<p>I got caught in a little argument with someone currently going to Northeastern on the Clemson University thread about what school has more prestige/brand name in engineering. </p>
<p>So, looking for a little un-biased input, which school is more prestigious or has a better brand name, Northeastern or Clemson? (school in general or engineering field, doesn't matter)</p>
<p>Just wondering hahaha</p>
<p>In South Florida, no one that I have talked to about schools knows anything about Northeastern, but everyone knows Clemson. I get the feeling that Northeastern is more well known in the Northeast, but Clemson has more national recognition, due to athletics.</p>
<p>This is going to depend on where you live.</p>
<p>northeastern is well-known in the northeast. clemson…not so much.</p>
<p>This is an entirely regional difference.</p>
<p>Nationwide - Clemson.</p>
<p>You can thank SportsCenter for that.</p>
<p>Regional difference? Let’s talk on a national scale and poll residents of Oregon and Nebraska and see which University they are most familiar with.</p>
<p>I would have to go with Clemson also and I am from the northeast.</p>
<p>I’m a Calif native, worked in Calif aerospace, and we never had any engineers from Northeastern. However, we did have engineers from Clemson. So, I vote: Clemson. :)</p>
<p>This is not close. Clemson. </p>
<p>Northeastern does a very good job with their Co-op program, but the school is not well-known beyond its region.</p>
<p>Not close - Clemson. I’m not sure than anyone outside of New England who’s not a CC regular has ever heard of Northeastern.</p>
<p>Yup, Clemson. I remember suggesting it my sis decades ago. I had not heard of Northeastern until CC.</p>
<p>In the mid-atlantic, I’d have to say Clemson has much higher name recognition. To go back to the originating post, I didn’t even know Northeastern had an engineering program. I think it gets lost in the shuffle a little with the overall volume fo schools in the Boston area. Clemson is on ESPN and other national sports telecasts constantly. The is really good advertising.</p>
<p>Clemson, without a doubt. Academically, they are roughly equal, with a slight edge to Clemson. However, this is a clear case where athletics further a school’s reputation.</p>
<p>This said, internationally, Northeastern does have a great reputation, albeit not that great anyway.</p>
<p>Clemson. Northeastern is highly over-rated here on CC.</p>
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<p>Only because the entire forum has a NE bias. It’s probably a fine school. Also Northeastern has upwards of 80% of the students from NE and Mid-Atlantic while Clemson is abit more geographically diverse probably because of the name awareness. The orange and the “paw print” are a pretty strong brand in and of themselves. To me, prestige is a more regional qualifier while “brand” is more of a national qualifier - two different measures. If you are staying in a region prestige might be a stronger consideration and if you are leaving a college’s region the brand awareness might be the stronger consideration. For example, outside the NE the name “Northeastern” could be equated with a regional public school since most states have regional schools with directional names. In the NE people would more likely know about the school or know more people that have attended. Clemson has the “brand” recognition because of national exposure. Although for a couple decades colleges/unis have strived for geographic diversity with the exception of a handful of well known colleges that are well known either because of history or sports and a handful of destination colleges, the country is still regional centric with regard to perception.</p>
<p>Momofthreeboys you could not be any more wrong. Please do your research before you spout off. Here are some statistics to compare by demographics and student statistics</p>
<p>Clemson:
(Degree Seeking)
South Carolina 70%
Other US States & Territories 29%
Other Countries 1%</p>
<p>Northeastern:
United States (Freshman)
Massachusetts 33%
Other New England States 20%
Mid-Atlantic 31%
South 5%
Midwest 3%
West 6%</p>
<p>Student Stats:
Clemson:
Avg GPA: 3.59
SAT 25/75%
Math: 590-680
CR: 550-640
ACT: 23-28
Acceptance rate: 54%</p>
<p>Northeastern:
GPA:3.6-4.1
Critical Reading 590-680
Math 630-710
Writing 600-690
ACT 28 -31
Acceptance rate: 35%</p>
<p>The only advantage that Clemson has over Northeastern is sports. So by all means if you like sports go to Clemson. Otherwise I would say Northeastern offers a more diverse student atmosphere with better intellectuals.</p>
<p>Northeasternkid, Clemson is a state institution and as a result it’s priority is to the residents of South Carolina so traditionally the student population has been traditionally 2/3rd South Carolina residents. In comparison, Northeastern is a private school and can do whatever they want.</p>
<p>Also, Northeastern is in Boston and since Boston is a desirable destination for college students (as compared to rural South Carolina), Northeastern is often among the top 5 in applications received. The large number of applications received means that Northeastern can be more selective and thus the stats of Northeastern students will be better.</p>
<p>In fact, since Student Body quality (SAT scores, acceptance rates) are 20% of the US News ranking system, it certainly says something when Clemson is still ahead of Northeastern in the rankings even though Northeastern has better admissions stats.</p>
<p>I’m from the Northeast and I hear about Northeastern much more than Clemson. A couple of people from my high school go to Northeastern while I know much fewer that go to Clemson. When people were applying to colleges, Clemson was almost never mentioned while a lot of people floated around Northeastern’s name.</p>
<p>“Clemson:
South Carolina-70%”</p>
<p>HAHA.</p>
<p>“The only advantage that Clemson has over Northeastern is sports.”</p>
<p>i second this.</p>
<p>Clemson is a state school, the acceptance rate is of course going to be higher. All state schools SAT scores are going to be weighed down by some of the in state students they are basically required to accept.
Look at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill campus. It has similar SAT ranges as Northeastern and a 33 percent acceptance rate. Do you think UNC and Northeastern are on the same level? I doubt it.
And all of your demographics are pointless. Do you know what a state school is? Of course most students will be from SC. Again, look at the University of Michigan. Around 70 percent are in state, does that mean its a lesser school or less people know of it?</p>