thanks so much!! I tried looking for this kind of site before but didn't succeed.
Does anyone know how far the Northwestern Memorial Hospital is from the main campus? It's in Chicago and not very close. How tedious would transportation be?
Department rankings are almost always graduate rankings. Sometime you hear about "undergrad rankings" but they are mostly "reputation rankings" which are essentially graduate rankings; faculty/research/PhD programs bring reputation, not undergrad in most fields (exceptions: certain trades such as accounting, fashion design...or business week ranking that actually uses undergrad data such as SAT score, starting salary..etc).
I was going to make a post today on why NU does not have (an ABET accredited) compsci program, but I notice that the rankings shown in this thread that there IS in fact a comp sci program (ranked 39th).
So I will point this out and still ask the question, why isnt there an ABET accredited compsci program at NU?
Northwestern University ,IL, United States Website link
Commission Accredited Program Program Criteria Date of Next General Review % of Program Available Online
Engineering (EAC) Biomedical Engineering(BS)[1982] Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 2011-2012
Engineering (EAC) Chemical Engineering(BS)[1947] Chemical Engineering 2011-2012
Engineering (EAC) Civil Engineering(BS)[1938] Civil Engineering 2011-2012
Engineering (EAC) Computer Engineering(BS)[1997] Computer Engineering 2011-2012
Engineering (EAC) Electrical Engineering(BS)[1938] Electrical and Electronics Engineering 2011-2012
Engineering (EAC) Environmental Engineering(BS)[1976] Environmental Engineering 2011-2012
Engineering (EAC) Industrial Engineering(BS)[1951] Industrial Engineering 2011-2012
Engineering (EAC) Manufacturing and Design Engineering(BS)[2000] Manufacturing Engineering 2011-2012
Engineering (EAC) Materials Science and Engineering(BS)[1976] Materials Engineering 2011-2012
Engineering (EAC) Mechanical Engineering(BS)[1938] Mechanical Engineering 2011-2012
by comparison , here is the ABET accreditation of NU fellow big10 peer school in ENG, UIUC. Note that there is a compsci accreditation at UIUC. Maybe this might be a clue on why UIUC is ranked 3rd in comp eng? I do not know what its rank is in compsci, however.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ,IL, United States Website link
Commission Accredited Program Program Criteria Date of Next General Review % of Program Available Online
Computing (CAC) Computer Science(BS)[2002] Computer Science 2013-2014
Engineering (EAC) Aerospace Engineering(BS)[1950] Aerospace Engineering 2013-2014
Engineering (EAC) Agricultural Engineering(BS)[1950] Agricultural Engineering 2013-2014
Engineering (EAC) Chemical Engineering(BS)[1936] Chemical Engineering 2013-2014
Engineering (EAC) Civil Engineering(BS)[1936] Civil Engineering 2013-2014
Engineering (EAC) Computer Engineering(BS)[1978] Computer Engineering 2013-2014
Engineering (EAC) Electrical Engineering(BS)[1936] Electrical and Electronics Engineering 2013-2014
Engineering (EAC) Engineering Mechanics(BS)[1960] Engineering Mechanics 2013-2014
Engineering (EAC) General Engineering(BS)[1936] Engineering, Engineering Physics & Engineering Science Engineering 2013-2014
Engineering (EAC) Industrial Engineering(BS)[1960] Industrial Engineering 2013-2014
Engineering (EAC) Materials Science and Engineering(BS)[1996] Materials Engineering 2013-2014
Engineering (EAC) Mechanical Engineering(BS)[1936] Mechanical Engineering 2013-2014
Engineering (EAC) Nuclear Engineering(BS)[1978] Nuclear and Radiological Engineering 2013-2014
Because we don't? Because we have a Computer Engineering program that is much bigger, and there simply isn't as much focus on Computer Science? Why does this matter?
It matters in the review of and comparison of schools that offer science and engineering pgms. It might matter in case a student wants to emphasize computer science, the software side of things, vs the hardware side of things in computer studies.
But this thread confirms that there IS a compsci pgm at NU, ranked 39th or something. I am just learning about this whole field and its many nuances. One thing I have discovered is this ABET accreditation. Apparently, it is some kind of organization that sets standards of breadth and depth of schools' offerings in STEM subjects.
It provides yet another measure of ...quality, distinction.. a means to compare schools on a given subject matter, in this case, STEM.
