Need advice on best East Coast engineering colleges

I'm planning to apply to engineering schools and am particularly looking at colleges on the East Coast. Does anyone have recommendations or insights about which ones are top-notch for undergrad engineering programs?

There are many excellent colleges on the East Coast that offer strong undergraduate engineering programs.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is widely known as being one of, if not the top school for engineering not only on the East Coast, but in the country. The undergraduate engineering programs at MIT are rigorously challenging and innovative.

Another prestigious option is Harvard University. Its School of Engineering and Applied Science offer Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in various engineering disciplines.

Princeton University's School of Engineering and Applied Science is also known for its research opportunities and strong faculty.

Johns Hopkins University in Maryland also has a highly respected engineering program. Notably, it is particularly known for biomedical engineering, but offers a variety of engineering programs at the undergraduate level.

In New York, Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science offers B.S degrees in a variety of engineering fields. Also, Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, has one of the largest undergraduate engineering programs in the country with 14 different majors ranging from environmental engineering to computer science.

In Virginia, the Virginia Tech College of Engineering is known for its hands-on approach to learning and its wide variety of engineering majors.

These are by no means your only quality options on the East Coast, but they should provide a good starting point as you further research schools. Remember, when you're considering engineering programs, look beyond rankings—consider aspects like the curriculum, the faculty, the research opportunities, and the facilities of each. Ideally, you'll want a program that aligns with your own specific academic and career goals in engineering.