<p>Obviously MIT, Stanford, and CalTech have very highly regarded engineering programs but what other universities are considered especially prestigious in engineering.</p>
<p>I want to go to an university that is highly regarded for engineering and considered prestigious to employers, academia, etc.</p>
<p>From what I know, recruiters, especially NASA and Google, love Georgia Tech. They often come in the fall to GT to interview and pick ppl for jobs, internship, etc.</p>
<p>How was UC Berkeley so easily forgotten from this list? Anyway, at a certain point, rankings are a moot point. It comes down to what you do with your time in college. They all offer many of the same things.</p>
<p>For undergrad, Cal Poly SLO has a solid reputation among employers. It takes a more practical hands-on approach to teaching engineering, whereas many universities take a theoretical approach. They also have a 4+1 program, where you can get both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree at the same time.</p>
<p>i know man, ppl always leave UC Berkeley out whenever they think of the best engineering undergrad schools. it’s highly regarded among employers and offers you close proximity to the high-tech companies in and around silicon valley/bay area.</p>
<p>schachwhiz thanks for that link! So nice to see something other than USNEWS! The worldwideness of it is uber cool. Nice to see how our US universities come in against Oxford and Cambridge etc.</p>
<p>MomfromKC,
That thing is a total garbage. I like how the UK ranking subtly injected OxBridge into the top-10. LOL@ Brown and Hong Kong University (I came from Hong Kong).</p>
<p>To see what I mean, check out the following:
USN ranking of undergrad engineering programs based on reputation:
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology 4.8
Stanford University (CA) 4.7
University of California—Berkeley* 4.7
California Institute of Technology 4.5
Georgia Institute of Technology* 4.5
U. of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign* 4.5
University of Michigan—Ann Arbor* 4.4
Cornell University (NY) 4.3
Carnegie Mellon University ¶ 4.2
Purdue Univ.—West Lafayette (IN)* 4.2
Princeton University (NJ) 4.1
University of Texas—Austin* 4.1
Univ. of Wisconsin—Madison* 4.0
Johns Hopkins University (MD) 3.9
Northwestern University (IL) 3.9
Virginia Tech* 3.9
Pennsylvania State U.—Univ. Park* 3.8
Rice University (TX) 3.8
Texas A&M Univ.—College Station* 3.8
Univ. of California—San Diego* 3.8
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY) 3.7
Univ. of California—Los Angeles* 3.7
Univ. of Maryland—College Park* 3.7
University of Washington* 3.7
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38 Brown University 3.3</p>
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<li>There’s no incentive to use criteria and weights that inflate OxBridge.</li>
<li>No weird results like Hong Kong University or Brown that we know are not good, let alone in the top-50, for engineering.</li>
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<p>You might be interested in NY Maritime College even though it doesnt have the prestige of all the other universities and colleges mentioned it does have 100% job placement year after year. I’m a current student at the school.</p>
<p>ARWU is as good as any. The problem is that there is no way around some subjectivity. None of the rankings should be viewed as fact, but more as a rough guide.</p>
<p>I like to see a multitude of lists, not just USNews. The time I put up a Pay Scale list everybody went nuts. This is definately a USNews kinda place. You would think engineers would want a wealth of data, then again most of you are just students and parents. I know who the experienced engieers are.</p>
<p>Embry-Riddle is great for undergrad Aerospace Engineering, Space Physics, and Engineering Physics. </p>
<p>They don’t quite have the “elite” name status you’re looking for, but aside from that, their engineering programs are excellent. Their specialty is Undergraduate Astro/Aero Engineering. </p>
<p>USNEWS Ranked 11th (out of 188) best engineering school overall (non-phd granting), and #1 astro/aero engineering program (non-phd granting).</p>
<p>ERAU is pretty overrated in my opinion. The narrow focus cuts down on what sort of people you meet and what sort of activities you have available to you.</p>