ryanlr Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Between UT Dallas and SMU, which school has better reputation generally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanlr Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 Anybody has a clue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemur Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Anybody has a clue? The best I can do is tell you their US News CS Rankings: UT Dallas: 72 SMU: unranked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisAintNoGame Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Anybody has a clue? To be quite honest, I have not heard of either of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyung Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Anybody has a clue? I heard that there would be some internship/job opportunities near Dallas, because Dallas has many semiconductor manufacturers. SMU does not look like a research university. Even though I remember a paper from that school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Gorman Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I heard that there would be some internship/job opportunities near Dallas, because Dallas has many semiconductor manufacturers. SMU does not look like a research university. Even though I remember a paper from that school. Between University of Texas at Dallas (UT-D) and Southern Methodist University, I would choose SMU 'cause of it reputation in the south. The institute is rank on tier 2 national universities. For me, the major ranking is not important than the institution ranking. BTW, I have a Master degree from SMU via distance learning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OH YEAH Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 All other things equal, I would choose UT Dallas because it doesn't have a religious affiliation. I wouldn't want people to get the wrong idea. OH YEAH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1f3_2kf2 Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 If you're prepared to do some work to find your answer: For each prof, check how many articles they have published in respected journals. Find how many people cite their articles. Whichever department has the better numbers, is probably more respected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubris Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 SMU's campus is supposedly one of the most pricey areas in the US. Also, known as a place for spoiled rich kids. UT-Dallas will always be in the shadow of Austin. That said I am not in the CS field so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanlr Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 So which one is easier to get in? On 2/7/2010 at 11:20 PM, hubris said: SMU's campus is supposedly one of the most pricey areas in the US. Also, known as a place for spoiled rich kids. UT-Dallas will always be in the shadow of Austin. That said I am not in the CS field so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanlr Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 Students from UTD and SMU both told me that UTD is far more better than SMU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniMetroplex Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Remember that for graduate study, the reputation of the department is more important than that of the university as a whole. While SMU has more brand recognition overall, for computer science or any engineering-related program, you're probably better off at UT-Dallas. From my understanding (I'm a student at nearby North Texas), engineering programs are kind of UT-Dallas's crown jewel. If you were getting a business or law degree, SMU would be the place to go. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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