<p>Hello
I am a solid student academically looking into engineering. I was looking at the US News rankings and noticed that UIUC was way up on top (almost always top 10). However, they seem to have pretty low standards (compared to these rankings) of who they accept. Does anyone know how reliable this ranking is? They seem to be up there in just about every engineering category, but the overall ranking is somewhere below 40. Does anyone have any more information on this, like how reliable this is in this circumstance?</p>
<p>UIUC’s engineering college has higher admission standards compared to the rest of her colleges.</p>
<p>Undergrad student stats are a small or non-existent part of those program rankings. They are primarily based on faculty quality which is centered around research. UIUC has a broad and deep engineering faculty.</p>