<p>I really do think that USNWR is very inaccurate in Harvard’s engineering ranking. I mean, look at the schools it’s being put in the same category. They are considered by most to be far better at engineering than Harvard is.</p>
<p>Remember that the biggest factor in these rankings is peer assessment reports. I’m sure that most engineering faculty at other schools don’t know a thing about Harvard engineering, but because its Harvard, they think that it can’t be that bad.</p>
<p>As far as the combination of liberal arts and engineering goes, I think that the best school for that from a pure ranking/prestige perspective is Princeton. Other good schools for that include Penn (where I am going for engineering next year), Stanford, and Duke. Compared to their balance of both excellent liberal arts and decent/strong engineering, Harvard cannot compare.</p>
<p>Any success of any engineers that might come out of Harvard (I’ve never heard of a Harvard engineer in my entire life) has more to do that they must have been some of the top students in the country just to get into Harvard and that they would do well no matter where they went to school than to the quality and strength of the actual deparment.</p>