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Carnegie Mellon University vs Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

The numbers that actually decide it — net price after aid, how hard each is to get into, and how many students finish — compared straight across. Net price beats sticker price every time.

Similar selectivity (14% vs 12%) but out-of-state cost runs $34k — meaningfully less than $66k.

Carnegie Mellon UniversityGeorgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Acceptance rate12%14%
Net price (in-state)

what the average family actually pays after aid

$66,246$12,058
Net price (out-of-state)$66,246$34,484
Sticker tuition (in-state)$66,246$12,058
Sticker tuition (out-of-state)$66,246$34,484
Graduation rate93%93%
Total enrollment7,30418,785

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