<p>@GrayHen I’ll address your question from a location and cost point of view. What is your bottom line cost from each school? SU is private and expensive, which I’m sure you are aware of. They do have a nice campus. I’m from the Syracuse, went to Le Moyne and my son attends Pitt. If I were to make the decision today, I would go to Pittsburgh in a minute. As they say at Pitt the City is your campus. Having grown up, lived and visited family often, I can honestly say that there’s not a lot going on in Syracuse except SU sports. For the lost their Symphony two years ago because of financial reasons, and the economy is just not good. In Pittsburgh you will have MANY times the opportunities for internships which is something to consider, and over all there is just so much more to do!
I agree with amandakayak that engineering is not easy wherever you go, so I wouldn’t bet hung up on Pitt being more difficult than Penn State or SU. </p>