Help with reasonable, well-known colleges?

<p>Thanks all of you for helping. Sorry I was kind of vague with my original post; I understand that schools like Minnesota are very good schools (especially for engineering), and would feel good going there, but most of the people I’ve talked to agree that a degree from a lot of many of them (Case Western, Santa Clara, even Rensselaer) just isn’t that valuable. Some of the more well-known schools, at least from people I’ve talked to, just don’t seem to be as challenging as the ones I’ve mentioned above. I’d like a school on par educationally with Minnesota or Case Western but perhaps more well-known when it comes to getting a job.</p>