How should I rank these schools? D will be studying Computer engineering. Finance is not an issue. I am looking for job placement , research opportunities and a good standard of teaching. The schools are Washu, Case western and the University of Washington.Thanks in advance
UW is a top school for this field, the others are not.
- University of Washington
- Case Western
- Wash U
Washington is well known for its computer science and engineering programs, research, and connections and collaborations with industry. It is also a leader in the advancement of women in engineering. Here are a few links:
https://www.engr.washington.edu/admission/directtocollege/faq
https://www.cs.washington.edu/research/
https://www.engr.washington.edu/current/studentprogs/wise
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate-computer
https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings
Good luck to your D!
I am in Washu’s cs program right now and while I can’t tell you the relative strengths of each program I can say that washu’s job placement is extremely strong having all major tech firms (facebook. google, amazon) recruit on campus.
Thanks so very much. I wonder why their ranking isn’t high. What are the class sizes like, please?
How easy is it to register for classes and how challenging is it to move from class to class , for students who don’t have cars?
I think you can find good jobs in this field with a degree from anywhere.
It depends on if your daughter is accepted direct to major or direct to college or neither at UW?
UW direct to major is a great opportunity. Direct to college, there is some uncertainty about getting the major she wants although she is guaranteed a slot in the engineering school. If she’s not accepted to either, pick one of the other two.
All will have good research and job placement opportunities, but classes may be smaller at the private universities, especially for the entry level courses. The UW honors program offers small general education seminars.
^ Computer engineering:
https://www.engr.washington.edu/admission/directtocollege/faq
“Students interested in Computer Engineering would be part of Direct to College through the College of Engineering.”
@“Jivy Kemsy Yemsy” WashU’s campus is extremely walkable. There aren’t any working roads through the middle of campus, so having a car is frankly irrelevant for those who live on campus.
Registration is organized; there’s an online portal where you can see all of the available classes and create a spreadsheet of your potential new schedule. You’re required to meet with your advisors before registration, which just ensures that your student is on track for his or her major. After that, each student is assigned a timeslot and can go in and reserve his or her classes at that time.
Class sizes vary. My intro to computer science class has about 20 people in my section. Meanwhile, intro bio, the biggest class on campus, has 250 per section. That’s the largest you’ll ever have though, and you have the option to sign up for small recitation sections if you want more personal attention.
Thanks again.
Also does your student have an entrepreneurial or inventing interest? Check out Case’s think[box]
http://thinkbox.case.edu/
Case Students at Consumer Electronics Show: https://www.casealum.org/cwru-students-rock-ces
- Case Western (best standard of teaching, excellent research and placement)
- UWash (best research, excellent placement, undergraduate teaching afterthought except if in honors college and even there expect many big lectures with discussion sessions/labs led by TAs some of whose spoken English may not be the best) 3.Wash U (very good teaching and research, amazing facilities, but CS/CSE aren't their strong point).
@“Jivy Kemsy Yemsy” Another important thing to consider especially for cs is research experience. Due to Washu’s relatively small size research and other cs related experiences are very easy to find. Furthermore, washu has an on-campus entrepeneurship program where many students can start their own businesses online and offline which makes for really great resume building and interesting cs projects. Feel free to msg me if you have any further questions.
Thanks so much Kiriel. D actually wants a school that’s very good in Computer Engineering research. After reading other reviews /answers and now realizing that Washu has a very small department ,I honestly got sceptical about the school. I thought the small size of the department means that there wouldn’t be a lot of research opportunities. Do you know someone who attends the school and did they give you this information please? Thanks in advance. I am also concerned about the size of the classes and the fact that Washu’s computer engineering isn’t highly ranked.
University of Washington.
Another vote for UW leading the pack here, with a very well known industry and research reputation. Can’t speak directly to the teaching but have never heard any complaints.
Given that Amazon and Microsoft are headquartered in Seattle, UDub would be the logical choice for an aspiring EECS/Computer Engineering major.
UW is 6 on US News. Wash U is about 40. While rankings aren’t everything, that’s a big gap. There’s no contest.
Is research experience actually that important for a CS major who’s not looking for grad school? I’m genuinely asking, although admittedly a bit skeptical. Research experience is always a nice to have but from my experience, what tech firms actually really like is experience - internship experience, part-time jobs, freelancing, building your own apps in your spare time, I dunno. If you wanted a job at, say, Google, I would guess that they would prefer that you had a 10-hour-a-week internship at a local start-up building an app for them than experience in a research lab (unless the experience was super applied AND you were going into a research team for them, like GoogleX).
Developers or engineers please correct me if I’m wrong - I work in tech but I’m not a developer.
If that’s true, though, then I would say a school where you can get hands-on experience is best. I can’t really speak for the other ones but I KNOW the UW students get a lot of hands-on experience and have tons of opportunities to network and freelance here in Seattle.