UVA vs VT for CS
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Anonymous
UVA is very expensive for a public, probably the most expensive? OOS is similar to private schools. My kid chose private with some merit over UVA instate. |
Anonymous
The USNWR link is for grad schools. There is a separate USNWR ranking for undergraduate CS |
Anonymous
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PP here…
USNWR 2024 ranks for ungrad cs: Top 110 CS Programs: #1: Massachusetts Institute of Technology #2: Carnegie Mellon University Stanford University University of California, Berkeley #5: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign #6: California Institute of Technology Cornell University Georgia Institute of Technology Princeton University #10: University of Washington #11: Harvard University University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of Texas at Austin #14: Columbia University University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego Yale University #18: Johns Hopkins University Purdue University, West Lafayette University of Maryland, College Park University of Pennsylvania #22: University of Wisconsin, Madison #23: Brown University Duke University University of Chicago University of Southern California #27: Harvey Mudd College Northwestern University University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Santa Barbara Virginia Tech #33: Ohio State University, Columbus Rice University Texas A&M University University of Colorado Boulder University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill University of Virginia |
Anonymous
I’m saying kids are going to publics because T20+ aren’t going to get as many applicants when the population cliff comes in a few years and people can’t afford $90k+/year. Public universities will start outpacing the old guard. |
Anonymous
+1 VT for CS, hands down. |
Anonymous
Who? |
Anonymous
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UVA is a smaller school. If your child goes to VT, they are competing against a lot more CS students. I’d take the UVA route personally.
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Anonymous
Yes, but you will be paying $10K/year more at UVA for the same degree. |
Anonymous
Stats with APs taken? |
Anonymous
The same degree, not the same experience, and not the same network. Dive into what that 10,000 extra brings. I’m sure you can easily find the difference if you explore both school tours. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
This is a good insight about school size. Go with whichever school is the best fit for your DC. I would have drowned at a large school, but I thrived at a smaller one. However, some students are the opposite from me. Those students really would be happier and better off at a large school. Best school fit would be a good way to decide. Both of these are good from a hiring perspective. Both are good for grad school admissions. CS rankings are mostly meaningless, so are not a great way to decide. |
Anonymous
| You also have to consider changing major? Also what if the kids don't get into CS at VT as it might be more competition due to more students enrolled in VT than UVA. |
Anonymous
Except that UVA doesn't have better experience or alumni network. My kids tours both schools. All three of them liked VT much better. None attending either though as they wanted to get out of VA. |
Anonymous
Yes, UVA is smaller, but it isn't exactly Princeton-sized. It is close to 18,000 undergraduates. |