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[quote=Anonymous]For all engineering programs, look at graduation rates *with an engineering degree* of students who started out in engineering.

Look at “fit” very carefully for any university being considered.  Some students will be a better fit at one university, while other students will be a better fit for a different university.  Small program vs. large program.  Rural vs urban.  Other non-academic factors as well.

As a hiring manager, those “rankings” are irrelevant.  They are noise, not signal.  ABET means that all engineering programs will be rigorous and that the curricula are largely the same (with minor variations, of course) from one program to another.

For Civil specifically, try to find out the pass rate for the EIT exam taken in the last school term or the exam date that immediately follows graduation.  Passing the EIT is an essential first step towards a PE license.  Most Civil Engineers (and many Mechanical Engineers) will need to get their PE license.  This is unlike most AeroE, SystemsE, or EE graduates, who less commonly need a PE license. For a CivilE, the key is getting that PE license.  Pick a program with a high EIT pass rate.

Last, the choices of upper-level in-major electives will matter a great deal.  Any engineering field will have specialties and concentrations.  Some concentrations have more demand than others.  A student might have more interest in A than in B.  Choose those upper-level in-major electives carefully.
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