<p>The 2 big ones I looked into when making my decision were UVA and Virginia Tech. If you are interested in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, or Systems, I think UVa would be a great choice. If you are going for mechanical or aerospace, VT is probably the best for those. I'm going to UVA next year.</p>
<p>GA Tech is also great in all programs, I just wasn't a fan on the campus so I didn't really consider it.</p>
<p>Since UIUC isn't too far out for you, I'd also recommend Northwestern.</p>
<p>Penn State should be somewhere in your considerations</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon is great, not as hard as ivy's to get into, but has very good reputation. Would also recommend Cornell, still an Ivy, but not as hard to get into as Princeton or Penn. I'd also second lehigh. Maybe Purdue.</p>
<p>wow... not too much mention of purdue</p>
<p>MIT all the way</p>
<p>One not mentioned yet and often overlooked and thus not as highly rated (USNWR engineering ratings are done by
peer Asessment), but excellant is Polytechnic in Brooklyn.</p>
<p>HOw is TUFTS University???
It is known much for its Liberal Arts Program. around 4000 undergrads liberal arts. and about 600 in school of enginneering.</p>
<p>WPI gave me a lot of money</p>
<p>UVA for Comp Sci?...hahaha</p>
<p>Virginia Tech has much better Engineering programs than UVA for every concentration. Period.</p>
<p>I am deciding between TAMU & VT.. which is better?</p>
<p>Virginia Tech for the academics, social life, athletics, career services, and overall atmosphere.</p>
<p>how is Lehigh's engineering program?</p>
<p>Lehigh's is reputable, but I personally didn't like the feel of the campus compared to Tech, so I chose VT over Lehigh. Lehigh was my 2nd choice though.</p>
<p>Highest Impact U.S. Universities, 1997-2001</p>
<p>That website is really really subjective. How does one quantify relative impact?</p>
<p>The methodology of that study is explained very clearly, actually, if you read all of the pages.</p>
<p>I don't put much faith in a ranking system that puts Yale at #1 in Engineering.</p>
<p>This is an up to date ranking of scientific research. The ISI is the most respected scientific information organization in the world - scientists get and lose tenure based on what it says. Any old ranking based on some "reputation" survey A) is not current and B) is always biased in favor of large, "known" departments, such as the University of Illinois - much in the same way that McDonald's is well known.</p>
<p>Could you please elaborate on the "campus feel" because I am considering Lehigh for ED. I cant visit the campus because I am an international.
And secondly, is VT better than TAMU? the rankings etc dont really show that.</p>