<p>Hello there, and happy holidays!</p>
<p>Well I am currently doing some last minute college applications and was wondering, are all of these schools good engineering schools?</p>
<p>UMASS Amherst
BU
Northeastern
University of Rochester
Lehigh
WPI
RPI
Drexel
Syracuse</p>
<p>Also, if you could, could you please rate the schools in order of best reputation for mechanical engineering?</p>
<p>Check for ABET accreditation – if the school is ABET accredited for the engineering program you’re interested in, then it will be very similar to most other ABET accredited engineering programs, particularly the first two years… with some discrepancies based on individual professors at the institutions, of course. </p>
<p>Glancing over the list, I think all those schools are pretty much ‘equal’ in terms of academic program. The personal fit may be what you want to look most into.</p>
<p>Although of the schools mentioned, I would say RPI has the best reputation.</p>
<p>Solid choices. I am from Massachusetts, and am about to graduate as Mechanical Engineer!</p>
<p>UMASS Amherst: A solid choice. VERY large, but the school has great opportunities and some great faculty. Reasonable cost.</p>
<p>BU: Great school, very large Boston-based campus, which is just a long road. Located near Fenway. You can take a bus or train to class. Great resources and prestigious. Wicked expensive, as can be expected living in the city.</p>
<p>Northeastern: Located near BU, really big campus, great location, great faculty. Huge cost. </p>
<p>WPI: My soon-to-be Alma Mater. Located in Worcester, surrounded by 4 other schools,rather pricey but you can move off-campus. Very strong engineering and is expanding. Located near Worcester Art Museum and American Antiquarian Society. Worcester is an up-and-coming city, with large-scale developments, but smaller than Boston. Great campus, located near downtown: Good food and drink. Only an hour away from Boston and minutes from DCU Center. Cost of living is lower, and I live off-campus with an apartment of 3 people, with a total rent of $933. </p>
<p>My education is based around exams but a TON of project work. I traveled abroad in Puerto Rico and had friends go to AU, New Zealand and much more. The school’s name carries weight and I find alumnus EVERYWHERE. The school provides a great education and boasts a GREAT career development center. Feel free to PM for more details!</p>
<p>No particular rank. Each school offers a great education. WPI, though, offers a lot of study-abroad and group work.</p>
<p>Thanks for the answers, much appreciated! </p>
<p>@LLaKHigH Yeah, I thought that RPI/Lehigh would be considered the “best” out of all of those. I believe all of those schools are ABET accredited for ME, so that is all set.</p>
<p>@BryMan92 When I visited WPI, it seemed like a quite and peaceful place to be. Also during the visit, projects and abroad studies bpth had a huge emphasis. Money is a big factor though, and BU and NEU are crazy expensive, WPI is pretty expensive, and UMASS is cheap, but too close to home for me to really want to go there haha.</p>
<p>OK…I get the dunce award.</p>
<p>I kept trying to figure out what did the OP mean by “undergrad M.Eng”? I was thinking that you cannot have an undergrad version of a graduate degree.</p>
<p>Alright…I will go sit down somewhere.</p>
<p>Northeastern is great if you want an integrated co-op proglram… all students do co-ops. (Typically they do three 6-month paid co-ops and 8 semesters worth of courses spread over 5 years.) It is an urban school with campus-y feel at the core. I’ve heard great things about WPI and its project approach. </p>
<p>Most private schools offer merit scholarships, but UMASS will still be more affordable. If you work hard in your engineering courses, just about any school will give you a good education.</p>
<p>It’s a fine list. Focus on the applications now. </p>
<p>When you get accepted do your due diligence and figure out which one is right for you. </p>
<p>They are all a little different with different strengths. The best one for you depends more on you than the schools. </p>
<p>Strong research schools:
RPI, Lehigh, UMASS, Rochester</p>
<p>Emphasis on Project based learning:
WPI</p>
<p>Emphasis on coop
Northeastern, Drexel</p>
<p>Emphasize on biomed
BU, Rochester, Lehigh, maybe RPI</p>
<p>In order of selectivity
Northeastern
Lehigh
Rochester
RPI
BU
Syracuse
WPI
UMASS
Drexel</p>
<p>Large Schools
BU, Northeastern, UMASS, Syracuse, Drexel</p>
<p>Medium Schools
RPI, Lehigh, Rochester, WPI</p>
<p>Schools with potential gender imbalance
WPI, RPI</p>