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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"between VT, Case Western, Drexel, RIT and WPI", VT is ranked high and known nationally for engineering in general, in  top 5 for industrial engineering and top 12 for mechanical and aerospace engineering.  Case western is known for biomedical engineering and Healthcare research related, but ranks low for mechanical engineering, like 40th to 50th.

UMD is better ranked for computer science, but that’s about it. UMD is low energy and  student body lacks bonding, large segment are commuters, and even MD residents get confused between Baltimore and College Park campuses.

The further west one goes out of state, like [b]Midwest[/b], west coast, etc., many know or heard of Virginia tech or UVA, but these other universities will need a lengthy introduction. [/quote]

Disagree.  No matter the rankings, people tend to be more familiar with local universities.  Unless you're working somewhere extra snobby.

I work at a company with thousands of engineers in the Midwest. VT is known and respected but because people from VA are rarely interested in moving to our metro, a VT degree has no extra prestige or pull here.  Sometimes there is contract work with specific VT professors, but that's true of other schools as well.  Many of our engineers are educated locally or in immediately surrounding states.  There's no need for locals to leave to get good in-region jobs.  There are specific schools that are best if you want to leave the region.[/quote]

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