Cal Poly or Rensselaer

SEDwrds
Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:33:19 +0000

Have been accepted at both schools and am planning on majoring in aeronautical/aerospace engineering. After scholarships, cost is about the same.
Love the Cal location but am concerned about comparative program reputation.
Can someone provide some insight?
I have done a fair amount of research and grad salaries appear comparable, as do the companies that interview on both campuses, and general rankings. One related concern is the comparative academic reputation of both schools, the admittee standardized (ACT/SAT) test scores and rank within high-school graduation class appears. Rensselaer appears to be more selective. (It is somewhat difficult to determine due to limited info availability for engineering-only/aernautical engineering programs. One article sited that 90% of Rensselaer engineering student admittees graduated in the to 10% of their highschool class.)
Thanks much