<p>Honestly I would have to say Virginia Tech for anything engineering. You would have to Google Electrical Engineering college rankings, but I know that VT consistently ranks in the Top 20 for everything engineering. VT is also a research institute. You will get to do hands on projects along with your major and possibly even work with Ph.D professors on current projects. I know that my summer engineering teacher has a Bachelors and Masters in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D in Engineering Education from VT. He told my class that when he was a student at Virginia Tech, one of his projects was working on a power adapter for laptops. They ended up designing a power adapter that was like 30% more efficient than the default charger for Dell computers. They sent their idea to Dell and Dell actually bought their idea and put it into production. I’ll find some research for you. That will be your best bet. Talk to people in the Penn State section and continue to post here on EE. Get as much information as you can. </p>
<p>[GRE</a> Guide - Electrical & Computer Engineering Rankings](<a href=“http://www.greguide.com/elecs.html]GRE”>University Rankings - Electrical)</p>
<p>On that website above, VT ranks 1 spot above Penn State. They rank 27 and 28 respectively.</p>
<p>[US</a> Top Electrical Engineering Ranking | World Ranking Guide](<a href=“http://worldranking.blogspot.com/2009/04/us-top-electrical-engineering-ranking.html]US”>US Top Electrical Engineering Ranking | World Ranking Guide)</p>
<p>On that website, Penn State ranks several spots above VT.</p>
<p>I guess it really depends on the year since it seems to fluctuate each year. I guess since they are so close to each other, choose the one that is cheaper. If you can get in-state at VT, go there. VT OOS is like 32k a year. Idk about Penn State because I didn’t apply. </p>
<p>I found a good website for helping you decide.</p>
<p>[2010</a> Electrical and Computer Engineering Rankings — PhDs.org Graduate School Guide](<a href=“http://graduate-school.phds.org/rankings/electrical-engineering]2010”>http://graduate-school.phds.org/rankings/electrical-engineering)</p>
<p>Feel free to PM me if you have any questions about 1st year engineering at VT. I’m currently a 2nd semester freshman in General Engineering. I was originally going to be an Aerospace Engineering student, but decided against engineering altogether due to the technicality in the engineering program. Some people love it, some hate it (like me). It is all personal preference. Hope those websites help you.</p>
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