<p>Does it mean anything that Brown’s engineering program has such a low ranking? I was considering majoring in engineering at Brown, but I thought twice when I saw it’s program ranked below the University of Arizona…can anybody fill me in about this? I really love Brown…is there any danger in participating in that program?</p>
<p>Take whatever I say with a grain of salt- I don’t know too much about engineering.</p>
<p>I’d say that engineering is engineering. No one at Brown would doubt the rigor of engineering, and it is, without doubt, the most demanding concentration here (it requires 25, out of the 30 needed to graduate, classes- 4 of which are required humanities/social sciences). Again, I don’t know much, but to employers, completion of an engineering program is completion of an engineering program regardless of rank.</p>
<p>anyone else know anything about brown engineering?</p>
<p>You should search for posts made by me with engineering and/or physical science mentioned. You’ll find a ton of info.</p>
<p>I don’t know how the equation for USNews works. But if it’s like their main one, which essentially says to college presidents “rate the college,” then it’s likely that most professors/presidents think of Brown as more a humanities/medical school. I do know that a LOT of the USNWR weighting is based on how other people think about the school. I also know that Brown’s engineering program isn’t terribly large.</p>
<p>Also, you may be looking at Brown’s graduate school rank. When I googled Brown’s rank for engineering, I got a USNews site, that led me to the 45 rank: [Rankings</a> - Best Engineering Schools - Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/rankings/order+college_name]Rankings”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/rankings/order+college_name) . Which has the page for Brown’s graduate engineering program on it. And Brown for grad education is an entirely different beast than Brown for undergraduate education (notice Brown’s ranked 6th for undergrad teaching).</p>
<p>Brown’s engineering program is very good indeed-- the faculty care about the undergraduates and put a lot of thought and effort into the curriculum. The research program is a good deal smaller than at many schools, but there are still many international-caliber cutting edge laboratories, laboratories where, moreover, an undergraduate can easily get involved. Facilities are excellent.</p>