<p>In terms of academic quality, compared to other specialized engineering schools?</p>
<p>Are they competitive admissions wise?</p>
<p>What sort of engineering are you interested in?</p>
<p>I know I've heard good things about them for my own field (Materials Science & Engineering).</p>
<p>AMAZING -but its a differant atmosphere</p>
<p>Admissions are not particularly tough, and they are renowned regionally. Academically they're respectable. They're not powerhouses but pretty good for the tuition they charge. The problem is, despite their small size they don't seem to provide much attention to their students from what I've seen, while also not offering the specialized classes that larger schools do.</p>
<p>RacinReaver,
I'm looking at either Mechanical, Civil, or Petroleum Engineering</p>
<p>You might want to look at some of the universities in Texas if you're interested in petroleum engineering. I can't imagine you'd find a better place for that than the home of Texas Tea.</p>
<p>The only schools in Texas that I applied to was Texas Tech, but I've heard mixed reviews about it; so I'm exploring my options a little bit</p>
<p>Have you looked at New Mexico Tech?
Small school, good personal attention. Well respected in the region--and it has petroleum engineering UG program.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nmt.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.nmt.edu/</a></p>
<p>CSofM is supposed to be great for that sort of engineering...</p>
<p>It probably has a lot of potential to become Colorado's sort of "public honors university" (very good public school, but not the "flaghsip") in the mold of, say, a Miami Ohio...but it's name is probably a turn-off to a lot of people who think it's a school for hillbillies...they should change it to Colorado A&M or something like that.</p>
<p>Amazing place. Especially if you're interested in ecologically related fields.</p>