University of South Carolina Chemical Engineering

<p>Does anyone know how well regarded the university of south carolina's chemical engineering program is regarded? I have heard mixed reviews about USC because it is traditionally not an engineering college, but I have also been told that the chemical engineering program is one of the best in the southeast. I am currently considering attending the university and was also wondering if it would be more beneficial to attend Clemson University for the same major. By the way, I am a resident of South Carolina and hoping for scholarships from these institutions.</p>

<p>I haven't heard anything either good or bad about the ChemE programs at either South Carolina or Clemson. There is probably little difference. ChemE is a lucrative degree, and college rankings don't really matter for engineering. You might want to check the career centers at each university and inquire about companies that recruit chemical engineers from the schools.</p>

<p>I would go with the school that gets better recruitment, you like better and/or get better financial aid. Good luck.</p>

<p>If it helps you, I looked at US News & World Report rankings for undergraduate ChemE programs...here is their list for 2008:</p>

<p>1 Massachusetts Inst. of Technology<br>
2 University of California–Berkeley *
3 Univ. of Minnesota–Twin Cities *
4 Stanford University (CA)
5 Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison *
6 California Institute of Technology<br>
7 Princeton University (NJ)
8 U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *
9 University of Texas–Austin *
10 University of Delaware *
11 Georgia Institute of Technology *
11 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *
13 Cornell University (NY)
14 Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
15 Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)*
16 Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *
17 Texas A&M Univ.–College Station *
17 Univ. of California–Santa Barbara *
19 North Carolina State U.–Raleigh *
20 Rice University (TX)
20 University of Pennsylvania<br>
22 Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY)
23 Iowa State University *
23 Northwestern University (IL)
23 University of Notre Dame (IN)
23 University of Virginia *
23 University of Washington *</p>

<p>Wow...how did Northwestern chemE drop so much over the last 10 years? It used to be 13th/14th!</p>

<p>^ It's OK...you still went to a pretty good school. Keep talking about how Northwestern is fantastic...:D</p>

<p><em>just messing with you</em></p>

<p>It's not just talk; it's true. :rolleyes:</p>