Small/ Mid Size Engineering Schools-EE

weenie
Sun, 28 May 2006 19:55:34 +0000

There are lots of schools that fit your criteria.

Rochester Institute of Technology
RPI
Case Western
Worcester
Lehigh
Lafayette
Bucknell
Villanova

The question is, what can you afford to pay? If not $40+K/year then will you qualify for financial aid? If not financial aid, will he need merit money? All that will affect the mix of schools you’ll probably have to apply to, and your list may have to include some of the larger, but excellent, state U’s like Ohio State, Penn State, Pudue, U Wisc.

Everybody likes to recommend Olin, but getting in is really tough (24% last year). Here are their stats:
Class of 2009 at a Glance:
48 men/29 women
Applications Received: 546
Candidates (Finalists) invited to campus: 177
Admitted: 134
Enrolled: 77
65% recognized by AP Scholars Program | 40% National Merit Scholarship Program Finalists
17 AP Scholars with Distinction
15 AP Scholars with Honors | 8 Valedictorians / 2 Salutations
Average GPA: 4.2/4.0 Scale
Middle 50 percent of SAT scores: 1450–1550