<p>As a PSU grad I must say your education depends on you more than anything else. Every college you mention will challenge you, how you respond to the challenges is up to you not the school. </p>
<p>With that said, I feel much depends on your major. Look closely at your specific major requirements at the different colleges. Also look at how they are placing graduates. Some national firms only recruit from a few select schools. </p>
<p>As an example, the CEO of KPMG, one of the big 4 accounting firms, just visited Penn State and said it was KPMG’s leading source for new talent in the 2011-2012 hiring cycle. He is also visiting U of Texas and Miami U (Ohio) They don’t recruit at any of the Ivy League schools or Stanford.</p>