<p>so which is it?</p>
<p>the Ivy or the public school?</p>
<p>who is the better one in Engineering?</p>
<p>upenn engineering isn't all that hot. still i'd take upenn engineering over the public school. and penn state is not a public ivy, that title belongs to schools like UVA.</p>
<p>u know penn state is ranked above upenn in engineering...</p>
<p>but everyone will choose upenn coz of its ivy status and reputation.
so i guess upenn is just better.</p>
<p>I think Penn State is the better engineering school.</p>
<p>This all depends on many things. What do you want to do with your degree? What do you want in an engineering program? There is no flat out answer</p>
<p>johns hopkins is the best ever at everything, including engineering</p>
<p>Who wants to live in nasty Baltimore.... :rolleyes:</p>
<p>baltimore is not nasty</p>
<p>If you want to get a job as an engineer in Pennsylvania after college, Penn State may well be better. It is huge, has a long-standing reputation as producing excellent engineers, and nearly any firm in PA that employs engineers will have a large cadre from Penn State. That means it will be a top source for engineering talent and everyone will recruit there. The USNews ranking may not matter, but connections could matter a lot.</p>
<p>what about competition from colleges in pa.</p>
<p>like: Drexel, UPitt, Temple, Carniege, etc</p>