Columbia/U Penn/Cornel Engineering Ranking

arcfromconn
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:49:19 +0000

Hi,
Does anyone know how good is Columbia/U Penn/Cornel for Engineering (undergrad)? I used to think that these are some of the best in the country since getting into these Ivies is very very difficult.

But in the national rankings for Engg, Coumbia & U Penn are not there even in top 20. Please check the follwing.

[Top Engineering Schools - Find the Best Engineering Programs in This List of Top Engineering Schools](Top Engineering Schools in the United States)

Am I missing something here? I undestand, MIT, Caltech & Stanford are top schools. But in the yop 10, they have Michigan, Georgia Tech, Cornegie Mellon etc, but not Columbia, U Penn & Princeton. Not even in top 20 schools, they have bunch of public schools such as Purdue, UC Burkley, Univ of Illinois etc.

I am interested in Engineering. Which school is better in terms of opportunities for internships, jobs etc.

Columbia/Cornell/Penn
or
U of Michigan, CMU, U of Illinois etc?

I am confident of getting admission in later list but not so sure of getting in Ivies, I have a chance in these Ivies especially Cornel & Penn if I apply ED, but my chance would be much higher in the above mentioned public schools.
Thanks for your help.