<p>Oh yeah… that was it. I was just too darn lazy to look for it in the thread. ;-)</p>
<p>Given that choice, Stevens seems the clear winner to me. IMHO, the only reason the OP would choose Cornell would be due to pressure from USNews ranking zealots. </p>
<p>Which brings up the next soap box to stand on… how USNew does an incredible disservice to students and their families. Not one single metric in their ranking system… NOT ONE!.. measures the success of the student after they leave the school. I find that ridiculous. </p>
<p>I’ve got to believe the burning question in every parent’s mind is “How well will this education prepare my child for a life of success and achievement?” It was certainly the #1 question on my mind.</p>
<p>On the opposite side of the spectrum are rankings from Bloomberg and Payscale, who’s ONLY metric is career success (with regards to salary) and how satisfied they are in their positions. In that scale, Stevens ranks 12 in the nation and Cornell ties at 34 with WPI. With regards to top salaries in engineering, Stevens is #5 in the country. Cornell doesn’t even make the list.</p>
<p>I’m not saying Payscale is perfect, so payscale-haters don’t need to get on my back. </p>
<p>But certainly the USNews ranking system is tragically broken and the education kids think they are getting is clearly not as valuable as they think.</p>