<p>Considering the USNews rankings about engineering programs at schools that do not offer PhD..
1 rose Hulman
2 Harvey Mudd College
3 cooper Union</p>
<p>I have read about people that turn down MIT, and Harvard for Cooper Union. (I think its for the full tuition scholarship)
I have also read of people that turn down Cornell and Caltech for Harvey Mudd; but Rose Hulman? Is it really above the other two?</p>
<p>What makes RoseHulman so good for engineering?</p>
<p>well mafp i think you have a pretty good handle on the situation actually. Like you said, Cooper Union has appeal because of the free education, and I think Harvey Mudd is known for having a University of Chicago-like, very intellectual atmosphere. Of course, this does not necessarily mean that either are strong engineering schools, whereas it is Rose Hulman's specialty. So is Rose Hulman really better than those two schools in engineering? Yes, I'm pretty sure it is, and the reason those other people turn down elite schools for Cooper Union and Harvey Mudd is not for their engineering programs.</p>
<p>So you think that people that do not care about money or the intellectual atmosphere, would have a hard time choosing between faumous engineering schools and Rose Hulman?
You attend or attended Rose Hulman, didn't you?
Anyway, thanks for the comments</p>
<p>No mafp, I'm currently a student at the University of Michigan with no ties to Rose-Hulman whatsoever (I'm not even an engineer), I'm not sure why you're suspicious, haha. Yes, I Think people who are looking into engineering and don't care too much about the intellectual atmosphere or aren't getting a free ride to cooper union should definitely consider Rose Hulman equal to those institutions.</p>
<p>I used to live in Indiana and it's got a good rep over there. I think it's an exellent school just not as good a location as other engineering schools and not the same level recognition.</p>
A: Small classes, practical lab courses, and a faculty focused on undergraduate teaching, not publishing research reports.</p>
<p>RHIT is a very practical-based engineering program. If you want to practice engineering, this program will prepare you better than Cornell's IMO.</p>
<p>If you want a solid education to prepare for study toward an advanced degree in engineering, HMC is a great choice (as is MIT).</p>
<p>Suggest find out how many firms recruit on campus, and compare that to other schools you're interested in. That's one thing I'd be concerned about, personally.</p>