Private v Public Engineering Schools

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am a Junior in High School from NJ and I am very interested in pursuing chemical engineering Currently my top 6 colleges which I have been considering are all public schools. They are the following
SUNY University at Buffalo
Rutgers
Penn State
UDel
UConn
URI
and UMass Amherst</p>

<p>However, I am also considering applying for RIT as well. Is RIT considered more prestigious since it is private? Or if I am accepted to SUNY UB(which is my top choice out of all), is a degree from there held with as much prestige as anywhere else?</p>

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<p>UMASS is a top party school, so i would go there. Uconn looks unimpressive.
1 Penn St
2 SUNY
3 All the rest</p>

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<p>For ChemE UDEL is a very good choice. In a word-Dupont.
If you want a great CE school that is also outstanding in other ways look at Wisconsin. Cheaper than PSU, etc and it rocks.</p>

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<p>ChemE is a brand new program at RIT. Better go to a more established program. U Delaware is great. Rutgers would be in-state for you. I would choose Rutgers.</p>

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<p>Rowan should be on your list - it is one of the top chem eng programs in the country. And you can get in-state tuition.</p>

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<p>RIT is less prestigious and overall less desirable than most of the schools on your list. While Rowan is underrated on CC, I would put it well behind UDel, PSU, Rutgers, and UB.</p>

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<p>[Undergraduate</a> Engineering Specialties: Chemical - Best Colleges - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-chem]Undergraduate”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-chem)</p>

<p>Ranked #3 by US News for Chemical Engineering.</p>

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…among schools that do not offer a PhD. It was not compared to any of the OPs other schools except for Rose Hulman.</p>

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<p>Good list. No reason to go to a private. These schools appear to all fall within the top 50’s of the USNWR engineering ranking.</p>

<p>Son applied to RIT. Poor merit aid. He was not impressed when he saw the school and they state it will take 5 years to graduate. </p>

<p>Liked Delaware. No merit.
URI- Some merit. (Who remembers!!) NOt a great school in general.
Penn State- great school.
Syracuse- liked, not lived Some merit (though they told him at his interview, like RIT, that tehy loved him and he’d get a lot of money. 7K is not a lot at Syracuse or RIT).</p>

<p>Son ended up at UBuffalo as he loved the engineering dept. Loved what was going on up there. Rec’d $3K merit (not that it mattered). He is very, very happy with his choice. Advising has been fine. He is also doing well in classes. Nice kids. Good fit for him. Easy to fly home from Buffalo, and the airport is very close by.</p>

<p>PM me if you want specific info on UB or the other schools son applied to.</p>

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If that was because of coop, it isn’t unreasonable at all. But I agree that RIT is lacking compared to OP’s other choices.</p>

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<p>What is your financial situation? That will impact where you go. There are tons of great private college/university engineering programs but all will cost more than your states flagship.</p>

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<p>Can your parents afford to send you to any school that you want? </p>

<p>Schools like Penn State & UConn are expensive for non-residents…(over $40k per year)</p>

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<p>If you can get into Rutgers I would go there becuase it’s in-state.</p>

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<p>Why do kids in HS ask other HS students about prestige or quality of programs they have no experience with? It just seems like the strangest source of such information. Why not talk to engineering faculty- email is just a few buttons away? Adults who actually work as engineers?</p>