1. By: Paul Kindzierski CSC 101 Spring 2013 College Comparisons

2. Table of Contents Slide 3 - http://www.uconn.edu/http://www.uconn.edu/ Slide 4 - http://www.purdue.edu/http://www.purdue.edu/ Slide 5 - http://www.psu.edu/http://www.psu.edu/ Slide 6 - http://duke.edu/http://duke.edu/

3. Uconn The University of Connecticut is one of the nation's leading public research universities. UConn's main campus in Storrs is admitting the highest-achieving freshmen in University history. Student diversity continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians and salutatorians who consistently make UConn their top choice.

4. Purdue Purdue is one of the nations top engineering colleges. It has over eight different engineering degrees alone, with a separate building dedicated to each section. It also has a wide variety of other degrees and fields of study.

5. Penn State The Pennsylvania State University is a public, state-related research university with campuses and facilities in Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855, the university has a stated threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service.

6. Duke Duke is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James B. Duke established The Duke Endowment, at which time the institution changed its name to honor his deceased father, Washington Duke.

7. Enrollment

8. Admissions

9. Cost

10. Default Rates

11. Duke If I had the grades, I would definitely choose Duke as my school. It is far more exclusive, and though its more money, it also has a great hiring rate. I am a music major here and Dukes music program is highly admired throughout the nation.