition Fees 73178 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 53052 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 10362 Per Year |
placement (average package) | Hiring Companies are Amazon, IBM Corporation, Goldman Sachs Group, Raytheon Co., Microsoft, etc. Princeton University is one of the top private universities in Princeton, United States. It is ranked #=16 in QS World University Rankings 2023. Degree Average Salary Masters in Science $248,000 Doctorate $175,000 MBA $173,000 PhD $135,000 Bachelor of Science $110,000 Masters in Finance $107,000 | Graduate Employability Rankings (2020): 161-160. |
application requirements | Freshman need 3.87 GPA on a scale of 4.0 (A- grade or 90 to 92%). | Interviews are conducted for most UG programs as well. Personal essay is required along with UG applications. |
Campuses and B-Schools | NA | Tuck School of Business |
CollegeDunia Reviews | 8.3/10 Read 1 reviews | 8.7/10 Read 3 reviews |
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General Facts | Princeton University | Dartmouth College |
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Type of University | University | College |
Established | 1746 | 1769 |
Student:Faculty Ratio | 8:1 | 7:1 |
Male:Female | 71% Male, 29% Female | 51% Male, 49% Female |
Location Facts | 500-acre campus located in central New Jersey; Philadelphia and New York are just 55 miles away which is an hour drive. The southern edge of the university has an artificial lake | Located in Hanover, a rural town in New Hamshire, in the upper valley with Connecticut River. The Appalachian Trails run through the campus. Located in a pastoral setting with mountain vistas and towering pines, Dartmouth college offers is renowned for its picturesque location. |
Library | University has 14 libraries; Firestone Library is the main library having more than 11 million holdings in 12 buildings throughout the campus. It houses 3000 ebooks; 50,000 graphic arts collection; 100,000 coins collection; 1,244,911 paper of Princeton; 250,000 rare books collection; 10,000 archives and more | The college has seven libraries, Bery-Bery Library is the main library holding a collection of over 2 million volumes. Hosts collections like special art collection, East Asian Room, Ray Nash Collection, Robert Frost collection, Theodor Geisel Collection, etc |
Campus Life | 300 student organizations, 36 sport clubs, 17 chaplaincies and some of the campus life units such as Athletics and Campus Recreations; Center for Career Development; Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Center; etc. | The campus life offer 35 division I varsity teams and 33 sports clubs, over 160 groups and organizations for UG students, graduate student organization offers other activities and societies to join. The College has a Hopkins Center for Arts, a museum, and a Black Family Visual Arts Center. Religious fraternities and sororities are also available for joining. The College has its own newspaper. You can also join the outing club. Grab food at various on-campus cafes. |
Hostel | #Room - $10960 | #On campus - $10362 |
Famous Alumni | Michelle Obama (former First Lady of US); James Madison and Woodrow Wilson (former US Presidents); Jeff Bezos (Amazon CEO and founder); Jimmy Stewart (actor); Alan Turing (father of theoretical computer science) | Dr. Suess (author), Daniel Webster (Former Secretary of State), Robert Frost (poet), Henry Paulson (former US Secretary of Treasury), Fred Rogers (American TV Personality), Timothy Geithner (Former US Secretary of Treasury), Kriten Gillibrand (Member of US Senate), Jake Tapper (Journalist), Salmon P. Chase (Former Cheif Justice of US), etc. |
City Life | The city of Princeton is located in the center of New Jersey, which is located in the Mid-Atlantic region of Northeastern USA. The cosmopolitan communities residing in the city offer students with multi-cuisine dining. You can shop around in downtown Princeton. The city also has a theatre, museum, and gardens. The unemployment rate is 3.6% . | Hanover is a small city and is considered as one of the best cities to study in the USA (QS). It is the highest rating city in New Hampshire and second highest in the US. It is also one of the most educated city’s in the US. The unemployment rate observed was around 29.1 (May 2020). |
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