<p>This is a question directed towards current students or recent graduates. I was admitted to Michigan under Early Action and I have been leaning towards getting an undergrad in ChemE. I know rankings and all aren't a good indicator of programs, especially one as diverse and difficult to quantify as engineering. So my question was, how strong is the engineering program at UM, and how reputable is it in industry and for grad school?</p>
<p>If anyone could compare the engineering school to that of Notre Dame and Ohio State (two biggest rivals, I know), that would be wonderful.</p>
<p>Also, my goal isn't necessarily to stick in engineering for an extended period of time. I would ideally like to get into finance, preferably investment banking. I know many engineers are recruited into IB, so I was interested to see if anyone had any takes on how that field perceives UM as a whole, and if possible the engineering program. </p>
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<li><p>The engineering program at UM is very strong and is considered one of the best in the nation. No doubt about it. </p></li>
<li><p>The engineering program is very reputable and students are highly recruited by big name engineering companies and industries as well as grad schools.</p></li>
<li><p>For engineering, UofM>Notre Dame> Ohio State. UofM is definitely more better than OSU for engineering and arguably better than Notre Dame. I would only say UofM is better than Notre Dame because of its research and application focus.</p></li>
<li><p>If you want to go into finance, you can take the engineering route (with UofM’s Center for Entrepreneurship, a minor, EGL, etc) but I would advise going into business school. If I were you, I would apply to UofM engineering, and in your second year, apply to the UofM b-school (which is also highly ranked and prestigious) and choose which program (engr or business) to pursue.</p></li>
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<p>“UofM is definitely more better than OSU…” lol, I can tell you’re not an english student.</p>
<p>Anyways, if those are your competitors, I’d say UMich and Notre Dame are roughly equivalent as far as how influential a degree from here would be, it’d just depend on your liking for the program or school.</p>
<p>Ohio State isn’t weak, but I’d say both UMich and Notre Dame are better, without a doubt.</p>
<p>Sorry if im distracting from the main comparison here, but could anybody tell me how Michigan’s Engineering compares to University of Texas Engineering? I am probably going to pursue an undergrad in mechanical engineering, and alot of people have told me that Michigan has a better engineering school, but I live in texas so the cost for going to UT is literally half of UMich and I certainly wouldnt mind avoiding the cold.</p>
<p>So really my main question is, how large of a gap is there between Michigan Engineering and Texas Engineering?</p>
<p>if UT Austin is the one u’re talking about, you should probably go there cuz it’s a very respectable school. Though michigan’s engineering is better, it’s probably not worth it to attend, considering that u’re a texas resident.</p>
<p>fink1318: UMich mechE is rank 5, UT Austin mechE is rank 10. When the diffference is 25k/year cost of attendance, I would say take the cheaper one, because both schools will have great recruiting opportunities (they’re both top 10 schools)</p>
<p>First off, I would go for those top 10 schools that they list, but I understand that you’re wondering about other universities.</p>
<p>Usually, if you go to said university’s engineering webpage, they will have something on ranking if they rank well/at all. But apart from random internet sites that post the complete list (they may or may not be accurate/outdated,etc), you’re going to mainly be checking universities based on hunches =P or if you’re interested in attending them.</p>
<p>^I’m fairly certain that Michigan is so famous for engineering because it has so many influential alumni … its reputation probably just doesn’t hinge on one grad. ;)</p>
<p>Lightja, in arts and sciences, I agree that Michigan and Notre Dame are roughly equal. But in Engineering and,less so in Business, Michigan has an edge over Notre Dame.</p>
<p>If your goal is to get into investment banking, I highly recommend that you apply to Ross. Maybe engineering would be better for trading (recruiting would still be worse for S&T, but better for prop shops?), but for pure banking the recruiting edge goes to Ross in a landslide.</p>