The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at MIT
By Gender
| Males | A |
| Females | A |
By Major
| Aerospace Engineering | A |
| Architecture | A- |
| Biology | A |
| Business - Management and Administration | A |
| Chemical Engineering | A+ |
| Chemistry | A- |
| Civil Engineering | A+ |
| Communications | A+ |
| Computer Engineering | A- |
| Computer Science | A |
| Economics | A |
| Electrical Engineering | A |
| Engineering Department | A+ |
| Finance | A+ |
| Geography and Geosciences | A+ |
| Math | A- |
| Mechanical Engineering | B+ |
| Neuroscience/Cognitive Science | A+ |
| Nuclear Engineering | A |
| Other | A- |
| Physics | A+ |
| Political Science | B |
| PreMed and Medical | A+ |
| Undecided | B- |
| Urban Planning | A |
Against similar schools
Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Average of All Schools
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Stanford University
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Princeton University
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Yale University
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Cornell University
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University of California - Berkeley
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Brown University
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Columbia University in the City of New York
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Surrounding City
“... The surrounding city is great, and the students are generally friendly and approachable ...Read full comment
“I did my S.B. in math & EECS so I had the opportunity to work with people in the two departments. My general impression of engineering students was t...Read full comment
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“MIT is not for everyone. If you are coming here for the prestige, then you would more then likely be happier at another school. MIT does have a few ...Read full comment
“this college rocks in so many ways.
its a ridiculous amount of work but there are people to help, and i feel as if the work will really pay off later...Read full comment
“... And it's right next to a city that seems to be designed for college students ...Read full comment
“What make this university good? good question. apart from having exceptional education system. it also has a very friendly environment. people here is...Read full comment
“I did my S.B. in math & EECS (+ M.Eng) so I had the opportunity to work with people in the two departments. My general impression of engineering stud...Read full comment
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