<p>I'm from Indiana and considering going to an Ivy league school for engineering or technology after I graduate from high school. When asking various people about potential engineering schools, Purdue always comes up. What I hear from one person is that it's Ivy league. Another tells me it's public, but rated up with Ivy league schools.</p>
<p>Should I study engineering/technology at Purdue, or will it's questionable ivy league status not live up to the likes of MIT or other prestigious schools?</p>
<p>One thing to keep in mind, is my in-state cost for Purdue will be heavily discounted. I am definitely weighing this in as a factor for my final decision.</p>
<p>purdue is not an ivy, and its not quite on the level of an ivy...
it used to be highly regarded as an engineering school, but recently its prestige has gone down a bit</p>
<p>while its still really good, its nowhere near hypsm (no offense)</p>
<p>Sorry, but Purdue is not Ivy League. The Ivy League schools are Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, University of Pennsylvania (Penn), Brown, Cornell, and Columbia.</p>
<p>People are going to make fun of you for not knowing what the Ivy League schools are. They are Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth, and University of Pennsylvania. The name "Ivy League" is historical and comes from the fact that these schools are all in the Northeast and share a sports league. They are all good schools, of course. There are other schools that are just as good such as MIT, Stanford, Duke, UChicago, Carnegie Mellon, and a few others.</p>
<p>The bible of college prestigiousness is US News and World Report. Purdue is not in the same category as the schools listed above. Purdue is a great school, though, and there is a lot of discussion in some quarters about the value of spending the big bucks for a fancy name school versus just going to a great school that doesn't have the big name. Probably more people have heard of Purdue than some of the ivies because Purdue has a sports team. There are about 3500 four-year colleges in the US.</p>
<p>The Ivy League is a sports league, and the last time I checked Purdue played in the Big 10, so the answer to your query is NO. However, Purdue does have an outstanding engineering program. According to USNews, Purdue is tied for #8 in undergrad engineering (with Cornell and Carnegie Mellon). MIT is #1, followed by Stanford and Cal (tied), Cal Tech and Illinois (tied for 4th), Georgia Tech and Michigan (tied for 6th).</p>
<p>Purdue is great for engineering, but if you really want to go to an actual Ivy League school with good engineering, check out Cornell and Princeton.</p>
<p>Stating it briefly: Provided your parents have a combined family income of less than about $100K per year, you may qualify for a lot of need-based financial assistance from the college you are accepted to. Sometimes this can make a private school actually cheaper than a public school with a much lower tuition. There are two kind of safety schools: academic safeties and financial safeties.</p>
<p>If you are a graduating senior, you need to hurry up. A lot of schools did have admission deadlines of January 1st.</p>
<p>Mikefitz - anyone who's telling you that Purdue is an Ivy League school is flat out wrong - it never has been part of that group. I don't know if I'd be asking those people for any more advice about colleges, if they are that far off the mark about something so simple.</p>
<p>Purdue has an outstanding reputation for engineering, and its name is recognized around the world. As an Indiana resident, you are fortunate - IU Bloomington and Purdue are outstanding universities, and some other state campuses have very strong programs in specific disciplines. If you want to major in engineering, Purdue should definitely be on your short list of prospects - you'll combine in-state tuition with a program that attracts students from around the world.</p>
<p>In addition, if you have the superb stats that the Ivies and other elites demand, you'll probably qualify for major merit aid at Purdue. Check out the Lilly scholarship, too, which offers a full ride to Indiana colleges for Indiana students. (You might put Notre Dame on your list, too, if you think you have a shot at a Lilly award - a free ride would be a great way to attend that school.)</p>
<p>If you are considering Ivies and similar, mikefitz, you'll want to spend some time reading here as well as reading some admissions books - great stats are just the price of a lottery ticket at these schools; you'll need some other factors going for you too. Good luck!</p>
<p>the average person on the street can't rattle off the names of the 8 ivy league schools, not even close. Most people (not cc) haven't even heard of some of them, and they have no clue the ivy league is actually an athletic conference.</p>
<p>So they use ivy league almost as a generic term for "a very good school", even a regional school. To a midwesterner Purdue can be 'the best' esp since they know it for sports too. Same way people might think Notre Dame is an ivy.</p>
<p>The term Ivy League refers to just those eight schools. It is a term like the Pac 10 or the Patriot League. I didn't mean to insult you when I said that people would make fun of you for not knowing if Purdue was an ivy or not. It is just that people on CC have a certain specialized knowledge. Some of the comments about whether or not Purdue is an ivy were sarcastic.</p>
<p>The Ivies are not particularly well-known for being strong in engineering. Of course, they still aren't bad. Cornell and Princeton are particularly good in engineering. The two schools that are overwhelming known for engineering are MIT and Caltech. Other private schools known for engineering are Harvey Mudd, Carnegie Mellon and others. For engineering, the public schools are very strong. It shouldn't be surprising that the ivies are not the top in all fields. I would have to check but I doubt if they lead in Animal Husbandry. </p>
<p>You should pick your college more on personal fit than just prestige. My personal opinion is that engineering is a field where prestige is not that important once you graduate.</p>
<p>Engineering at purdue is among the top in the nation particularly civil E, Aerospace E, Electrical, and CHEMICAL E is probably the best in the world, beats out MIT anyways</p>
<p>MIT by the way ISNT an IVY and its probably the best overall engineering school</p>
<p>The IVY league gets way to much attention, unless you get lotsa money from other schools, it would be foolish not to go to purdue and pay in-state tuition for an engineering major....</p>