<p>I've gotten into both and plan to major in Chemical Engineering. I have heard that Cornell is better for engineering, but Columbia has its own pros for me. This said, is the engineering department in Columbia comparable to that of Cornell?</p>
<p>They are both excellent engineering schools. What is it about Columbia that appeals to you?</p>
<p>Cornell is undoubtedly the better engineering school of the two. Also, keep in mind that Columbia does have quite a large humanities core.</p>
<p>It all comes down to whether or not you want to be a real engineer or go into something like finance, or ibanking. If you want to be a pure engineer, go to cornell. If you want to go into finance or investment banking, you can't beat Columbia; it's right smack dab in the middle of the financial capital of the world, which is great for recruiting.</p>
<p>It also matters whether you want to spend 4 years in the city or 4 years in the countrt. Cornell has a better program, but the city is more exciting.</p>
<p>Yeah but a campus social life beats a city in my book any day of the week.</p>