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Degrees in Demand – 2007

Top degrees in demand (bachelor’s degree level)
Accounting
Business administration/management
Computer science
Electrical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Information sciences and systems Marketing/marketing management
Computer engineering
Civil engineering
Economics/finance
Top degrees in demand (master’s degree level)
M.B.A.
Electrical Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Top degrees in demand (doctorate degree level)
Electrical Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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University of California Engineering school comparison

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School

Berkeley

San Diego

LA

Santa Barbara

Davis

Irvine

Size (FT/PT)

1,300 / 394 

1,147 / 0 

1,256 / 0 

N/A 

1,044 / 72 

868 / 97 

Acceptance rate

17.5% 

21.8% 

34.5% 

20.8% 

31.5% 

24.0% 

Number of applicants

5,102 

4,193 

2,735 

2,183 

2,351 

2,814 

Number accepted

891 

912 

947 

453 

740 

677 

Number enrolled

424 

324 

330 

154 

282 

267 

Average undergraduate GPA

3.7 

3.5 

3.7 

3.7 

3.4 

3.5 

Average GRE verbal score

559 

542 

499 

548 

519 

471 

Average GRE quantitative score

773 

764 

766 

762 

756 

751 

Analytical writing GRE score

4.7 

4.6 

4.3 

4.63 

4.45 

4.2 

Minimum computer TOEFL score

230 

213 

220 

250 

213 

213 

out-of-state tuition

$14,961

$14,694  

$23,065  

$14,961  

$23,921

$21,858

Required fees

$8,440

$7,866

N/A 

$7,491 pa

N/A 

$503 pa 

Room/board

$13,610 

$9,421 

$12,381 

$8,704 

$9,555 

$8,604 

Books/supplies

$1,266 

$1,436 

$1,800 

$1,437 

$1,102 

$2,527 

Miscellaneous expenses

$2,898 

$2,574 

$4,872 

$432 

$2,767 

$5,660 

Total [...]

‘Outlook’ Ranking of Top Govt. Engineering Colleges-India

June 2007
1 IIT – Kharagpur
2 IIT – Kanpur
3 IIT – Mumbai
4 IIT – Delhi
5 IIT – Chennai
6 IIT – Roorkee
7 IT BHU – Varanasi
8 Indian School of Mines – Dhanbad
9 IIT – Guwahati
10 College of Engineering, Anna University – Chennai
11 Jadavpur University, Faculty of Engg & Tech – Calcutta
12 NIT – Trichy
13 NIT – Warangal
14 [...]

Ranking of Indian Engineering Colleges

RANK / Name of Institute / City
1 Indian Institute of Technology IIT Kanpur
2 Indian Institute of Technology IIT Kharagpur
3 Indian Institute of Technology IIT Bombay
4 Indian Institute of Technology IIT Madras
5 Indian Institute of Technology [...]

‘India Today’ Best Engineering Schools – 2007

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‘Outlook’ Ranking of Top Private Engineering Colleges – India

June 2007
1BITS Pilani
2 BIT Mesra Ranchi
3 PSG College of Technology Coimbatore
4 Thapar Inst. of Engineering &Technology Patiala
5 Dhirubhai Ambani Inst. of Infocom.Tech Gandhinagar
6 Manipal Institute of Technology Manipal
7 Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore
8 VJTI Mumbai
9 SSN College of Engineering Chennai
10 RV College of Engineering Bangalore
11 [...]

Computer Science Admission Requirements of Top USA Schools

This Data was collected in September 2005.

USN Rank 1
Carnegie Mellon University – HCII
Degrees
Masters and Ph.D.
GRE and other admission requirements
“the average GRE score (which includes analytical, verbal and quantitative) of those admitted students last year was 2008″
The GRE subject test is optional for those applicants to the PhD programs in Computer Science, Computational and [...]

Starting Salaries US College Graduates: Summer 2007

Trade
Increase %
Earnings $

Chemical Engineering
5.4
59,361

Computer Engineering
4.8
56,201

Mechanical Engineering
4.6
54,128

Electrical Engineering
3.2
55,292

Civil Engineering
5.4
48,509

Computer Science
4.1
53,396

Information Science
4.6
50,852

Information Systems
4.2
47,648

Marketing
6.1
40,161

Accounting
2.3
46,718

Business Administration
3.9
43,701

Political Science
5.9
34,590

English
5.3
32,553

Psychology
4.7
31,631

Sociology
3.5
32,033

History
3.3
33,768

Economics
new to the list
48,483

Finance
new to the list
47,239

Source:National Association of Colleges and Employers

Computer Science Programs 2nd List

Safe Universities
Alphabetically
Apply to these Universities if you are an average student with reasonable GPA, TOEFL and GRE scores.
ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY – AL
ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY – MS
ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY – TX
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, TEMPE – AZ
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY – AR
AUBURN UNIVERSITY – AL
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY – ID
BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY [...]

Safe Universities

Please note that different programs have different range of requirements.
CS and EE are the most demanding in engineering.
In sciences Biology and Chemistry are having strict admission requirements.
Of Professional programs Biotechnology, Pharmacy are difficult to get into.
If you are applying to any of the above programs admission requirement shall become more demanding.

GRE [...]