<p>of all the 11 colleges that are part of BIG TEN which one would be the best in engineering.
could you guys rank them from 1 to 11.</p>
<p>THE BIG TEN
University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University, and University of Wisconsin.</p>
<p>Is this... for taunting rights...? Do you plan to trot this list out in front of your opponents at football games, or what...? ;)</p>
<p>Top tier:
UIUC, Michigan, Purdue, Northwestern</p>
<p>Not as powerhouse but still top tier:
Penn State, UMinn, MSU</p>
<p>Pretty solid:
Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio State</p>
<p>...in my humble opinion, which is, in no way, scientific about rankings.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Michigan & Northwestern</p></li>
<li><p>Wisconsin
Illinois
Penn State </p></li>
<li><p>Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Ohio State
Purdue
Michigan State</p></li>
</ol>
<p>so i guess they are in 3 groups</p>
<p>How're you getting those...? Are we talking grad, undergrad, overall...?</p>
<p>Because Illinois's in the top tier, pretty much no matter who you ask...</p>
<p>i am ranking for undergrad (overall)</p>
<p>but i don't know for engineering..</p>
<p>mmkay, labelling is good. =)</p>
<p>USNews says that for engineering:</p>
<ol>
<li>Illinois (Behind MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, and CalTech... pretty darned strong...)</li>
<li>Michigan</li>
<li>Purdue</li>
<li>Wisconsin</li>
<li>Northwestern</li>
<li>Penn State</li>
<li>Minnesota</li>
<li>Ohio State</li>
<li>Michigan State</li>
<li>Iowa</li>
<li>Indiana</li>
</ol>
<p>...with the number preceding the school being how it fits in overall to the undergraduate overall-engineering ranking.</p>
<p>Correct! not much different from graduate ranking</p>
<p>Basically, UIUC/Michigan/Purdue are top-10 engineering schools (undergrad and grad)</p>
<p>This exactly proved my point that if a school has an excellent graduate engineering program, its undergrad progarm is also stellar!!!!</p>
<p>...provided you lend any credence to rankings. ;)</p>
<p>Yeah, ranking college is more of an art than a science- you can't totall trust them</p>
<p>Still, i tend to agree more with the grad program rankings, where the quality of the program, faculty, students etc are more at issue - which is less true with undergrad programs (not ranked according to discrete criteria, but only with a simple "peer reputation" list).</p>
<p>Being a Wolverine engineering undergrad I am probably partial, but I would put Michigan at the top overall. However, it will all depend on the field of engineering you wish to study. If you know which field, contact the engineering departments in the schools you are interested in. They will have the rankings. I know Michigan does for sure, as my son did a visit there last year. Also check out which ones will allow you to do hands on research as an undergrad. But do not get hung up on the rankings. Any of these schools can give you all the education one can possibly absorb if you apply yourself.</p>
<p>Being an Illini graduate engineering grad, I must refute you. ;)</p>
<p>But definitely, especially at the undergrad level... The difference between numbers 4 and 6... and even 4 and 26... is really, really small. What really determines how well you do in life has very little to do with what college you go to, so long as you find a place that'll give you a good, solid education in an environment that fits like a glove. Find a school you want to live at for four years, check to make sure that their program's good, and go there.</p>
<p>Hmm... anyone who knows my me remotely on these boards knows my position on engineering schools. You want to talk about some really good engineering schools...I'm just going to keep my mouth shut for this one.</p>
<p>I'm just going to say there are a bunch of schools that are much better for engineering than the "Top 11" you mentioned.</p>
<p>Indiana #97? I don't believe IU has an engineering program.</p>
<p>LOL dr_reynolds, that's exactly what I was thinking. How Indiana could possibly be ranked #97 in engineering when they don't have an engineering dept makes me think that there is something wrong with the ranking. </p>
<p>I think that you would get a very good education and could find a job at any of the big ten schools that has an engineering dept. I think that UIUC, Michigan, Purdue and Wisconsin are all very strong.</p>
<p>Why would anyone considure a schools football program when deciding which school to go to for Engineering.</p>
<p>haha VTBoy, you underestimate college football! </p>
<p>I chose Florida engineering instead of Berkeley because of football. Call me shallow, I don't care. ;)</p>
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Hmm... anyone who knows my me remotely on these boards knows my position on engineering schools. You want to talk about some really good engineering schools...I'm just going to keep my mouth shut for this one.</p>
<p>I'm just going to say there are a bunch of schools that are much better for engineering than the "Top 11" you mentioned.
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The Big 10 refers to a sports conference (ie: football) in the Midwest. Comparable to the PAC-10, SEC, or Big 12.</p>
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1. Michigan & Northwestern</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Wisconsin
Illinois
Penn State</p></li>
<li><p>Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Ohio State
Purdue
Michigan State
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Dude. Please tell me that was a joke.</p></li>
</ol>
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haha VTBoy, you underestimate college football!</p>
<p>I chose Florida engineering instead of Berkeley because of football. Call me shallow, I don't care.
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People choose Florida for football? I mean, sure they're good...but they aren't that good.</p>