U Rochester engineering program

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<p>How good is the undergraduate electrical and mechanical engineering program at the U of R?
I've heard from some people that engineering programs are pretty standard. Is this true? If not, what makes one program stronger from another?</p>

<p>I feel like these are some of the most important factors: Teacher quality, quality of classmates, class size, curriculum, and amount of collaborative and hands on work. </p>

<p>Can any U of R undergrads or people who looked into this school tell me about their engineering education? It would be great to hear about your experience at the U of R and why you chose it over other schools or to hear about why you chose another school over U of R.</p>

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<p>My son just completed his freshman year in Mech Eng here at UR so he hasn’t gotten to taking Engineering courses yet except for the intro class. He chose UR over other schools because he felt he fit best at UR and connected with the other students. He was accepted to a high ranked STEM school but just didn’t see himself spending 4 years there. </p>

<p>UR is not a top 10 or top 20 engineering school except probably in Optical engineering. The ME dept is small, about 50 students a year. I don’t know anything about EE. Students interested in research are often drawn to UR since there are opportunities for undergrads. </p>

<p>You might want to read over this thread where a student who graduated in 2010 did post. You are right that all programs that are ABET accredited are similar as they all must meet the same standards. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-rochester/1472077-u-r-engineering.html?highlight=mechanical[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-rochester/1472077-u-r-engineering.html?highlight=mechanical&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;