<p>I actually love BAMA!</p>
<p>UGA doesn’t offer ChemE. Engineering at UGA is brand new and not widely regarded.</p>
<p>If you want schools similar to UGA with ChemE, consider Clemson, Auburn, or Florida State.</p>
<p>Also, big merit aid chances would be best at schools like LSU, Louisiana Tech, Mississippi State, and Mississippi (in addition to Bama).</p>
<p>I have applied to MsState, Alabama, and Georgia. How are the programs at LSU and Ole Miss? I wouldn’t mind going to either of those schools.</p>
<p>Schools like Ole Miss that are not the traditional engineering flagship will have smaller ChemE departments, generally speaking. Smaller can be good or bad, for example Ole Miss has only 7 ChemE professors whereas Auburn or other traditional engineering schools have 20+ professors, and there will be a similar difference in the number of elective (specialty) courses offered. OTOH, the student:teacher ratio in Ole Miss ChemE is 6:1, so lots of small classes and opportunities to work directly with professors.</p>
<p>I want a hidden gem. A solid engineering program at a school that doesn’t have a Harvard like reputation but will still prepare me for the real world. Loving suggestions like Mississippi State and LSU</p>
<p>Ohio State gives real nice merit aid for OOS students</p>
<p>Thanks for your detailed response. I hadn’t considered the size of the department before.</p>
<p>How much can you and your parents afford?</p>
<p>University of Minnesota Twin Cities has a stellar reputation for chemical engineering, but is relatively inexpensive for out of state students (cost of attendance around $30,000 per year).</p>
<p>* I hadn’t considered the size of the department before.*</p>
<p>for an engineering discipline, I think you have to consider the size. a program that is too small will not likely have the equipment and facilities. that larger programs can afford to purchase and maintain. Small programs with lesser facilities are less likely going to be able to snag grants for various research projects, etc.</p>
<p>*Ohio State gives real nice merit aid for OOS students
*</p>
<p>What stats are needed? What are the merit amounts? Are the awards assured? the above statement is so misleading that it suggests that any OOS student can expect merit aid, which is certainly not true.</p>
<p>Kansas State sounds like a promising school. Awesome atmosphere good people, Sports events. etc.</p>
<p>NC State University… known for engineering (new engineering complex),balanced male/female ratio, lots of school spirit, nice weather, vibrant city (Raleigh) with large airport nearby and… ACC sports.</p>
<p>Texas A&M college station
Top engineering school, top chemical engineering school, great recruiting and job placement into top energy/oil companies both upstream and downstream, unbeatable alumni network, and athletics are huge here! I am in the ChemE department as well so pm me if you have any specific questions!</p>
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<p>RE Post #17, link is a paid subscription, so is only a listing of schools, no other information is available.</p>
<p>You can get the top 10, but you have to go to a book store or pay for the rest of the rankings. The OP was looking for a good engineering school, so really you don’t usually need to look past 10 if you want a good engineering school. </p>
<p>[Best</a> Undergraduate Engineering Programs | Rankings | US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate]Best”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate)</p>
<p>The OP was looking for a good engineering school, so really you don’t usually need to look past 10 if you want a good engineering school</p>
<p>Oh please…reality check is in order.</p>
<p>Do you really think that only the Top 10 engineering programs are “good”?</p>
<p>Do you really think that those 10 schools can produce enough good engineers for the ENTIRE country?</p>
<p>NO, and NO. </p>
<p>Off the top of my head, I can name more than 10 good engineering schools in the state of Calif ALONE!! Stanford, Cal Tech, Harvey Mudd, UCLA, USC, Santa Clara, SLO, CPP, CSUF, CSULB, SJSU, LMU, Davis,…</p>
<p>There are likely more, but these are the first that came to mind.</p>
<p>BTW…what the heck do you think is going on in the eng’g programs that are not Top 10? Do you think those schools are just offering mindless lectures and busy-work labs, so the grads are emerging with worthless degrees? </p>
<p>More importantly… Do you think that the many, many STEM companies that donate money for these schools’ labs/projects or underwrite their endowed chairs AND heavily recruit at those schools know less than YOU do about the quality of those programs??</p>
<p>I would second the suggestion of Texas A&M. It has some merit money for good students and has great statistics and chemical engineering departments.</p>
<p>^^</p>
<p>I don’t think the student can expect much/any merit for an ACT 31 at TAMU. do you know differently?</p>
<p>^ I don’t believe that the OP mentioned PSAT scores or NMSF status, though I suppose the omission strongly implies no NMSF. A&M does offer generous NMSF merit money. Also, A&M does offer a wide range of scholarships (far more than UT does, darn it), so I think it is worth investigating, particularly given how A&M is so strong in the OP’s desired courses of study.</p>