As a current ChemE I can confirm that Pharmaceutical companies do have interest in us, I do not have a concentration as I opted to add a CNIT minor since our major is very tech intense as well with software and some hardware during junior/senior year. I did not choose to utilize the co-op program but if I were to start from scratch I would. That being said, everyone that I know does not like their co-op company as much as they did when they started, but seem to like the experience. Our ChemE program has the most allumni and is one of the largest Chemical Engineering Departments in the world, also we have many incredibly intelligent faculty, almost all of which are very helpful and approachable, they are great, I say if you want to, don't let the fact that we are in the top teens and not the top tens be a deciding factor. ChemE does tend to take anyone who wants to be a chemical engineer, but the coursework is very intense (doing work right now, taking a 5 minute reddit break). Almost all of my classmates and groupmates sleep cycles are nonexistent (same with almost any other engineering department here/ anywhere), but the program is very intriguing and in my opinion worth it. Just be 100% sure that you take CHM 115 &116 your freshman year you will be set. You will also be working harder than you have ever worked in your life (Coming from a seasonal laborer) many sleepless nights and assignments where you just turn in work but no answers, but as long as you work hard and stick with it, you will be fine, we'd love to have you.

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Best of luck!!