| True, Olin is a much better option financially, plus it's engineering department is held in much higher regard than Brown's.
Cornell is your option if you simply MUST have that Ivy name and prestige.
Honestly, brown is your worst option here. Not a very well known engineering department, especially when compared to cornell. If you want proof, take a look at US News' engineering rankings:
"Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology 4.9
2. Stanford University (CA) 4.7
2. University of California–Berkeley * 4.7
4. California Institute of Technology 4.6
5. Georgia Institute of Technology * 4.5
5. U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign * 4.5
7. Cornell University (NY) 4.4
7. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor * 4.4
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37. Arizona State University * 3.3
37. Case Western Reserve Univ. (OH) 3.3
37. Iowa State University * 3.3
37. Lehigh University (PA) 3.3
37. Univ. of California–Santa Barbara * 3.3
37. Yale University (CT) 3.3
43. Brown University (RI) 3.2
43. Michigan State University * 3.2
43. University of Notre Dame (IN) 3.2
43. Vanderbilt University (TN) 3.2
43. Washington University in St. Louis 3.2
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So yeah, if you want a top program class engineering program, go with Cornell. If you want a free yet solid program, go with Olin. If you want a school you can brag about to your grocer but won't help you at all when you try to get a job as an engineer, go with Brown. |