Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools. The average acceptance rate of best Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools is 19.09% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 37.39%.
California Institute of Technology has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 2.69% and Stanford University has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 83.66% among best Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
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1 | Stanford University | 56,378 (28,379/27,999) | 2,075 (948/1,127) | 1,736 (794/942) | 4% (3%/4%) | 84% (84%/3%) |
1 | University of California-Berkeley | 128,209 (61,188/67,021) | 14,523 (5,357/9,166) | 6,728 (2,701/4,027) | 11% (9%/14%) | 46% (50%/6%) |
4 | California Institute of Technology | 16,626 (11,352/5,274) | 448 (211/237) | 224 (116/108) | 3% (2%/4%) | 50% (55%/2%) |
4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 63,257 (36,223/27,010) | 28,354 (13,926/14,418) | 7,957 (4,076/3,879) | 45% (38%/53%) | 28% (29%/14%) |
6 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 50,610 (33,820/16,790) | 8,672 (4,847/3,825) | 3,647 (2,111/1,536) | 17% (14%/23%) | 42% (44%/9%) |
7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 84,289 (42,285/42,004) | 14,914 (6,434/8,480) | 7,050 (3,069/3,981) | 18% (15%/20%) | 47% (48%/9%) |
8 | Carnegie Mellon University | 34,261 (20,471/13,790) | 3,873 (1,842/2,031) | 1,716 (839/877) | 11% (9%/15%) | 44% (46%/6%) |
9 | Princeton University | 38,019 (18,422/19,597) | 2,167 (1,045/1,122) | 1,499 (736/763) | 6% (6%/6%) | 69% (70%/4%) |
10 | Cornell University | 69,195 (34,671/34,524) | 5,168 (2,317/2,851) | 3,491 (1,570/1,921) | 7% (7%/8%) | 68% (68%/6%) |
10 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 68,582 (42,068/26,514) | 36,146 (19,147/16,999) | 9,447 (5,229/4,218) | 53% (46%/64%) | 26% (27%/16%) |
Average | 60,943 (32,888/32,888) | 11,634 (5,607/6,026) | 4,350 (2,124/2,225) | 19.09% (17.1%/18.3%) | 37.39% (37.9%/36.9%) |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools is 1485. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 726 and the average SAT Math score is 759.
Stanford University has the highest SAT scores of 1,550 and Purdue University-Main Campus has the lowest SAT scores of 1,330 among best Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools for the academic year 2022-2023.
Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
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1 | Stanford University | 49% (855) | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
1 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | |||
4 | California Institute of Technology | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | |||
4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 44% (3,485) | 1440 | 700 | 740 |
6 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 74% (2,713) | 1480 | 720 | 760 |
7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 54% (3,829) | 1470 | 720 | 750 |
8 | Carnegie Mellon University | 51% (867) | 1540 | 750 | 790 |
9 | Princeton University | 59% (890) | 1540 | 760 | 780 |
10 | Cornell University | 37% (1,281) | 1530 | 750 | 780 |
10 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 67% (6,319) | 1330 | 650 | 680 |
Average | 54.38% | 1485 | 726 | 759 |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools is 31. By subject, the average ACT English score is 34 and the ACT math score is 33.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools for academic year 2022-2023.
Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
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1 | Stanford University | 23% (405) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
1 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | |||
4 | California Institute of Technology | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | |||
4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 20% (1,560) | 32 | 33 | 31 |
6 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 38% (1,397) | 33 | 34 | 33 |
7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 24% (1,692) | 33 | 35 | 32 |
8 | Carnegie Mellon University | 20% (338) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
9 | Princeton University | 25% (376) | 35 | 35 | 34 |
10 | Cornell University | 14% (490) | 34 | 35 | 34 |
10 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 29% (2,702) | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Average | 24.13% | 34 | 34 | 33 |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
Rank | Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
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1 | Stanford University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
1 | University of California-Berkeley | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
4 | California Institute of Technology | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ |
4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
6 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ |
7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
8 | Carnegie Mellon University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ |
9 | Princeton University | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
10 | Cornell University | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
10 | Purdue University-Main Campus | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ |
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.