Georgia Institute of Technology vs MIT, where to study in US?

Georgia Institute of Technology vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Georgia Institute of Technology overall ranking by QS is #97 out of 1401 globally, #26 out of 191 in USA for the year 2024. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private institution located in Cambridge. As per QS World rankings, the university has been at #1 for over 9 years in a row. Time Higher Education has ranked the university among the top 5 in the world for the past 8 years. MIT also ranks #1 for Graduate Employability as per QS Rankings.

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CtVgo0# 49 Times Higher Education 2027
# 71 Collegedunia Study Abroad 2027
# 142 QS World University 2027
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# 1 QS World University 2027
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# 16 sQv06Y Medicine Vi2Pqx QS World University 2026
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Acceptance Rate14.0 %4.5 %
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Top Recruiters: A T Kearney; Accenture; Acuity Brands Lighting; Aerospace Corp; Akuna Capital; AT&T; Barry Wehmiller Design Group; BMW Manufacturing Co. etc. 75% of students get recruitment through the placement cell. 

Average Salaries By Degree:

  • Doctorate: $170,000 
  • PhD: $120,000 
  • MBA:  $111,000 
  • Masters in Science: $94,000 
  • Master (Other): $88,000 
  • Bachelor of Science: $82,000 

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 

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LOR; SOP; GPA- 3.3 (percentage equivalent 86-89%). 

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Campuses and B-SchoolsScheller College of Business
MIT Sloan School of Management
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Location Facts

If you have love for animals then you can visit Georgia Aquarium to catch the beautiful glances of the aquatic world. 

You can also immerse yourself in the fantasy world of coca cola. The exciting history of the museum will give you the secret formula of happiness. 

You can also enjoy your leisure time by taking a tour to Fox Theatres which has been restored recently in its original exquisite look back from the 1920s.


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

Around 2.4 million books, 2.7 million technical reports, 240 online databases and more than 40,000 e-journals


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


Campus Life

Economic Engine, Game on, Music Mecca and foodie heaven are the well known events celebrated within the campus to promote diversity among the students. Apart from these events, there are more than 500 organizations made for the students as per their choices.


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 Allowance On Campus Cost - $11532
#Housing Allowance Off Campus Cost - $13974
#Rooms - $13614
Famous Alumni

Jimmy Carter (former President of USA); Chri Bosh (Basketball player); Nomar Garciaparra (Baseball player); Krishna Bharat (Google research scientist and founder of Google News)


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

Atlanta is the most popular city of the US state of Georgia with a population of about 506,811 (2019). The city is situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. With a GDP of 385 billion USD, Atlanta's economy is among the top 20 in the world. As a national center for the arts, the city is home to several art museums and institutions, opera, ballet, symphony orchestra, theatre, 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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