<p>I got into both of these two school's engineering programs. But i'm not sure which one is better, or more well known. Both schools are somewhat similar in the type of school, but which would be more impressive to have a degree from?</p>
<p>Penn State is better known for it’s engineering program </p>
<p>but an engineering degree from Clemson is pretty good too :)</p>
<p>which school are you leaning towards? if you are leaning towards Penn State then definitely go there</p>
<p>Since both are generally comparable I would attend the less expensive option.</p>
<p>Both are fine. </p>
<p>Are you in-state for either? Is money a concern?</p>
<p>I havent visited Clemson yet, I am next weekend, but I live in Kentucky. So both are like equal distance away from me. And money will be a concern so that will come in to play - especially since Penn State is the most expensive one that i’m looking at. It also gets very cold in Pennsylvania. haha</p>
<p>wIzzZZ, quit spamming the forum.</p>
<p>OP, Penn State will cost about $36K and Clemson will cost about $38K. Can you afford that if “money will be a concern”?</p>
<p>Penn State - University Park +1</p>
<p>*And money will be a concern so that will come in to play *</p>
<p>Neither school will give you financial aid to cover their high costs.</p>
<p>how much can your parents afford to spend each year? </p>
<p>Would you likely qualify for any scholarships from Clemson?</p>
<p>I’m hoping to receive about 15k in financial aid. And the rest can probably be paid, maybe some small loans here and there.</p>
<p>I doubt you will get any FA at either school since you are OOS. Are your grades and scores very high (to the point you might get merit aid)?</p>
<p>Are the instate public schools in Kentucky that bad for engineering? I can’t imagine paying that much to go OOS to either one of these schools. especially if you are looking to save money.</p>
<p>I’d challenge the notion that Penn State is better known for its engineering program than Clemson.</p>
<p>Emory,
I’m a college counselor working with many rising college freshman engineering students this year.
One very contrasting factor between Penn State and Clemson is their sizes. Penn State is very large, over 40,000 undergrads and a few thousand engineering students ( a big 10 school for football and sports in general) and Clemson is a medium school, 17,000 students and about 1000 engineering students. </p>
<p>You will need to decide which size school is best fit for you. One factor to consider is how the large lecture hall in freshman yea classes will impact your learning. Penn state moves to smaller classes by jr. year. Clemson by sophomore yr. </p>
<p>Both are excellent programs and both have excellent reputations. Have you visited on an admitted engineers day yet? I would suggest that you do so prior to deciding. Best of luck!</p>
<p>“I’d challenge the notion that Penn State is better known for its engineering program than Clemson.”</p>
<p>Maybe in the south but as a Clemson student, from what I heard about in my college search, it seems that Penn State definitely has a better national reputation in engineering.</p>
<p>We have engineering tours in the afternoons on selected Fridays at Clemson (March 26, April 2, 9, and 16) so you could go to one of those. The largest freshman class I’ve had as a freshman so far is 120 people in general chemistry (though the largest I’ve heard of is 200 people for a physics lecture for the general engineering curriculum). I had 40 in my calculus class, around 50 for engineering, 100 for geology, and for english around 20 students.</p>
<p>I would imagine that Penn State’s classes would be slightly bigger but I could be wrong.</p>
<p>I am in Clemson currently because I had not yet visited the school, and I absolutely love it. As of right now, I am leaning towards it because it has the ultimate college experience. I feel like the size is perfect – not as overwhelming as Penn State’s.
“Are the instate public schools in Kentucky that bad for engineering?” – Well they’re not very notable for engineering at all, maybe University of Louisville, but since I live there, it does not interest me. The only other school in KY worth considering is University of Kentucky, which I have applied to. It is pretty much my last option if another school cannot get worked out.</p>
<p>emory, if you need me to show you anything while you’re here, let me know and maybe I can help you out haha :)</p>
<p>Kentucky doesn’t really have any good engineering schools, Tennessee is probably better for that. </p>
<p>Size is a major advantage of Clemson. For me, Penn State is just too big which is why I applied to mostly medium-size ranged schools.</p>
<p>^^^Did you consider Purdue or some other school where the engineering is stellar and probably no harder to get into from OOS than Clemson or PSU? I realize it’s a big school, but it is top 10 for engineering. If you’re going to pay that much to go OOS, you should consider a premier program.</p>