<p>I'm currently trying to decide between UCSB and UCSD for computer engineering this upcoming fall. I love both campuses but I know I'd have more fun at UCSB. My only fear is that UCSD has a much stronger program in CE versus UCSB. Is anyone here currently studying CE? I'd love to hear your opinions on the program! </p>
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<p>I guess that kind of depends on who you ask. The National Research Council seems to think UCSB’s Electrical and Computer Engineering department is No 4 in the nation while UCSD’s is No 12. (this is by graduate programs, since the undergrad aren’t rated, so take it for what it is worth, but at least it is by scholars, not just a guy who knows statistics.) Click the subject (it is already on Electrical and Computer Engineering) and then at the table click “S rank high” for the ranking by scholars. Note that the ‘Computer Engineering’ listing doesn’t work, it was supposed to be comparative literature or something and something went wrong. Electrical and Computer Engineerig is where they have it.</p>
<p><a href=“https://chronicle.com/article/NRC-Rankings-Overview-/124726/”>https://chronicle.com/article/NRC-Rankings-Overview-/124726/</a></p>
<p>When we were at Spring Insight, the Engineering department had all sorts of people out on their part of the campus to talk to students. Can you make it to a Transfer Friday and ask these questions? UCSBs Engineering department overall is pretty killer. I can’t imagine they wouldn’t satisfy you on your points.</p>
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I don’t know how you came up with that or what differences you suspect there will be in undergrad education if you went to one as opposed to the other, but if this is what you think then you ought to go to UCSD.</p>