<p>Or a bs/ba in arch.
We are out of state and have looked at 2 in state publics and U. of Pittsburgh. He wants an urban environment. </p>
<p>On our drive, we may stop at valporaiso in Indiana but are there schools that I am missing for engineering or arch in Chicago? Illinois institute of technology is a possibility.</p>
<p>We will be full pay anywhere and northwestern only gives need based aid. I won't prevent him from visiting or applying but it won't make the budget conscious-dad approved- final list.</p>
<p>The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is urban. Its graduate engineering program is ranked higher than Illinois Institute of Technology’s (U.S. News), for what it’s worth. (I assume undergraduate and graduate program rankings are somewhat aligned but maybe I’m wrong.) Neither Illinois Institute of Technology nor UIC has what anyone would call a gorgeous campus, but the UIC location is closer to the city proper and closer to more interesting neighborhoods. As far as urban locations go, what about Marquette in the heart of Milwaukee?</p>
<p>I’ll toss Purdue in Lafayette Indiana into your list … you’ll swing south from Valpo about an hour and a half, but it’s a great engineering school. </p>
<p>I don’t believe it offers architechture as a major though.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. DePaul and Loyola may be possibilities for just looking- I am trying to keep his options open and he sometimes mentions math or economics as possibilities which broaden the list.
UIC has a decent arch program but The state of Illinois has huge past/future budget issues.</p>
<p>S would say he wants a big city and big school sports and spirit. Both OSU and university of Cincinnati are good matches with eng. and arch. programs. He said he could coop in Chicago.
Northwestern fits perfectly- besides the little issue of getting in and paying for it.</p>
<p>CWRU - very good school for engineering, no architecture AFAIK. </p>
<p>I went to Purdue - not an urban campus :). Only offers a highly ranked landscape arch program.</p>
<p>Ohio State is very good for engineering and has a good architecture program. The location is my favorite in Big 10 land.</p>
<p>UCinci is highly ranked for architecture and has an interesting coop program. Same as their architecture. </p>
<p>Drexel also has good engineering and an arch program.</p>
<p>Univ of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) is reasonably urban and has engineering and architecture also.</p>
<p>From the Chicago schools, IIT is very good, rankings be darned. My friend went to UIC and it’s a good program but it may be ‘too urban’ (read, too many distractions according to my friend). IIT is a bit further off downtown.</p>
<p>ND has no coop program. At least it didn’t last year when my son was checking out Engineering / coop programs. Northwestern however, does have a great coop program. *</p>
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<li>Full Disclosure - My D is a former coop student of the year runner up.</li>
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<p>Go check out IIT. It’s a low-profile school ratings-wise, but has excellent architecture and engineering programs with strong job placement record. Architecture school’s professors are mostly practicing architects in Chicago, which is important for internships and first job placement. Many Chicago architects and engineers graduated from here, but placement is national and alumni network international. Very international student body. Quick subway ride (station on campus) to loop. Much better school and location that UWMilwaukee/Marquette.</p>
(read, too many distractions according to my friend). IIT is a bit further off downtown.</p>