<p>My D1 attends Pitt Med school. Pitt is superior to Penn State in most of the Medical or Health related disciplines and the Pitt Medical school is highly ranked and internationally recognized.</p>
<p>However, when it comes to Engg., my preference would be for Penn State over Pitt… other than for BioMed Engg. My D2 plans to study ChemE starting Fall 2014 and though we are from PA, she has opted not to study in-state. Her current shortlisted ones include GTech, UMinn, Wisc-Mad and Purdue…with the outcome at UCB being awaited. She will be a 3rd generation engineer in our family, with both my dad and I being Mechanical engineers !</p>
<p>@neilson18, the following links provide some rankings/info that can help you to decide:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.shanghairanking.com/FieldENG2013.html”>http://www.shanghairanking.com/FieldENG2013.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2013/engineering-mechanical”>http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2013/engineering-mechanical</a></p>
<p><a href=“Subject Ranking 2013-14: Engineering & Technology | Times Higher Education (THE)”>http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2013-14/subject-ranking/subject/engineering-and-IT</a></p>
<p><a href=“25 Best Value Engineering Schools 2021 | Best Value Schools”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/top-25-ranked-engineering-programs-with-the-best-return-on-investment/</a></p>
<p><a href=“School Rankings by College Major – Job Recruiter Top Picks - WSJ”>School Rankings by College Major – Job Recruiter Top Picks - WSJ;
<p>Let me know if you have any specific question regarding studying MechE.</p>
<p>Good luck !</p>