We live in the midwest & D is at WPI. No ‘lay’ people here have heard of it, but industry people do.
We have a distant relative who is a high powered consultant in Chicago making high 6 figures & D was choosing between Purdue & WPI & he said he always chooses to interview/hire WPI grads first. That was powerful - relative is a Purdue grad!
We were looking for the best fit for D & WPI has been amazing so far. Definitely the right choice.