UNIVERSITY RANKINGS

University Name

Min GPA

Min GRE

Min TOEFL

Intake

Deadlines

Tuition fees per year in $

Some more points about the University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

NA

NA

250 CBT

Fall

December 15

33,600

Top ranked university Forget about on-campus jobs etc.,

Stanford University

No min

No min

230 CBT 89 iBT

Fall

December 12

21,996

Even though no min GRE or GPA req, they look for only the best students California is very costly

University of California, Berkeley

3.0

NA

230 CBT iBT 68

Fall Spring

Fall: December 15 Spring:September 1

23828

Mostly looks for only IITs California is very costly

University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign

3.0

NA

242 CBT iBT 96

Fall Spring

Fall: December 15 Spring: September 1

24,052

Even though the min GPA is 3.0, avg is 3.86 avg GRE is also more than 1350 IITs

California Institute of Technology

NA

NA

NA

Fall

January 15

29595

Generally considers only IITians

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

3.5

1300 4.5AWA

220 CBT 84 iBT

Fall

March 1

25268

A good University

Georgia Institute of Technology

3.25

400V, 700Q,3.5AWA

213 CBT 79 iBT

Fall Spring Summer

Fall:February 1 Spring:August 1 Summer:Februrary 1

19,424

Very few RAs for MS students Can try for TAs

Carnegie Mellon University

3.0

NA

260 CBT 74 iBT

Fall Spring

Fall: December 31 Spring: October 1

32,400

Good University but high tuition fees

Cornell University

3.5

500V, 750Q,5AWA

250 CBT 105 iBT

Fall

January 15

32,800

University of Texas–Austin

3.0

550V, 750Q,5AWA (Average scores)

213 CBT

Fall

January 12##

13,689

Princeton University

3.0

NA

260 CBT 74 iBT

Fall Spring

Fall: December 31 Spring: October 1

32,400

Good University but high tuition fees

Purdue University–West Lafayette

3.25

No min Average scores: 575V, 770Q,720AWA

230 CBT 77 iBT

Spring Fall

Spring: September 15 Fall: January 5

21,266

University of California–Los Angeles

3.0

No min Average scores: 61%V, 93%Q,84%AWA

220 CBT

Fall

December 15

23,238.50

University of Maryland–College Park

Good GPA (No min specified)

No min(generally high)

233 CBT 84 iBT

Spring Fall

Spring: June 1 Fall: February 1

22,264

University of Southern California

No min

No min

250 CBT

Spring Fall

Spring: October 1 Fall: June 15

22,942

Everyone can get admit into this university but absolutely no funding

University of California–San Diego

3.0

NA

NA

Fall

December 20

23,629.50

Less chances of funding

University of Washington

3.2

500V, 700Q, 5AWA

250 CBT 28(min passing score) iBT

Fall

December 15

20,640

University of Wisconsin–Madison

3.0

NA

213 CBT 80 iBT

Spring Fall

Spring: September 30 Fall: November 15

24,454

Ohio State University

3.2

NA

237 CBT 92 iBT

Fall Others(NA)

November 30

21,429

Johns Hopkins University

NA

NA

250 CBT 100 iBT

Fall

January 15

33,900

Pennsylvania State University–University Park

3.0

NA

250 CBT 80 iBT

Fall

December 15

24,900

Good chance for internships

Rice University

NA

No min Average scores: 600V, 770Q, 720AWA

NA

Spring Fall

Spring: August 15 Fall: January 15

23,400

University of California–Santa Barbara

3.0

NA

213 CBT 80 iBT

Fall

December 15

22,964

High cost of living

Texas A&M University–College Station

3.0

525V, 700Q, 4.0AWA

250 CBT

Spring Fall Summer

Spring: August 1 Fall: March 1 Summer: November 1

21,982

Private university, Internships available. Needs good GRE score

Columbia University

NA

No min Average scores: 525V, 767Q,4.4AWA

264(Avg) CBT

Spring Fall

Spring: October 1 Fall: February 15

16,962

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ

3.4

No min

213 CBT

Fall Others(NA)

Fall: December 31

19,049

Considers only students with high GRE

University of Minnesota–Twin Cities

3.0

No min Average scores: 70%V, 80%Q, 80%AWA

213 CBT

Fall

December 15

18,274

Arizona State University

3.0

No min Average scores: 720Q, 4.0AWA

213 CBT

Spring Fall

Spring: August 31 Fall: January 31

17,414

Good for VLSI. Many companies near by, good chances of Internships

Duke University

NA

NA

213 CBT

Spring Fall

Spring: NA Fall: November 15

NA

University of Florida, Gainesville

3.0

1200, 3.5AWA

213 CBT 80 iBT

Spring Fall Summer

Spring: July 1 Fall: February 1 Summer: November 1

21,951

Good funding and scholarship chances. Also has good placements.

North Carolina State University

3.25

70%V, 90%Q, 50%AWA

220 CBT

Spring Fall Summer

Spring: May 1 Fall: January 1 Summer: October 1

17,350

Another good university.

Northwestern University

No min 3.3(Avg)

No min Average scores: 700Q, 4.5AWA

250 CBT 100 iBT

Fall

December 31

33,408

University of Arizona

No min

No min

213 CBT

Spring Fall Summer

Spring: June 1 Fall: December 1 Summer: December 1

15,184

Many industries around

University of California–Davis

3.2

500V, 700Q

213 CBT

Fall

February 1

24,103.16

Costly and needs good GRE score

University of Colorado–Boulder

3.0

No min Average scores: 586V, 772Q, 4.5AWA

250 CBT 100 iBT

Spring Fall

Spring: October 1 Fall: December 1

21,726

Needs very high GRE score.

Iowa State University

3.0

700Q

230 CBT 79 iBT

Spring Fall Summer

Spring: September 15 Fall: January 15 Summer: January 15

17,080

University of Pennsylvania

3.0

No min Average scores: 586V, 772Q,4.5AWA

250 CBT

Spring Fall

Spring: October 1 Fall: May 1

16,108

GRE > 1300

University of Virginia

NA

450V, 650Q, 4.0AWA

250 CBT 100 iBT

Spring Fall

Spring: August 1 Fall: January 15

20,560

Washington University in St. Louis

3.0

450V, 650Q, 4.0AWA

213 CBT 80 iBT

Fall

January 15

24,606

Yale University

NA

NA

NA

Fall

January 2

23,610

University of California–Irvine

No min

No min

213 CBT 80 iBT

Fall

January 15

24,630

Michigan State University

80%

400V, 4.0AWA

230 CBT

Spring Fall

Spring: September 15 Fall: January 15

18,000

Less acceptance %

Case Western Reserve University

3.2

520V, 740Q, 3.5AWA

213 CBT 80 iBT

Spring Fall

Spring: October 1 Fall: February 1

20,016

Brown University

No min

No min

173 CBT

Fall

January 1st week

33,888

University of Massachusetts–Amherst

3.0

No min (generally high)

550 PBT

Spring Fall

Spring: October 1 Fall: January 15

20,000 (approx)

University of Notre Dame

3.0

No min

250 CBT

Fall

February 1

33,410

Auburn University

NA

NA

NA

Spring Fall

Spring: August 1 Fall: February 1

NA

Dartmouth College

3.0

No min (generally high)

550 PBT

Spring Fall

Spring: August 1 Fall: January 1

22,198

This univ also considers students with high GRE

Rutgers State University

3.2

600V, 730Q, 660AWA

250 CBT

Spring Fall

Spring: October 1 Fall: January 5

20,287

Newyork. Good chances of placement

Boston University

NA

NA

215 CBT 84 iBT

Spring Fall

Spring: October 1 Fall: December 15

33,330

Lehigh University

2.75

1200, 3.5AWA

213 CBT 85 iBT

Spring Fall

Spring: November 1 Fall: January 15

17,820

University of Iowa

3.0

No min

213 CBT 81 iBT

Fall

Fall: February 1

18,611

Drexel University

3.0

No min

250 CBT

Spring Fall

Spring: October 13 Fall: June 13

19,400

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

No min

No Min

230 CBT 88 iBT

Spring Fall Summer

Spring: August 15 Fall: January 1 Summer: January 1

32,600

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   42. Loquacious - Talkative; garrulous
   43. Vivid - Perceived as bright and distinct; brilliant; having intensely bright colors; having a very high degree of saturation; presented in clear and striking manner; felt with the freshness of immediate experience; active in forming lifelike images
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   47. Sonnet - A 14-line verse form usually having one of several conventional rhyme schemes
   48. Entice - To attract by arousing hope or desire; lure; tempt or persuade
   49. Stolid - Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; impassive; apathetic, stupid; without emotion or interest
   50. Lax - Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness; not taut, firm, or compact; slack; not strict