What happens to engineering drop outs?

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@1NJParent

Yes, thank you. Academic and social fit are top priorities. We are full pay. He may receive merit, but we’re not expecting or counting on it and won’t have specifics until decision time.

So is there a correlation between how much a university spends per student and “supportive” environment?

Last night I was reading this 2018 thread (@momofboiler1 @1NJParent @ucbalumnus) and it was suggested that Michigan was the most “supportive” because of spending.

Can anyone compare engineering experiences at some of the better ranked Big Ten engineering schools?

UM-Ann Arbor has more “resources” than UIUC (on a per student basis), which gives it more flexibility in managing it’s enrollment. Let me give an example. School: Undergraduate Enrollment: # Tenured Track Teaching Faculty UM-Ann Arbor: 6,162: 417 UIUC:9,337: 446 Purdue: 8,490: 361 Michigan has by far the lowest engineering student to Teaching Faculty ratio. They also likely have more facilities(as compared to enrollment), funding for design teams, etc, than the other BIG 10 peers. UM spends substantially more per student than it’s peers. It helps having that huge endowment, and the large number of OOS students paying OOS rates. This all translates into more flexibility in enrollment. You can dig into the numbers, look at non-tenured track faculty, etc. $ doesn’t = Best UIUC is under a lot of financial pressure (due to state funding issues), but it’s clearly one of the best engineering programs in the country. But having more resources, does equate to greater academic support…