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Ask HN: Why can no school match the rigor of Carnegie Mellon(CMU) CS curriculum?

1 pointsby ggr2342almost 2 years ago
CMU consistently produces tremendously good engineers from their CS department&#x2F;school. They have an extensive requirement for their CS degree : https:&#x2F;&#x2F;csd.cmu.edu&#x2F;academics&#x2F;undergraduate&#x2F;requirements<p>Why does no other school focus so much on undergrad education like CMU does?

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eesmithalmost 2 years ago
Pardon? What do you mean no other school does that? USA Today ranks CMU as tied with MIT, Standford, and Berkeley. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.usnews.com&#x2F;best-colleges&#x2F;rankings&#x2F;computer-science-overall" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.usnews.com&#x2F;best-colleges&#x2F;rankings&#x2F;computer-scien...</a><p>Coming in next are Cornell, Georgia Tech, Princeton, and the University of Illinois, also tied.<p>These are all excellent programs consistently producing tremendously good engineers.<p>Other schools are tops for other areas. Oregon State has a much better forestry program than CMU, for example.