<p>I understand that sometimes being from a geographically different part of the country can aid (a little) in admissions. But, I also hear that being from out of state can hinder acceptance at some of the top state universities. So, are there any very good engineering programs for which being from NY state would be an advantage?</p>
<p>Not sure if its an advantage but Syracuse has a good engineering department, if you’re looking to stay in-state.</p>
<p>Thank you. Yes, we will look at Syracuse, but it will probably be too expensive.</p>
<p>I think being oos helps at U o I Champaigne, they like the extra $$.</p>
<p>Birder,</p>
<p>Being from NY I would suggest you look way west or south for an advantage in both admissions and aid. Stete schools, which are some of the best engineering schools, may give some weight to out of state students for admission but usually not for aid.</p>
<p>I am originally from upstate New York and can offer some insight. NY is unique in that I does not have any large flagship university or universities which have highly regarded engineering colleges. Basically you have Stony Brook, Binghamton and Buffalo. Disregard the so-called rankings. I suspect that these public universities offer a fine education. Start there and do your research.</p>
<p>Being a NY’er will not give your student any significant advantage to any prominent university anywhere in the USA. The state just sends too many student out of state to confer any advantage to any on particular student.</p>
<p>Also do not discount any university, particularly privates, based on cost. I suspect that many prominant private universities will offer enough need based aid to make them more than competetive with most OOS universities. So do not discount Syracuse, RPI, Rochester or Cornell. The later three in particular have wonderfully regarded engineering colleges.</p>
<p>Rochester Institute of Technology is another lovely campus in NY. We toured it this summer, but son decided it was too rural & cold for his tastes (we live in sunny HI).
HImom</p>
<p>If you are interested in nanotechnology, look at SUNY-Stony Brook or Albany. Stony Brook has been singled out for its undergrad program; Albany for its graduate-level courses</p>
<p>Delaware, UMD?</p>
<p>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a top 5 Engineering school and does not discriminate against out-of-state applicants like most public schools.</p>
<p>im_blue,</p>
<p>Tue enough aboutUIUC but what does their financial aid look like for out of state students? It is one thing to get in and another to be able to pay for it.</p>