Below is a list of popular universities among international students.
Some of them are middle order good schools. Most of these listed in the table have excellent job opportunities for students of all branches. Generally speaking, there is a lot better chance to get a job if you study at a University in or near a big city. We have included some top companies and requested majors. This is a recent list and will frequently be updated.
University |
Recruiters |
Majors |
Arizona State |
Analog Devices |
EE, CS, ME... |
Texas Dallas |
Many Major Telecom Companies |
EE, CS |
Texas A&M |
Texas Inst., Dell many other companies |
EE, CS, ME... |
Texas Tech |
Applied Materials, Intel, IBM |
EE, ME, Petroleum... |
University Cincinnati |
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University Arizona |
Intel, Analog Devices |
EE, CS, ME... |
Iowa State |
Mentor Graphics |
EE, CS, ME... |
Ohio State |
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Stevens |
JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America |
EE, CS (recommended for career in Finance/IT) |
Washington State |
Mentor Graphics, Intel |
EE, CS |
Oregon State |
Intel, LSI, Mentor Graphics |
EE (Excellent VLSI), CS |
North Carolina State University |
ABB, Analog Devices, Intel, IBM |
EE, CS, ME.. |
University Florida |
Harris |
EE, CS, ME... |
Clemson University |
Motorola |
EE Good Telecom, CS |
University Utah |
AMI Semi., Lattice Semi., Micron |
EE, CS |
SUNY-Stony Brook |
Many middle order companies |
EE, CS (Good), ME... |
NJIT |
Avaya (Telecom), IBM, Lucent |
EE, CS |
Portland State University |
Synopsys, Intel, LSI |
EE, CS |
Illinois Institute of Tech. |
Lucent, GE Lightning |
EE, CS |
University North Carolina (Charlotte) |
IBM, Duke Energy, Microsoft, Jhonson Control.. |
EE, CS, ME,Manu . |
Boston University (2000) |
IBM, HarrisI ntel, LSI,GE |
EE, CS, ME,AE |
West Virginia University |
IBM, DCS, Medrad, Lockheed Martin |
EE, CS, ME, Manuf |
University of Missouri-Rolla |
Caterpillar, Adtran, LSI, |
EE, CS, ME |
University of Alabama-H |
Mentor Graphics, NASA |
EE, Aerospace |
Wayne State |
Daimler Chrysler, Ford, GM, Compuware |
EE, Industrial, CS, Mech |
Research Triangle Area |
In general Universities like NCSU, Duke, Chapel Hill have good record because of research triangle around
Durham and Raleigh. Students are able to find ample oppurtinities for internships and jobs. |
Silicon Valley California |
Universities in California like Stanford have Excellent record (Many startups are found by students from these Top Universities) especially for EE and CS
students. In silicon valley students from SDSU, SJSU, UCI all kand up having good jobs. Oregon State University has excellent program in Microelectronics and there are good opportunities in that region (Semiconductor companies) |
Arizona |
Both ASU and University Arizona have good record. |
Texas |
Texas A&M, U Texas Austin, Texas Dallas have good good value (UT, TAMU: lower tuition fees with excellent education and good opportunities for students). Dallas has large number of Companies in Electronics Telecom and
Software. TTU has excellent program in Petroleum Engg. |
Others |
MIT, Berkeley, UIUC, Purdue and high ranking universities, etc. MSU, Iowa State,
WPI, University of Florida, Lehigh, OSU, Drexel also have good opportunities for students. Harris Semiconductor (an Excellent company) recruits from many universities in Florida. Portland state university located in Portland (decent place) has good placements. Intel, Mentor Graphics, LSI are major recruiters. |