Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Undergraduate Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering schools. The average acceptance rate of best Undergraduate Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering schools is 20.80% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 37.83%.
Stanford University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 3.68% and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 84.97% among best Undergraduate Environmental / Environmental Health 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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%) |
| 1 | Stanford University | 56,378 (28,379/27,999) | 2,075 (948/1,127) | 1,736 (794/942) | 4% (3%/4%) | 84% (84%/3%) |
| 3 | 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%) |
| 4 | 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%) |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 33,767 (21,588/12,179) | 1,337 (661/676) | 1,136 (582/554) | 4% (3%/6%) | 85% (88%/5%) |
| 6 | 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%) |
| 7 | 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%) |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Austin | 60,055 (28,507/31,260) | 18,830 (7,598/11,172) | 9,109 (3,617/5,482) | 31% (27%/36%) | 48% (48%/18%) |
| 9 | 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 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 45,321 (26,376/18,831) | 25,825 (13,843/11,919) | 7,166 (3,954/3,196) | 57% (52%/63%) | 28% (29%/17%) |
| 11 | Duke University | 50,016 (23,211/26,805) | 3,174 (1,437/1,737) | 1,745 (793/952) | 6% (6%/6%) | 55% (55%/4%) |
| 12 | 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%) |
| 13 | Yale University | 50,060 (21,108/28,952) | 2,289 (1,118/1,171) | 1,554 (759/795) | 5% (5%/4%) | 68% (68%/3%) |
| Average | 61,077 (32,300/32,300) | 12,706 (6,113/6,582) | 4,806 (2,315/2,489) | 20.80% (18.9%/20.4%) | 37.83% (37.9%/37.8%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best Undergraduate Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering schools is 1474. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 723 and the average SAT Math score is 752.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT scores of 1,560 and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,330 among best Undergraduate Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Undergraduate Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering schools for the academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | |||
| 1 | Stanford University | 49% (855) | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
| 3 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 74% (2,713) | 1480 | 720 | 760 |
| 4 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 54% (3,829) | 1470 | 720 | 750 |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 78% (883) | 1560 | 760 | 800 |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 44% (3,485) | 1440 | 700 | 740 |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University | 51% (867) | 1540 | 750 | 790 |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Austin | 63% (5,720) | 1370 | 680 | 690 |
| 9 | Cornell University | 37% (1,281) | 1530 | 750 | 780 |
| 10 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 39% (2,795) | 1330 | 660 | 670 |
| 11 | Duke University | 49% (859) | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
| 12 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 67% (6,319) | 1330 | 650 | 680 |
| 13 | Yale University | 59% (913) | 1540 | 760 | 780 |
| Average | 55.33% | 1474 | 723 | 752 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best Undergraduate Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering schools is 33. By subject, the average ACT English score is 34 and the ACT math score is 33.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Undergraduate Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering schools for academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | |||
| 1 | Stanford University | 23% (405) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 3 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 38% (1,397) | 33 | 34 | 33 |
| 4 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 24% (1,692) | 33 | 35 | 32 |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 32% (362) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 20% (1,560) | 32 | 33 | 31 |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University | 20% (338) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Austin | 22% (1,983) | 30 | 32 | 28 |
| 9 | Cornell University | 14% (490) | 34 | 35 | 34 |
| 10 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 7% (468) | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| 11 | Duke University | 37% (638) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 12 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 29% (2,702) | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| 13 | Yale University | 29% (455) | 35 | 35 | 34 |
| Average | 24.58% | 33 | 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 Undergraduate Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering schools based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
| Rank | Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
| 1 | Stanford University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Austin | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 9 | Cornell University | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 10 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 11 | Duke University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 12 | Purdue University-Main Campus | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 13 | Yale University | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
✔: 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.