Best ChemE school?

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<p>Any suggestions?</p>

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<p>Just to name a couple. What are you looking for?</p>

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<p>Purdue? It's good, but I don't know if I would call it the best.</p>

<p>USNews graduate rankings - Chemical Engineering:</p>

<ol>
<li> Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.8
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 4.8 </li>
<li> California Institute of Technology 4.7
University of California–Berkeley 4.7 </li>
<li> Stanford University (CA) 4.5
University of Wisconsin–Madison 4.5 </li>
<li> University of Texas–Austin 4.4 </li>
<li> Princeton University (NJ) 4.3
University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign 4.3 </li>
<li> University of California–Santa Barbara 4.2
University of Delaware 4.2 </li>
<li> Georgia Institute of Technology 4.0
Northwestern University (IL) 4.0
Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) 4.0
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 4.0 </li>
</ol>

<p>NRC chemical engineering departmental rankings</p>

<p>1 Minnesota 4.86
2 MIT 4.73
3 Cal Berkeley 4.63
4 Wisconsin 4.62
5 Illinois 4.42
6 Cal Tech 4.41
7 Stanford 4.35
8 Delaware 4.34
9 Princeton 4.14
10 Texas 4.08
11 Penn 3.97
12 Carnegie Mellon 3.87
13 Cornell 3.86
14 Cal Santa Barbara 3.82
15 Northwestern 3.75
16 Purdue 3.67
17 Houston 3.66
18 Michigan 3.52
19 CUNY 3.46
20 Washington 3.44</p>

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<p>Now bear in mind that those are graduate rankings. If you're talking about undergrad, then have to factor in those schools that don't have graduate departments.</p>

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<p>I usually respond with a variety of schools as far as admit chances and you are correct....Purdue is probably not the top but it will definitely get one into the top Grad Schools for ChemE. Berkeley has a fine ChemE program also but more so at the grad level. ChemE is a large interest and some programs address specific interests....this would also figure.</p>

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<p>How is Michigan for Undergrad ChemE, would it be considered a top 10 school? Right now I am enrolled as a freshman for Mechanical Engineering. I'm thinking that if I really enjoy my chemistry classes I might switch my major to ChemE because I'm really interested in new forms of energy and finding good venues to use them (ie hydrogen powered cars). I'm not sure if a MechE degree or a ChemE degree would be better suited for this type of study. One of the main reasons why I chose Michigan is because they have a top 5 program in MechE, but I may end up changing my major to ChemE and wonder if their ChemE department is just as good and rated as highly?</p>

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<p>US News Undergraduate Chemical Engineering ranking:
1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology
2. Univ. of Minnesota–Twin Cities
3. University of California–Berkeley
4. Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison
5. University of Texas–Austin
6. Stanford University
7. University of Delaware
U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
9. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor<br>
10. California Institute of Technology</p>

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<p>I heard that The Cooper Union has an excellent chemE program with an extraordinarily small size (their graduating class is 20 or less) and with a full tuition scholarship guaranteed for every student. But the school is very competitive (even more than Cornell, Duke, and Berkeley) and has one of the lowest acceptance rates in the country. If your lucky enough to get into Cooper, then you should seriously consider it.</p>