<p>Speaking as someone who got a PhD in (electrical and computer) engineering from a top "tech" school and now works mostly in research, I can tell you that, at least for some more theoretically-oriented EE fields, Princeton is actually one of the best institutions in the US to learn "engineering science" . I don't know how that would correlate though with preparation for more "down-to-earth" engineering jobs in industry.</p>
<p>In any case, I'd ignore the US News ranking as far as Princeton engineering is concerned.</p>