Which college is better for science and engineering: Harvard, Princeton, or Yale?
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Of the three, Princeton has the highest ratings for engineering (18th), but doesn’t even crack the top 10 in the country (MIT, Stanford, and Berkeley are 1, 2, 3)
MIT is also number 1 in mathematics with Harvard and Princeton tied with the other two from above for second.
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As for engineering — you would be better off at MIT, Cal Tech, Stanford or Berkeley. While most of the Ivy League schools have decent engineering programs, it is one of the few fields where other schools are better. In fact, the best public universities (like Berkeley, Georgia Tech or any of the schools in the Big Ten) have engineering programs that are as good or better than the Ivies.
To answer your question, given that you got admitted to all three schools, it’s really a matter of your preference. I wouldn’t say one is better than the other, which probably is a lie, but the difference in what they specialize is so minor I don’t think you could go wrong with any one of them. They are called the Big Three for a reason. Their ranks are interchangeable and so are the programs they have to offer. They have to keep every branch top notch to stay competitive with other two schools, so I doubt any one of the school dropped the ball to balance out the sciene and engineering department to stay leveled.
You might want to turn your attention towards MIT. MIT’s no.1 for engineering and is looked more favorably upon than the Ivies.
you should do some research into it.
if ur interested in science and engineering, there are many other schools besides those that also have strong programs.
university of illinois in urbana champaign is ranked 4th in the nation when it comes to their school of engineering. i hope you arent just choosing colleges based on prestige and a name and have other choices in mind