<p>One of my cousin will be senior in EE at a respectable engineering institution, he is looking at graduate schools after graduating. What kind of stats are needed to get in a program in the top 20-40 range? Is research experience necessary?</p>
<p>Without research experience, you'd probably want to be in the 3.5-3.6 range for top 20-40 programs. It would also help if he goes to a top 20 program or has internship experience.</p>