<p>It’s pretty sad that RPI has to lose students to GT because of rankings. GT may rank higher but the fact of matter is that they are peer universities and are of the same academic caliber. Look at stats that matter like standardized test scores, endowment per student and you will see that they are comparable. </p>
<p>If “prestige” is what matters then pick GT. I for one prefer the smaller size of RPI and would pick it over GT anyday.</p>