> Students want some assurances that their department has an external body maintaining quality standards. Yes, marketing. That makes sense. But the fact that

> Students want some assurances that their department has an external body maintaining quality standards. Yes, marketing. That makes sense. But the fact that a student may want some guarantees that their CS degree is a good degree doesn't mean that ABET can step in and fill that role. The sad truth is that unless you are from a top tier school, your degree doesn't mean a whole lot, but your resume does. If you are from a top tier school, then no one is going to ask about ABET, if you aren't from a top tier school, then no employer is going to ask about ABET, they will think "OK, a CS graduate from a no-name school".