<p>Most Big 10 engineering grads are recruited by both regional and national firms. However it does depend somewhat on the major. I was a civil engineering major at OSU, and while there were national firms recruiting us, there were a greater %age of state agencies and consulting firms on campus vs other majors.</p>
<p>I have an interesting story regarding this. My apt mate was an aero engineer and because he was interested in propulsion, interviewed with both GE and Pratt-Witney and recieved job offers from each. Soon afterwards he read that P-W beat out GE for a big DOD contract. His GE offer was soon rescinded.</p>