What are some good engineering schools I should apply for?

I’m interested in majoring in engineering (either electrical/mechanical/materials) – and I’m planning on appling to the following schools:

1) MiT
2) UPENN
3) Carnegie-Mellon
4) CalTech
5) Stanford
6) UC Berkeley
7) UT Austin

My question is: What other good engineering schools should I apply for? And since most of the universities on my list are top-tier, what "back-up" schools should I apply for?

Princeton has a fantastic engineering program is number 18 in the country.
Purdue University is number 6 in Engineering. We have a VERY strong engineering background. It’s actually one of the more affordable universities of engineering.

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5 Responses to “What are some good engineering schools I should apply for?”

Katie on February 20th, 2010 at 2:39 am

your number one should be MIT, then UC Berkeley. i think Carnegie-Mellon is actually a good back up. another good back up though could be NC State. they’re big in engineering.
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gypsy hostas on February 20th, 2010 at 3:24 am

Believe it or not, U Maine has a strong engineering program. Just sayin’, might want to check it out.
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lollipop8927 on February 20th, 2010 at 4:06 am

RIT, rochester institute of technology. my dad went there for engineering.
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whodoowoowho on February 20th, 2010 at 4:44 am

I’m at the University of Alabama…the engineering program here is great…and it’s not too hard to get into.
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Ally on February 20th, 2010 at 5:32 am

Princeton has a fantastic engineering program is number 18 in the country.
Purdue University is number 6 in Engineering. We have a VERY strong engineering background. It’s actually one of the more affordable universities of engineering.
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