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Academics, Athletics, Campus Dining, Campus Housing, Campus Strictness, Computers, Diversity, Drug Scene, Facilities, Girls, Greek Like, Guys, Local Atmosphere, Nightlife, Off-Campus Dining, Off-Campus Housing, Parking, Safety and Security, Transportation, WeatherAcademicsAthleticsCampus DiningCampus HousingCampus StrictnessComputersDiversityDrug SceneFacilitiesGirlsGreek LifeGuysLocal AtmosphereNightlifeOff-Campus DiningOff-Campus HousingParkingSafety and SecurityTransportationWeather
A C C+ B A A+ A B B C B C+ A- A- A- B D+ B A- C+ Carnegie Mellon
B A C B B- A- D+ B- A- A- B A- B- B B A- C- A- B- D+ Indiana University
B A B B- B B+ D+ B B+ B+ B- B+ B B B B+ C- A- B- C Penn State
B+ A B B C A- C B A B+ B+ A C+ B+ B A+ C A B+ C Purdue
B+ A C B- B B+ C B- B+ A- A- B+ B B+ B B+ C A- B D Illinois

General Information

1Tuition Room
and Board
Average Financial Aid Control Campus Setting Academic Calendar
$39,405 $10,030 $26,552 Private Urban Semester Carnegie Mellon
$7,368 / $23,906 $7,138 $7,544 Public Small city Semester Indiana University
$13,014 / $24,248 $8,262 $9,698 Public Rural Semester Penn State
$6,458 / $19,824 $6,830 $9,426 Public Rural Semester Purdue
$8,502 / $21,895 $8,196 $10,288 Public Small city Semester Illinois

1 If two numbers are listed, the first is in-state tuition and the second is out-of-state tuition. All tuitions exclude room and board.

Student Body

Total
Students
Female
Students
Male
Students
Freshman
Enrollment
5,998 2,429 3,569 1,465 Carnegie Mellon
31,626 15,920 15,706 7,564 Indiana University
37,988 17,065 20,923 7,241 Penn State
30,851 12,643 18,208 6,672 Purdue
30,895 14,508 16,387 6,948 Illinois

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
3SAT
Range
4Common
App
5Application
Deadline
5Application
Notification
38 % 1910-2210 (of 2400) Yes January 1 April 15 Carnegie Mellon
71 % 1040-1260 (of 1600) No April 1 Rolling Indiana University
51 % 1100-1300 (of 1600) No Rolling Rolling Penn State
80 % 1060-1310 (of 1600) No March 1 April 10 Purdue
71 % 1170-1410 (of 1600) No January 2 February 15 Illinois

3 25th-75th Percentile.

4 Please note that many schools have supplemental applications in addition to the Common Application.

5 Regular Decision.

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