<p>I want to major in chemical engineering as an undergraduate. How good is Yale's chemE program? </p>
<p>Son is considering ChemE and we took Yale’s engineering tour a week ago. Both tour guides were ChemEs. The program is small, as is the entire engineering department. That has pluses and minuses. Pluses are that the intimacy, research opportunities, and low faculty-student ratio (like 1:1). Minuses are that there isn’t a big cohort of students and Yale isn’t known generally for engineering. However, Yale is trying to improve it’s rep as a STEM destination and is putting more resources there. </p>
<p>I am a ChemE as well and I was reasonably impressed. If you are looking to go straight into industry it wouldn’t be my first choice. If you are looking for a solid program with plans to continue into grad school (whether ChemE or other), I think it’s a fine choice. One interesting thing is that students can choose from a BA (non-accredited), BS (non-accredited), or BS (ABET accredited). Depending on what you plan to do you can choose the best path. </p>
<p>Separately, I did hear a rumor that Yale has considered dropping their ChemE program. I have no independent confirmation of this, but the source was credible enough that I believe it’s worth mentioning. Others might be able to offer more insight on whether there is any truth to this. </p>
<p>Edit: Just took a look at Yale’s website and it appears the “lightest” option is a BS in Engineering Sciences (Chemical), not a BA. The info I was told on the tour seems a bit different than what’s on the website, so make sure you do your own diligence…</p>
<p>Wouldn’t recommend it. Check out MIT instead ;)</p>