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Check out the U.S. New & World Report rankings for engineering.
Undergraduate:[Best</a> Colleges - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/engineering]Best”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/engineering)
In addition to the overall rankings, the list on the right has rankings by specialty (the list of schools where the highest degree is a doctorate will be the most accurate.)
There is another U.S. News list for engineering graduate schools; the rankings are similar.</p>
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This is definitely not true for the top engineering schools. Out of the many hundreds of companies recruiting here, only a handful are local. The rest come from all over the country. Employers are well aware of the rankings above. They recruit at all the top engineering schools, and specifically target departments that are strong in their area of need. The top companies recruit at the top departments and are familiar with the rankings of various fields within engineering.</p>
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Most schools hold a large engineering recruitment fair in the fall, and a smaller one in the spring. I just checked our university website and the list of recruiters from earlier in the semester has been removed. I would recommend emailing the career office of schools you are considering for this information; I’m sure they would be happy to share it. You should contact the engineering career office, rather than the university career office (these are often separate units.)</p>