<p>Which undergraduate schools come to mind? It seems like this is not well-defined and the programs vary quite a bit. One is computer engineering only, for example. What if my son wants a broad-based applied physics program? Ideas?</p>
<p>berkeley…</p>
<p>Best Colleges Specialty Rankings: Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Engineering Science/Engineering Physics
Ranked in 2010
1 California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA
2 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
3 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
4 University of California–Berkeley Berkeley, CA
5 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
6 Pennsylvania State University–University Park University Park, PA</p>
<p>The program at Harvard looks pretty broad. From their website:</p>
<p>Engineering Physics (A.B. Only)</p>
<p>Explore “the ever more complex” world of quantum phenomena and study, or even manipulate, materials atom by atom.</p>
<p>Relevant courses cover multiple areas, including the intersections of applied physics, biology, chemistry, engineering sciences, geophysics, and physics.</p>