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The discussion centers around evaluating various universities for mechanical engineering graduate programs, emphasizing the importance of research interests over rankings. Key points include the recognition of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for its strong focus on applied aerodynamics and aeronautics, while the University of Illinois Chicago is noted for its excellent mathematics program. Syracuse University is mentioned as less favorable for graduate studies in mechanical engineering. The conversation highlights the challenges of comparing universities, particularly for international students, and suggests directly contacting schools or professors to explore research opportunities. Rankings from sources like US News are deemed misleading, and personal interest in specific projects should guide decision-making.
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If possible, pls mention in order of superiority:

Univ of California- Davis
Univ of Colorado Boulder
Univ f Texas- Dallas
Univ of Illinois- Urbana Champaign
Univ of Wisconsin Madison
Syracuse Univ
George Washington Univ
Univ of Rochester
Univ of Connecticut
Michigan State Univ
Rutgers Univ
Cornell Univ
Univof Pennsylvania
Univ of Illinois Chicago
Arizona State Univ
 
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You could try looking up rankings for mechanical engineering graduate programs on Google. In addition to ranking, you should be looking for schools that have research projects that interest you.
 
Don't look at rankings look for projects that you find interesting. Call the school/professor and try to work out a deal with them directly. Rankings like US News are misleading.

Off that list I can tell you:
UIUC is very good for applied aerodynamics/aeronautics in general
Univ of Illinois Chicago has one of the best mathematics programs
Syracuse isn't that great for graduate work in ME
 
Thanks all :-) Its very difficult to find out which universities are better than others,especially since I live in India! Anyway, I've shortlisted 11 universities to apply to and I hope it works out...I find most people haven't even heard of Rutgers university so I'm completely leaving that out.
 

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