How does Princeton CS compare to Harvard, Penn M&T, CMU SCS?

the other three are liberal arts colleges

To be pedantic, none of the 4 are LACs, but I get what you mean re: Harvard and Princeton.

However, Penn M&T will put you in Engineering and Wharton, so the liberal arts curriculum in the College won't affect you. If you want a stronger STEM/business focus and fewer humanities/social science courses, that's a plus for M&T.

At this level, prestige is comparable. I'd recommend looking up post-graduation outcome info for all 4 since that's your stated priority, but I expect the outcomes would also be pretty similar.

They're all great opportunities, and I congratulate you on getting in! Like others have said, there's really not a wrong choice here, so I encourage you to actually, seriously consider location and campus feel. You will do better academically and professionally if you are not miserable.

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