<p>I am in a bit of a confusion whether to join RIT (Rochester Institute of Tech.) or Missouri University of Science & Tech.
Ranking and academic wise Missouri outdoes RIT. I have many of my friende studying or passed RIT but none from Missouri Univ.
So could someone help me out whether which university is better and in what way.</p>
<p>Neither is “better” in any universal, objective way. It depends on what you are looking for.</p>
<p>RIT is larger and broader, Missouri S&T is smaller and more focused. Do you prefer the suburbs of Rochester or small-town Rolla? I believe coop is more formal at RIT. What do you plan to study? Where are you from? Is there a price difference?</p>
<p>I’m also curious as to how Mo S&T stacks up to public tech schools in general, or just the comparasign of the aerospace engineering program?</p>
<p>I want to pursue my masters in Electrical Engg. As far I have heard, Missouri Univ. of science & tech stands out academic wise even though it is not as reputed in comparison to RIT. I am from India. There is a price difference of 10,000$ in the tuition fee.</p>
<p>Thats good to hear. I live in Missouri and I was looking for a good engineering school (preferably affordable) and I was trying to think of better options other than just SLU. I’m not entirely sure what it means, but it seems MoS&T only has a 4-year graduation rate of 26%… is this bad?</p>
<p>What is their 6 year rate? Do students there do co-ops? Those mess up 4 year grad rate numbers.</p>
<p>Would your masters program be thesis-based? What is your objective in pursuing this?</p>
<p>The low four-year undergrad grad rate (not relevant to the OP) isn’t too surprising for a not-too-selective, engineering-focused school. The 6-year rate is 67%.</p>
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<p>You are probably looking at their acceptance rate. Missouri University of Science and Technology is very selective with an average SAT (CR+M) 1250 whereas RIT has an average SAT (CR+M) of only 1200. </p>
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Please look at the cost of room and board too. There is 15k total price difference. </p>
<p>I think you should pick Missouri. Its much cheaper and has higher average freshman stats. Their engineering programs are comparable and I don’t think you will find any difference in education. </p>
<p>One of the disadvantages of choosing a ‘tech’ school is that it doesn’t have a lot of majors available.</p>
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I think the grad rate is typical for an tech school with interquartile ACT scores of 26-31. You can call that whatever you want.
I don’t think that is an issue for a graduate student.</p>