<p>Does anyone have suggestions as to good electrical engineering schools? I was looking at purdue, cornell, northwestern, and upenn, but are there any other good ones. I have decent scores in everything - probably won't get me into MIT or anything like that. </p>
<p>Anyone have a ranking list that they can link me to?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>to find previous info on this site do an advanced search. You will come up with plenty of things to read</p>
<p>What state do you live in? There are some good state schools, and you have a better chance of admission in-state.</p>
<p>Cornell is great for EE. I think Cornell is the best for undergrad EE.</p>
<p>Undergraduate engineering specialties:
Electrical / Electronic / Communications
(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
Methodology<br>
1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology<br>
2. Stanford University (CA)
3. University of California–Berkeley *
4. U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *
5. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *
6. Georgia Institute of Technology *
7. California Institute of Technology<br>
8. Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
9. Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)*
10. Cornell University (NY)
11. University of Texas–Austin *
12. Princeton University (NJ)
13. Univ. of California–Los Angeles *
14. Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison *
15. Northwestern University (IL)
Rice University (TX)
17. Univ. of California–San Diego *
Johns Hopkins University (MD)
Univ. of Southern California<br>
20. Virginia Tech *
21. Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *
University of Virginia *
23. Duke University (NC)
Case Western Reserve Univ. (OH)
Texas A&M Univ.–College Station *
26. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY)
University of Washington *
Univ. of Minnesota–Twin Cities *</p>
<p>I'm glad someone could come up with up these lists, but the fact is, even those don't begin to be complete. Among schools that teach Electrical Engineering in the first place, a much shorter list might be "which programs AREN'T very good?" , and that is a problem with advising you. Beyond a few of the obvious leaders you have literally hundreds of good, solid programs. And getting through any one of them successfully is the trick, not picking the one that might be ranked slightly better or worse than the next one on some list.</p>
<p>Here's a totally biased response -- my son just graduated with a BSEE from Rice. His first year package is more than the ENTIRE cost of his undergraduate degree -- tuition, books, fees, housing, food, and travel.</p>
<p>Any of the top 25 programs listed above is going to be very strong. A very close personal friend of mine got his BS in EE at #23 Duke and was accepted into Stanford's graduate program upon graduation. One should remember that there are literaly dozens of excellent departments in every field of study, particularly one as important as EE. This forum tries hard to distinguish the top 10 in everything, but there really sin't such a thing. One can come up with 15 or so top 10 universities or programs, but to cut the list of top 10 at #10 is impossible.</p>
<p>LWMD: Their NASA tie is a big draw besides their reputation. </p>
<p>What did your son think of the profs there? </p>
<p>Also, Rice's stats are pretty high. Looks like an applicant needs 2200 SAT to get any merit money. Plz say it isn't so!</p>
<p>Oops! Make that 2300+ SAT</p>
<p>I'm not sure that you need to score a 2300+ for merit scholarship from Rice - especially if you're from out of state. Rice is trying hard to increase geographic diversity. It's really difficult to get into Rice from Houston because every top student from Houston seems to apply, and my son ended up with a 1/2 tuition merit scholarship and was named a Century Research scholar (with a guaranteed 2-year research mentorship and an additional $8,000/yr for the 2 years). His SAT score was 2250.</p>
<p>LWMD, Rice lists the annual cost of attending as over 38K. Even assuming the price was only 30K/year on average for your son are you saying that he is STARTING at a job paying a fresh EE over $120K/year? I find that a bit hard to believe.</p>
<p>As for the OP, worry more about getting out with a EE degree than getting in!
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According to most statistics, engineering schools graduate between one-third and one-half of the students who start out in engineering programs. Electrical engineering is particularly hard hit, with approximately 20,000 students graduating out of the 60,000 who enter EE programs each year
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<p>mikemac: amen to your last statement, I hope that message gets heard more by prospective engineers.</p>
<p>What are the ECE profs like at Rice? Tried RateMyProfs, but not many are rated there. Is there another site with this info?</p>
<p>Check out Cooper Union. It has an extremely rigorous undergraduate electrical engineering program, and it's highly selective.</p>
<p>aristotle1990:
Do you go to Cooper Union? If so, would you comment on the college atmosphere there? I've read that there really isn't any because of many commuters and no dorms after the first year.</p>
<p>@momhippo</p>
<p>I didn't go there, but I've read that the atmosphere is basically nonexistent. It's like High School 2.0. Most of the people who go there, however, aren't the classical college types, and don't really mind.</p>
<p>Cooper Union is a great school to look at if you're interested in electrical engineering. If you are accepted, it's tuition-free. What I think aristotle1990 meant was that CU's campus is not your typical college one. There isn't a big lawn you could sit in. The buildings aren't fancy (particularly the interior), and the first thing you think of are old (but big) high school buildings. However, that doesn't matter because the equipment and learning experience outweighs the description of the buildings mentioned above since the CU experience is of elite class. All of the CU students are very smart and talented whether it is in architecture, drawing or the sciences. Getting into CU is highly competitive (acceptance rate is 10%). Here's a link to a virtual tour of CU: <a href="http://www.ecampustours.com/VirtualTours/Default.aspx?FafsaCode=002710&login=false%5B/url%5D">http://www.ecampustours.com/VirtualTours/Default.aspx?FafsaCode=002710&login=false</a></p>
<p>Hope it helps. :)</p>
<p>I think MIT will be the best institute for you, As it is not only best for Electrical engineering but almost all programs of engineering, If you are interested in some other Institutes
[Electrical</a> Engineering Definition and History - student reviews](<a href=“http://www.engineeringdefinition.com/electrical-engineering-definition-and-history/]Electrical”>http://www.engineeringdefinition.com/electrical-engineering-definition-and-history/)</p>
<p>This thread was from 2007!</p>