<p>Hey, I'm looking for a good engineering school somewhere in the Midwest. I live in St. Louis MO and I'm looking to see what my options are inside and outside of state...</p>
<p>UW gpa: 3.7
taken about 6 ap class
ACT: 32
what else do i need to say?</p>
<p>My interest is mainly in some kind of engineering. Preferably aerospace, also looking into biomedical. </p>
<p>Desires:
not grossly expensive (in comparsign to other schools)</p>
<p>diverse (would like as close to 50/50 for gender but that can be hard to find at engineering school)</p>
<p>i do want to study abroad, france or england or something of the sort. Affordale study abroad program would be fantastic.</p>
<p>no huge schools (10,000+)</p>
<p>i don't really care for the location, just not some remote rural area</p>
<p>I do want to get involved in a lot of internships / hands on experience</p>
<p>Northwestern University
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign
University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Iowa State University
Ohio State University</p>
<p>Valparaiso University as a safety</p>
<p>If you qualify for a lot of need-based scholarships:
WashU
Cash Western
Northwestern</p>
<p>Northwestern has co-op with alternating terms and the curriculum is very hands-on. A major client for their first-year design projects is Rehabilitation Instititute of Chicago. You’d be asked to design products for people with disabilities. </p>
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<p>The problem that you’re going to run into is that the strongest engineering schools in the midwest are large publics, like Iowa State, Purdue and Michigan. That being said…</p>
<p>South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Rapid City SD location is a midsize city with lots going on. Very rigorous Engineering Departments.</p>
<p>Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.
Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland
Saint Louis University
U of Dayton
Missouri U of Science & Technology (yeah, it’s in the sticks but it’s a small school with a great program)</p>
<p>The problem that you’re going to run into is that the strongest engineering schools in the midwest are large publics, like Iowa State, Purdue and Michigan. That being said…</p>
<p>South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Rapid City SD location is a midsize city with lots going on. Very rigorous Engineering Departments.</p>
<p>Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.
Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland
Saint Louis University
U of Dayton
Missouri U of Science & Technology (yeah, it’s in the sticks but it’s a small school with a great program)</p>
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<p>Not necessarily, depending on the discipline. CWR, WashU, and NU are among the best in biomedical in the midwest. Northwestern is also ranked higher than Iowa State in most engineering disciplines.</p>
<p>Which ones have strong aerospace programs?
And what would be my chances of getting into WashU? i wouldnt think very good, my extracirriculars, are pretty lacking. Also, what is NU? Never heard of it…</p>
<p>NU = Northwestern. </p>
<p>Not many schools offer aerospace engineering and the ones that do tend to be large publics.</p>
<p>Others may have it as a subfield under mechanical engineering. But the course offering may be rather limited.</p>
<p>Like LakeWashington, I’d recommend Missouri University of Science and Technology also. It’s small, relatively cheap (if I am not mistaken), and seems to be pretty hands-on. Though it’s not ranked very high in graduate rankings, it enjoys great reputation among employers. It may not have biomedical engg, however.</p>
<p>I was gonna suggest University of Michigan-Ann Arbor but you may want to check and make sure it’s in your price range. It’s kinda expensive for people applying out of state. Good luck!</p>
<p>I have also been considering MO S&T. It is cheap and would be a good option should my financial options be too limited.</p>
<p>Since my mom works as a nurse at the SLU hospital, it may be possible that I can get 2/3 of my tuition paid. (She got the same thing for my older brother, but it may or may not still be around.)</p>
<p>How does SLU’s Engineering programs compare to the other ones? I know Parks is pretty old and has a reputation for aviation, but not sure about aerospace.</p>
<p>Illinois Institute of Technology has an Aerospace Engineering program, is relatively small (~2,600 undergraduates) and is a Ph.D. granting institution. You have to be comfortable with an urban campus but with two elevated lines going through campus it is easily accessible to the entire city.</p>
<p>I am SHOCKED that no one has mentioned Purdue. It is the KINGPIN of engineering. In Indiana, Purdue, Valparaiso, Trine University. Ohio: Ohio State, Michigan: University of Michigan, Michigan State, Michigan Tech in the UP, etc.</p>
<p>LaBechtel - I agree with you, Purdue is well known and well regarded here but it’s rarely mentioned on CC.</p>
<p>U Minnesota is very good. My friend picked that over USC based on program strength</p>