<p>I'm debating between these two colleges right now, does anybody know which one has a better aerospace program? I know Sd has a better engineering program, but i've heard ucd is up there in aerospace/aeronautical.</p>
<p>If anyone has a usnews premium account and could check it for me that would be great! Otherwise, any information is helpful. I'm leaning towards sd right now, but i'm turned away because of the bad social life i'm hearing about.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>In 2008, the graduate school score was 3.0 for UCSD and 2.7 for UCD.</p>
<p>anybody else? I'm still not sure</p>
<p>UCSD wasn't too far behind UCLA in the 2007 undergrad rankings.</p>
<p>even without rankings, i wouldn't be comparing Davis with SD for engineering... Davis isn't bad, but it's not at the same level.</p>
<p>USNEWS 2008 Engineering Ranking Compilation
Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)</p>
<ol>
<li>Columbia University (NY) 3.7</li>
<li>Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY) 3.7</li>
<li>Univ. of California–Los Angeles * 3.7</li>
<li>Univ. of Minnesota–Twin Cities * 3.7</li>
<li>University of Washington * 3.7</li>
<li>Duke University (NC) 3.6</li>
<li>Ohio State University–Columbus * 3.6</li>
<li>Univ. of California–San Diego * 3.6</li>
<li>Univ. of Maryland–College Park * 3.6</li>
<li>North Carolina State U.–Raleigh * 3.5</li>
<li>University of Florida * 3.5</li>
<li>University of Pennsylvania 3.5</li>
<li>Univ. of Southern California 3.5</li>
<li>Harvard University (MA) 3.4</li>
<li>University of California–Davis * 3.4</li>
<li>University of Colorado–Boulder * 3.4</li>
<li>University of Virginia * 3.4</li>
</ol>
<p>and UCD is not all that far from UCSD....
Neither school is ranked for aerospace/aeronautical. Go to the school you like the best.</p>
<p>Undergraduate engineering specialties:
Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical
(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
Methodology
1 Massachusetts Inst. of Technology
2 Georgia Institute of Technology *
3 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *
4 Stanford University (CA)
5 California Institute of Technology
6 Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)*
6 U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *
8 Princeton University (NJ)
9 University of Texas–Austin *
10 Cornell University (NY)
10 Univ. of Maryland–College Park *
12 Texas A&M Univ.–College Station *
13 Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *
14 Virginia Tech *
15 University of Washington *
16 Univ. of California–Los Angeles *
16 Univ. of Southern California
16 University of Colorado–Boulder *</p>
<p>If you're going for Engineering, UCSD is the way to go. Not because I'm biased because I'm from UCSD, but because people really know the Jacob's School of Engineering. Have you seen how much money is put into that school? Holy moly.</p>
<p>UC Davis has the largest engineering program of any UC. They invest huge amounts of money into it. UC Davis has the largest engineering undergraduate student population in the UC system, offering the most accredited majors.</p>
<p>
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UC Davis has the largest engineering program of any UC. They invest huge amounts of money into it. UC Davis has the largest engineering undergraduate student population in the UC system, offering the most accredited majors.
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And still smaller than Cal Poly. :)</p>
<p>He hasn't sent in his SIR yet...</p>
<p>Davis is a good engineering school, on the same level as UCSD. Anyone saying otherwise must be from UCSD or UCD... 'cept for me.</p>
<p>Best Colleges Specialty Rankings: Undergraduate engineering specialties: Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical</p>
<p>Ranked in
1 Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FL
2 United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO
3 Embry Riddle Aeronautical University--Prescott
Prescott, AZ
4 United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
5 Cal Poly--San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA</p>
<p>i have 2 problems with the post above mine.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>um.. those are the much smaller schools... generally not considered on par with the higher tier doctorate level schools. nice try though.</p></li>
<li><p>this thread died back in APRIL.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>For the undergraduate, there is a huge benefit to NOT getting lost in the graduate student hordes. Undergrad only institutions spend thier money on thier undergraduates, where as the big universities spend their money on a cyclotron to be used by at most 12 Grads. </p>
<p>For undergraduate, the smaller, undergrad only schools are the way to go. Example: Daniel Webster College Aero undergrad engineers have their own airport and a fleet of pipercubs. Do the undergrads at UC-d or Michigan have access to such?</p>
<p>UCD does have their own airport, but I'm not sure what fields its used for. flying over the crops is my best guess :)</p>
<p>toadstool. wow. if you think that is how the world works then you are mistaken.</p>
<p>i have never heard of Daniel Webster College. ever.</p>
<p>and yes, the big schools have MORE opportunities than the smaller schools. they have access to airports and everything else. also, aero undergrads dont need to actually fly planes... that is what pilots do.</p>
<p>big schools dont spend all of their money on grad students. i really dont know how to refute that in any way other than by saying it.</p>
<p>the schools that you are talking about lack diversity and the perks of a large school. you can make a big school small but not a small school big.</p>