the top ten engineering schools

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>im just wondering cuz i might study engineering. wat do u think are top ten engineering schools in teh u.s. I mean undergrad.</p>

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<p>1) MIT
2) I do not know
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.Somewhere in between: Berkeley, UMich, etc.
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8) Cornell Engineering</p>

<p>Just see the ranking of US News</p>

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<p>hmmmmm still curious</p>

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<p>1) MIT
2) Stanford/Berkeley
4) Not sure in which order but Cal Tech/ Georgia Tech/ U Mich/ U Illinios</p>

<p>8) CMU/Cornell</p>

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<p>I thought Caltech was above Stanford and Berk.</p>

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<p>Not according to US News</p>

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<p>US News and World Report is simply an opinion pole. I would not suggest putting any stock into it what so ever.</p>

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<p>I'm being sarcastic when i said not according to US News. I like how a lot of people think US News is the absolute authority on higher education.</p>

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<p>Actually look how low Cal Tech is in the 2007 Graduate rankings. I think this crazy.</p>

<ol>
<li>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</li>
<li>Stanford University</li>
<li>University of California–Berkeley</li>
<li>Georgia Institute of Technology </li>
<li>University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign </li>
<li>Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN)</li>
<li>University of Michigan–Ann Arbor </li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon University (PA) </li>
<li>University of Southern California </li>
<li>California Institute of Technology</li>
<li>Cornell University (NY) </li>
<li>University of California–San Diego </li>
<li>University of Texas–Austin </li>
<li>Texas A&M University–College Station </li>
<li>University of California–Los Angeles </li>
<li>University of Maryland–College Park </li>
<li>University of Wisconsin–Madison </li>
<li>Princeton University (NJ) </li>
<li>Pennsylvania State University–University Park </li>
<li>Columbia University (Fu Foundation) (NY)</li>
</ol>

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<p>UC San Diego is often underrated</p>

<p>esp. for bio engineering/biochemical engineering, it is definately the best program in California</p>

<p>So if you are from Cali, you definately need to consider Jacobs (UCSD's engineering school)</p>

<p>The Viterbi School of Engineering in USC (Univ of Southern California) is also good, but only well-known within Cali...</p>

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<p>


It's because Caltech is so small, which isn't necessarily a good thing for graduate engineering studies.</p>

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<p>Small size is actuall a plus for graduate engineering studies, as long as it does not hinder the quality and scope of research (which for Caltech it does not). The small size at Caltech allows a better faculty/student ratio and helps to create a communal environment. A good relationship with your advisors is perhaps the most important aspect of graduate school. The way it has been described to me is that MIT is the factory and Caltech is the country club. This statement is a real description of the atmosphere at both institutions.</p>

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<p>take rankings with a grain of salt. look at the ways they actually rank things and you'll see its all a crock of <em>insert appropriate word</em></p>

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<p>i got into berkeley and cornell, but i'm choosing cornell over berkeley.... i'm not going to let those rankings cloud my vision of engineering programs</p>

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<p>not an "opinion pole" (sic) You might dispute the USNWR methodology and lament the force its ratings have become, but it is not simply a poll of opinion, despite a component which seeks to assess academic reputation among peer institutions.</p>