University of Chicago vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Overview Comparison
University of ChicagoMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Collegedunia Score8.4 Out of 109 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 21 QS World University 2025
# 11 QS World University 2024
# 12 US News 2024
# 1 QS World University 2025
# 1 QS World University 2024
# 1 QS World University 2024
Subject Strength# 129 for Engineering by QS World University 2024
# 35 for Data Science and Analytics by QS World University 2024
# 18 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 1 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 1 for Data Science and Analytics by QS World University 2024
# 5 for Medicine by QS World University 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -36
PG Programs -32
Doctorate Programs -9
UG Programs -47
PG Programs -40
Doctorate Programs -30
Acceptance Rate6.0 %4.0 %
Exam ScoreGMAT-570
IELTS-7
SAT-1080
TOEFL-104
GRE-310
IELTS-7
PTE-65
SAT-1510
TOEFL-90
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   56034
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  72000
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 29000 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   57590
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  57590
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 32280 Per Year
placement (average package)

University of Chicago is one of the top private universities in Chicago, United States. It is ranked #10 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

Top recruiters include McKinsey & Company Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Google LLC, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Accenture, Deloitte Consulting LLP etc

  • LLM : $220,000 
  • Masters in Finance : $207,000 
  • Masters in Management : $187,000 
  • MBA : $160,000 
  • Executive MBA : $152,000 
  • Doctorate : $138,000 

Average Salaries Of Degree:

  • Executive MBA : $192,000 
  • Masters in Management : $178,000 
  • MBA : $175,000 
  • Doctorate : $170,000 
  • PhD : $169,000 
  • Masters in Science : $140,000 

application requirements

Transcripts, English proficiency scores, Supplemental essays, teacher evaluation, GMAT/ GRE scores, Supplemental material (art work, research papers, etc.)

Letter of recommendations (two, preferrably from teachers of subjects maths and science or humanities)
Student profile
Creative portfolio
Interview
 

Campuses and B-SchoolsUniversity of Chicago Booth School of Business
MIT Sloan School of Management
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General Facts Comparison
General FactsUniversity of ChicagoMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1890
1861
Student:Faculty Ratio6:1
3:1
Male:Female48% Male, 52% Female54% Male, 46% Female
Location Facts

 A 217 acres campus located in Chicago's Hyde Park and Woodlawn neighborhood eight miles of downtown Chicago.


Lying between central and kendall squares across Charles River from Boston’s Back bay. Small instituition with close knit student body postioned to collaborate and contribute to neighbors


Library

UChicago Library System is the 10th largest academic library in North America comprising 6 libraries. Contains a total of 11.9 million volumes, 65,330 ft. of archives and manuscripts and 245 TB of digital archives.


More than 5 million items, with over 21,000 MIT theses
478 online database
17,000 journals
55,000 electronic journals


Campus Life

Famous campus attractions include UChicago's Metallurgical Laboratory, University of Chicago Press (largest university press in USA), Cobb Lecture Hall, Rockefeller Chapel, Gerald Ratner Athletics Center. UChicago also has over 400 Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs).


Over 450 co-curricular organizations, Society for Women Engineers, LGTQ+ community, Black stuents union, 33 varsity sports, The Tech (student newspaper), The Byte (graduate student publication), religious organizations, around 43 sororities, fraternities and independent living groups.


Hostel#Housing and Food(4 Quarters) - $29000
#Rooms - $12000
#Rooms - $13060
Famous Alumni

University boasts of about 182,000 alumni. 100 Nobel laureates, 4 Turning Award winners, 54 Rhodes Scholars, 26 Marshall Scholars, 9 Field Medalists, 52 MacArthur Fellows, 25 Pulitzer Prize winners, 20 National Humanities Medalists, 16 Billionaire graduates. Edwin Hubble (American astronomer), Bernie Sanders (US Senator), Milton Friedman (American economist), Satya Nadella (CEO of Microsoft), Larry Ellison (Founder of Oracle Corporation)


85 Nobel laureates, 58 National Medal of Science Winners, 29 National Medal of Technology and Innovation Winners
Kofi Annan (Former secretary general of UN), Buzz Aldrin (former Apolo 11 astronaut & fighter pilot), Benjamin Netanyahu (Iraesli Prime Minister), Amar Gopal Bose (Owner of Bose), etc


City Life

Chicago is the 3rd most populous city, 3rd largest gross metropolitan product and 2nd largest central business district in USA. Located on the shores of Lake Michigan. Home to several Fortune 500 companies (such as Boeing, McDonald's, Walgreens, Kraft Heinz, etc.). Famous landmarks include Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry, Navy Pier, etc.


Cambridge- city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts; City is part of the Boston metropolitan area; home to a huge student community; Average salaries offered within the state are up to 97,5000 USD; Famous tourist attractions: Charles River, Harvard Square, Mount Auburn Cemetery, MIT Museum, CambrdgeSide, John Harvard Statue, Sanders Theatre; Unemployment rate- 2.1% (Dec 2019)


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