Top 25 schools for engineering???

College Search & Selection
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<p>Can anyone tell me where I can find lists of the top 10, 25, etc. colleges for different fields inside of engineering (e.g. biomedical, mechanical, environmental, etc)??? Thanks for your help!</p>

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<p>I think i've heard somewhere that northeastern is good school for engineering. Not sure though.</p>

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<p>the old CC board has lists</p>

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<p>Northwestern is okay but the top ones that I've been lookin at are:</p>

<ol>
<li>MIT</li>
<li>Stanford</li>
<li>Cal Tech</li>
<li>UIUC
.. 8. Purdue</li>
</ol>

<p>Northwestern is near the 10-20 margin. Still pretty good though, of course, :D</p>

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<p>Bio:
1. Johns Hopkins University (MD)
2. Duke University (NC)
3. Univ. of California–San Diego *
4. Case Western Reserve Univ. (OH)
5. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology
6. Georgia Institute of Technology *
7. University of Pennsylvania
8. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *
9. Northwestern University (IL)
10. Boston University
11. University of Washington *
12. Rice University (TX)
13. University of Virginia *
14. Stanford University (CA)
Vanderbilt University (TN)
16. University of California–Berkeley *
University of Texas–Austin *
18. Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)*
University of Utah *
Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison *
21. Columbia University (NY)
Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY)
Tulane University (LA)
25. U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *</p>

<p>Mechanical:
1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology
2. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *
3. Stanford University (CA)
4. Georgia Institute of Technology *
University of California–Berkeley *
6. U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *
7. Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)*
8. California Institute of Technology
9. Cornell University (NY)
10. University of Texas–Austin *
11. Princeton University (NJ)
12. Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
13. Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *
Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison *
15. Northwestern University (IL)
Univ. of Minnesota–Twin Cities *
17. Texas A&M Univ.–College Station *
Virginia Tech *
19. Ohio State University–Columbus *
20. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY)
21. Univ. of California–San Diego *
22. Johns Hopkins University (MD)
23. Univ. of Maryland–College Park *
Yale University (CT)
25. Michigan Technological University *
North Carolina State U.–Raleigh *
University of California–Davis *</p>

<p>Environmental:
1. Stanford University (CA)
2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology
3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *
4. U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *
5. University of California–Berkeley *
6. Johns Hopkins University (MD)
7. Georgia Institute of Technology *
University of Texas–Austin *
9. California Institute of Technology
10. Northwestern University (IL)
11. Cornell University (NY)
12. University of Florida *
13. University of California–Davis *
14. Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *
Rice University (TX)
16. Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
Michigan Technological University *
18. Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)*
19. Virginia Tech *</p>

<ul>
<li>denotes public schools</li>
</ul>

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<p>Wow- im_blue-
You spent a lot of time typing the US News And World report list. Coulda just referred Dash to this list. That was nice of you :)</p>

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<p>thanks a lot to everyone, especially im_blue. Where did you find those lists? Thanks again.</p>

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<p>Dash-
As I noted, the extensive list is from the US News annual Top Colleges edition. They hae a very extensive list. You can also research the Fiske Guide, Gourman Report and Rugg's Recommendations.</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot.</p>

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<p>the Bio ranking is kinda misleading, as Biomedical / bio engineering has only been around for a few years in some colleges like ut and stanford. i'm willing to bet it'll fluctuate significantly in the coming years.</p>

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<p>Paul: In general, you couldn't be more right. However, BME has actually been a viable and recognized engineering discipline since roughly the mid-70's, but it has totally exploded in the last 5-7 years. Many well-known engineering programs have just began undergraduate BME programs -- for instance, traditional engineering powerhouse UIUC just opened up its inaugural undergraduate BME class last year. Many so-called "ranked" programs are not yet accredited; moreover, there is considerable debate whether accreditation has any real significance for this unique, multidisciplinary engineering branch. We have some family members who have a lot of experience in the industry and a close relative who just started his undergraduate study last year. The universally acknowledged leaders in this field appear to be the schools at the top of the USNews rankings: JHU, Duke, UCSD, and Case. After that, things get murkier. I don't believe MIT even has an undergraduate BME program. Boston University, Penn, and Northwestern have long had significant presences in the field and such schools as Michigan, Wash U, UIUC, and Yale have made MAJOR commitments to BME and are likely to be highly ranked in the coming years (neither Wash-U or Yale appear anywhere on this list and I think it wouldn't necessarily be wise to sell either program short, given the resources of these institutions and their apparent commitment to their programs). In short, if you talk to people in this field, the so-called rankings have very little validity and for the next decade or so will likely be in constant flux. Our contacts tell us that you'll find the "players" by following the dollars, new buildings, and faculty hires.</p>

<p>To the OP: We're told it's much more important to see a tie-in with a top medical school in this field, rather than a tie-in with strong departments in the other engineering disciplines (although both would be great). All top engineering programs do NOT have top BME departments and vice versa. Just what we've been told -- your mileage may vary.</p>

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<p>Stanford will start its undergraduate biomedical engineering program next year. They have a top medical center AND top engineering program. So I'm guessing their Biomed should be very good too.</p>

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<p>Good point about Stanford. With their resources, related programs, engineering school, and medical school, and, with a new expression of interest, they will have a top biomedical engineering program if they want to have a top biomedical engineering program.</p>

<p>It's kind of like the old riddle: Q: What do you feed a 700 lb. gorilla? ; A: Anything it wants.</p>