<p>I have been accepted into both Stevens Institute of Technology and Northeastern University and am now trying decide between the two of them. I will be studying computer engineering and want to have the option of minoring in some sort of business. Which college should I choose? Thanks</p>
<p>Have you visited the campuses?</p>
<p>Yes and I attended the ECOES program at Stevens so I lived on that campus for 2 weeks.</p>
<p>I can’t address Northeastern, but my older S is a senior at Stevens.</p>
<p>The strongest feature that I see at Stevens is their co-op program. S has been able to learn his choice of vocation not just in the classroom but in the real world. He has worked in three different businesses, and the third one has kept him on since the end of his co-op part time. </p>
<p>The weakest feature @ Stevens has been their financial aid. S will be graduating with an awful lot of loans. His package was manageable his Freshman year; but went down with each successive year; while at the same time tuition has gone up. Of course with every successive semester, the prospect of transferring is more and more daunting. So they have you… as do the private loan companies.</p>
<p>Stevens is 1 of about 5 schools that offers a Bachelors of Engineering. This will set your degree apart from a Bachelors of Science because of the hands-on real world experience you will get in the classroom. You arent just learning how to be an engineer; you will get a chance to actually work as one in the classroom environment.</p>
<p>Stevens engineering curriculum includes an 8 course design spine. Each semester you will take a design class that allows you to build/create a project under the guidance of a professor. In the design course you will get to be a computer engineer, designing and creating real projects. As a senior in your design course you will have the opportunity to create your own project or work on an actual company project. Several students have even had their senior design projects patented.</p>
<p>Stevens also offers small class sizes with professors who are available to help you learn.</p>
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<p>Interesting</p>
<p>and how does this compare to a **Bachelors of Science in Engineering **degree that many schools offer?</p>
<p>What is Stevens Institute of Technology? Never even heard of it.</p>
<p>Go with Northeastern. More well known, better engineering school, better career prospects.</p>
<p>[Best</a> Undergraduate Engineering Programs | Rankings | US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate]Best”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate)</p>
<p>I do have to say that when my D got her acceptance to Northeastern, the school committed to 4 years of her (not insignificant) FA package.</p>
<p>The difference between a Bachelor of Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering is the same as the difference between a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration. That is to say, none,</p>
<p>Stevens may have a unique program as mfvolk described but the drgree name is not relevant. The OP has not mentioned anything regarding financial aid packages at each school. Neither school would be worth $80,000 more than the other. More information is needed to give any valid advice.</p>
<p>I’d imagine if the OP was good enough to get into Northeastern, his scores should be high enough to warrant an academic scholarship from Stevens.</p>
<p>I have to admit, until my kid’s guidance counselor mentioned it last year, neither my wife or I had ever heard of Stevens. And we live 30 miles away.</p>
<p>Isn’t Northeastern also known to have one of the better co-op programs in the country?</p>
<p>yep, just as I thought:</p>
<p>[Northeastern</a> University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_University]Northeastern”>Northeastern University - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>Northeastern’s cooperative education (co-op) program was one of the first of its kind in the world. Through the co-op program, students complete eight semesters of full-time study and up to three six-month terms of paid full-time work. The program has been regularly ranked as the best co-op program in the country. The university has a large selection of corporate and non-profit co-op partners both in the United States and abroad. Employers have included major newspapers, popular television shows, top ranked international law firms, banks, and corporations and many Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, Disney, and Procter & Gamble. Participating students typically receive their undergraduate degree in five years, however a four year option is also available for most majors with fewer co-ops.</p>
<p>Regarding financial aid both schools offered me money. Northeastern offered me $20,000 per year while Stevens offered $21,000 for the first year.</p>
<p>It really depends on what you are looking for in a school. Stevens is much smaller than Northeastern, and is a technical school, while Northeastern has a broader range of popular majors. The classes at Stevens would like be larger than the classes at Northeastern. Stevens’ male/female ratio is lopsided at 74/26 while Northeastern’s is even at 49/51. Northeastern is probably better known.</p>
<p>Student/faculty ratio
13:1 --Northeastern
7:1 —Stevens Institute of Technology</p>
<p>Classes with less than 20%
61% – Northeastern
43% – Stevens</p>
<p>USNWR Undergraduate Engineering Rankings</p>
<h1>56 - Northeastern</h1>
<h1>78 - Stevens</h1>
<p>When you say “Classes with less than 20%” what do you mean 20% less of?</p>
<p>oops, sorry…corrected:</p>
<p>Student/faculty ratio
13:1 --Northeastern
7:1 —Stevens Institute of Technology</p>
<p>Classes with less than 20 students
61% – Northeastern
43% – Stevens</p>
<p>Northeastern Common Data Set:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu/oir/pdfs/CDS_2009_2010.pdf[/url]”>http://www.northeastern.edu/oir/pdfs/CDS_2009_2010.pdf</a></p>
<p>Class Size (# students) – Number of Undergraduate Classes
2-9 ---- 307
10-19 – 1,151
20-29 – 255
30-39 – 262
40-49 – 255
50-99 – 128
100+ — 47</p>
<p>total classes = 2,405</p>