<p>Well, this is the list I have yet to narrow down. I plan to take EE for college and I'm looking at the following colleges:</p>
<p>cmu, case, rpi, rit, rochester, rose-hulman</p>
<p>If you could rank them or comment on them that would be great.</p>
<p>As of now, CMU is #1 on my list, but money will most likely be a factor and I'll probably have some difficulty deciding which to apply/go to.
Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>bump, anyone?</p>
<p>Order:</p>
<p>CMU
RPI
Rose-Hulman
Case
RIT
Rochester</p>
<p>just in case you don't know, that CMU combine CE and EE to one major</p>
<p>shouldnt RIT be third on the list or is RIT not very good?</p>
<p>CMU
Rose-Hulman
Case
RPI
RIT
Rochester</p>
<p>RPI definetly pwns Case and for EE, and is waaaaay better than RIT:</p>
<p>CMU
RPI
Case
RIT</p>
<p>I know nothing about rochester and rose-hulman so I won't try to bs a ranking for them</p>
<p>rose-hulman is ranked #1 for EE in the best undergrad. schools w/ highest degree offered being a BS or MS. Rose is also ranked #1 for every other engineering specialty in the BS/MS category. </p>
<p>Ahh, ok, then here's the revised list:</p>
<p>CMU
RPI
Rose-Hulman
Case
RIT</p>
<p>still don't know anything about rochester:)</p>
<p>yo.. I dont think RIT is so bad.. can anyone else confirm this? What league of schools would RIT fall in, i.e., which schools could you compare it to?</p>
<p>Thanks for all the input</p>
<p>In the end, you may have to end up choosing between RPI and Rose-Hulman. I really think you should pick Rose.</p>
<p>How does rose-hulman rank compared to UMich, WPI or Penn state?</p>
<p>U.Mich is on par with Cornell and Berkeley for engineering. So it's way better than Rose-Hulman. Rose would be on par with WPI or Penn state.</p>
<p>cool .. thanks.. never heard of rose-hulman before. shall consider it..</p>
<p>CMU
RPI
Case
Rose Hulman
Rochester
RIT</p>
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rose-hulman is ranked #1 for EE in the best undergrad. schools w/ highest degree offered being a BS or MS. Rose is also ranked #1 for every other engineering specialty in the BS/MS category.
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This doesn't matter much because non-PhD schools have much lower reputations. Consider Lehigh University, which used to be a top 3 program among non-PhDs. They recently switched categories and debuted at #47 on the PhD list.</p>
<p>^^ Yes, it's true that non-P.h.d colleges do have a lower reputation. However, the smaller, elite schools still have an appreciable reputation. HMC, Olin, and other elite, smaller institutions are still recognized very well by all grad schools in the country and recognized by companies within their region. Rose has a 98% job replacement rate with their average job salary starting over 50K (that's pretty good for the mid region of America). Places like Olin, HMC and others alike are very well recognized by top graduate schools like MIT and Stanford. </p>
<p>So while it's true that non-p.h.d.'s aren't near as reputable - ** in general ** - when compared to grad schools, I would say that the elite, smaller institutions still have an edge over the decent (but not great) grad schools like Case, Rochester, RIT, etc...</p>
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U.Mich is on par with Cornell and Berkeley for engineering. So it's way better than Rose-Hulman. Rose would be on par with WPI or Penn state.
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<p>I completely disagree with you. I would argue that for the undergrad experience, Rose-Hulman is better than Cornell... definitely a lot better than WPI or Penn State.</p>
<p>Consider this: In the USNews peer assessment rankings of undergraduate engineering programs, Rose-Hulman got a 4.4, U.Mich got a 4.4 as well, slightly above Carnegie Mellon's 4.3 and Cornell's 4.2. [source</a>]</p>
<p>Non-PhDs usually have lower reputations... but that is not the case at Rose-Hulman (or Harvey Mudd, Cooper Union, and Olin). There is a large drop off between the top science/engineering LACs and your more comprehensive LACs when it comes to engineering programs.</p>
<p>Now for the disclaimer: I go to Rose. Prior to entering college, my discussions with people in the industry (mostly at Intel) were always quite impressed and congratulatory about me going to Rose. For those who know the school (recruiters and industries) Rose is very well respected and highly thought of. With that being said, I have fell in love with my school so I am not claiming to be unbiased.</p>
<p>I don't know if you realize this Sanctum, but your post is exactly like my post above - except it's in different wording. lol</p>
<p>The only reason I said U.Mich, Cornell, and Berkeley were better than Rose was because they have more connections and research opportunities. I guess maybe I undermined Rose by putting it on the same level with Penn State and WPI so I'll say this instead: Rose is comparable and on the same level with places like Illinois and Notredame. But the reputation of Berkeley, Cornell, and Notredame are higher. Cornell, UCB, and Mich are known throughout the world; Rose is known throughout the mid region of America. HMC is known in the west coast region (primarily Cali). And Cooper is known in the NY-NJ area of the East Coast. They're all awesome schools and have stellar reputations but their rep. is still constrained unlike Cornell, UCB, and Mich. </p>
<p>However; Rose, Cooper, and HMC are still awesome schools and their grads are much sought out for by top grad schools.</p>