<p>Ignore......</p>
<p>Data mostly drawn from USNWR</p>
<p>OBJECTIVE DATA</p>
<p>Undergraduate Enrollment:
Northwestern: 8023 U Virginia: 14,213 U Michigan: 25,467</p>
<h1>and % of students who are in-state:</h1>
<p>Northwestern: 2808 (35%) U Virginia: 9522 (67%) U Michigan: 17,572 (69%)</p>
<p>Cost (Tuition & Fees):
Northwestern: $33,559 U Virginia: $25,945 (OOS) U Michigan: $30,179 (OOS)</p>
<p>Graduation & Retention Rank
Northwestern: 8th U Virginia: 14th U Michigan: 28th
-% of Students expected to graduate in 6 years:
Northwestern: 91% U Virginia: 86% U Michigan: 77%
-% of students who do graduate in 6 years:
Northwestern: 93% U Virginia: 83% U Michigan: 86%</p>
<p>Faculty Resources Rank:
Northwestern: 9th U Virginia: 35th U Michigan: 69th
-% of classes with 50+ students
Northwestern: 9% U Virginia: 16% U Michigan: 16%
-% of classes with <20 students
Northwestern: 72% U Virginia: 47% U Michigan: 43%
-Faculty/student ratio
Northwestern: 9/1 U Virginia: 15/1 U Michigan: 17/1</p>
<p>Student Selectivity Rank:
Northwestern: 17th U Virginia: 26th U Michigan: 22nd
-Average SAT/ACT:
Northwestern: 1320-1500 U Virginia: 1220-1430 U Michigan: 1220-1410
-% of students ranking in top 10% of high school class
Northwestern: 82% U Virginia: 86% U Michigan: 89%
-% acceptance rate
Northwestern: 30% U Virginia: 38% U Michigan: 57%</p>
<h1>of 1500 scorers enrolled and % of student body:</h1>
<p>Northwestern: 1998 (25%) U Virginia: 1723 (12%) U Michigan: 1645 (6%)</p>
<p>Financial Resources Rank:
Northwestern: 27th U Virginia: 56th U Michigan: 31st </p>
<p>Alumni Giving % and Rank:
Northwestern: 38% (10th) U Virginia: 26% (33rd) U Michigan: 15% (105th)</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE DATA</p>
<p>Peer Assessment:
Northwestern: 4.4 U Virginia: 4.3 U Michigan: 4.5</p>
<p>For the objective data, Northwestern would appear to have the advantage in most categories. The Northwestern advantage is most stark in Faculty Resources and to a lesser degree, Financial Resources. U Virginia and U Michigan are closely matched with U Virginia ahead in Graduation/Retention and Faculty Resources while U Michigan has stronger Financial Resources. Selectivity is high at all three schools with Northwestern having the a sharp advantage in standardized test scores and U Virginia and U Michigan having higher percentages of Top 10% high school students. Among academics, for the subjective data, all schools are well regarded. The same is true with employers although there is some disagreement about the job and graduate school placement strength at different schools in different industries. Beyond the quantitative disparities, each school has a pretty unique environment which is influenced by size, campus social culture, impact or not of major nearby cities, importance of sporting events/teams, climate.</p>
<p>^^^Correction: U Virginia 6-Year Graduation Rate is 93%, not 83%</p>
<p>Visit each school, they are all similar except that THE WOLVERINES RULE THE WILDCATS AND CAVS!!!</p>
<p>Haha I totally agree, It'd be nice to be a part of Wolverine football. I'm a big Lax fan though and UVa is absolutely nasty at lax. They were solid at basketball this year too.</p>
<p>A couple of things:</p>
<p>1) Prestige may be a factor in getting some jobs, but if there is ANY profession where school prestige is less important, it is engineering- hiring managers realize that good engineers may gradute from any school, and you will be evaluated on interviews, grades, and work experience (including internships) for your first job, NOT so much your alma mater. And after the first job, your school doesn't mattter AT ALL. The above is from a working engineer who has interviewed,evaluated, and hired a number of candidates.</p>
<p>2) UVA has the advantage of a small engineering school within a large U, lots of intensive, personal attention. The above is from being a UVa graduate (BS and MS). Good luck.</p>
<p>I think you should worry about going to either Michigan and Virginia and doing WELL... Don't worry about the rank... that doesnt matter... It's how well you do in where you go... By what you've posted, it seems you'd be much happier in UVA soo go there.</p>