<p>My son has been admitted to schools that are ranked 40-50 by US News and World Report. His first choice is rated closer to the 100th ranked school. He is basing his decision on location, weather and the surrounding college town. Do you think it will make a difference when he graduates where his diploma comes from? He has not decided a major, so I can't factor that in.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, it depends somewhat on his intended major. For traditional engineering, it won't make much difference. And if he goes on to grad school...again, not much difference. For investment banking, I'd say yes.</p>