College Comparison Worksheet

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1. Determine your interest of study
2. Do you want to live in Vermont, New England, or another location?
3. Compare four (4) colleges.
4. My career goal is . . .

College #1 College #2 College #3 College #4

Name of College American George Temple George Mason
University Washington University University
University
Location (city, state) Washington, DC Washington, DC Philidalphea, PA Fairfax, VA
Interested Major(s) Finance, Philosophy
Length of Program Master of Bachelor of Bachelor of Bachelors in
(Certificate, Science in Science in Business Economics
Associates, Bachelor’s, Finance Finance Administration
Master’s, Ph.d.) in Finance
Application Fee? $70 $80 $55 $70
Cost without Room & $49,889 $56,935 $29,882 $36,024
Board
Cost with Room & $16,100 $13,850 $11,916 $12,426
Board
Application
Deadlines: financial
aid
Application 01/15 01/05 Rolling-02/01 01/15
Deadlines: admissions
How many students 13,061 25,613 39,581 35,960
attend the school?
Are job placement Yes Yes Yes Yes
services available?
What types of 64% of students 66% of students 60% of students 58% receive
financial aid are receive financial receive financial receive financial need based
available? aid aid aid financial aid
Describe the living The dorms The dorms The dorms The dorms were
facilities were ranked a C were ranked a were ranked a ranked a B- on
on Niche C+ on Niche B- on Niche Niche
Describe the Lots of greens, Intertwined Intertwined Large, private
social/recreational private feeling with the city with the campus with
facilities campus outskirts of the lots of greens
city
Do you know of No Yes, they love No No
anyone who has the school and
attended this school? the city
What’s their opinion
Based on your comparison, what college do you want to attend and why?

American University!