List of universities with direct engineering major admissions

[Bill_Marsh]

List programs with "freshman Engineering" vs. those with direct admit to major

<p>Please add to this list I have started of schools that admit to a general engineering program and allow a choice of engineering major at the end of a period of time (shown in parentheses) and those that require a student to select an engineering major at the time of application. If a school offers both or has no formal program for all freshman (GA tech) I have put them on the admit to major list since that is what most students do. Also please comment upon the pros and cons of each kind of admittance without considering the merits of each school itself. I would love to hear from students, admission officers, recruiters, practicing engineers and parents. </p> <p>Freshman or general engineering admit: Purdue (Freshman year) Valpo(1st semester) Clemson (freshman year) VA Tech (freshman year) MIT (freshman year)</p> <p>Engineering major admit: GA Tech University of Cincinnati</p> <p>Pros freshman engineering: Reduces chance of transferring between engineering majors lat…