Which is the best engineering college?

Neenie
Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:44:00 +0000

On the other side of the spectrum is Georgia Tech which is the highest rank in chemical engineering of the schools you are considering. My d has an acceptance there and we’ve visited twice. They offer amazing resources, many research and co-op opportunities. They have wonderful facilities, a recreation center that was used for 1996 Olympics, and a brand new undergraduate building devoted to resources (ex tutoring) to help the student succeed. The downside is the very high prof:student ratio. There are over 1800 undergraduate mechanical engineers for example. It may be hard to stand out. But you can pretty much be assured that you will have a job when you graduate if you do well. It is very common to take at least 5 years to complete an undergraduate degree. Some of that may be from students co-oping or doing internships which extends the academic portion. Georgia tech is gaining in name recognition and is overall for engineering in the top 5. My d is deciding between georgia tech and northwestern for engineering. They are both top schools but I think she will choose NU primarily because of the diversity, smaller class size and it is closer to home (plus she loves the color purple :)).