Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between US Colleges Ranked In Top 100 Engineering University World Ranking. The average acceptance rate of US Colleges Ranked In Top 100 Engineering University World Ranking is 29.01% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 27.83%.
California Institute of Technology has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 2.69% and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 84.97% among US Colleges Ranked In Top 100 Engineering University World Ranking. 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.
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| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 33,767 (21,588/12,179) | 1,337 (661/676) | 1,136 (582/554) | 4% (3%/6%) | 85% (88%/5%) | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 56,378 (28,379/27,999) | 2,075 (948/1,127) | 1,736 (794/942) | 4% (3%/4%) | 84% (84%/3%) | |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | 16,626 (11,352/5,274) | 448 (211/237) | 224 (116/108) | 3% (2%/4%) | 50% (55%/2%) | |
| 4 | Princeton University | 38,019 (18,422/19,597) | 2,167 (1,045/1,122) | 1,499 (736/763) | 6% (6%/6%) | 69% (70%/4%) | |
| 9 | University of California-Los Angeles | 149,801 (68,595/81,206) | 12,845 (5,096/7,749) | 6,462 (2,410/4,052) | 9% (7%/10%) | 50% (47%/5%) | |
| 10 | 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%) | |
| 11 | 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%) | |
| 14 | 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%) | |
| 15 | 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%) | |
| 16 | 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%) | |
| 17 | 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%) | |
| 18 | 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%) | |
| 19 | Northwestern University | 51,261 (23,535/27,725) | 3,695 (1,652/2,043) | 2,038 (919/1,119) | 7% (7%/7%) | 55% (56%/4%) | |
| 22 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 110,995 (50,599/60,396) | 28,688 (11,643/17,045) | 4,967 (2,089/2,878) | 26% (23%/28%) | 17% (18%/5%) | |
| 27 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 60,214 (29,555/30,659) | 29,539 (13,386/16,153) | 8,628 (3,918/4,710) | 49% (45%/53%) | 29% (29%/15%) | |
| 32 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 60,879 (24,499/34,973) | 2,404 (1,151/1,199) | 1,540 (742/761) | 4% (5%/3%) | 64% (64%/2%) | |
| 33 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 52,488 (22,714/29,774) | 24,942 (9,469/15,473) | 7,386 (3,030/4,356) | 48% (42%/52%) | 30% (32%/15%) | |
| 40 | Rice University | 31,443 (15,807/15,636) | 2,730 (1,354/1,376) | 1,203 (604/599) | 9% (9%/9%) | 44% (45%/4%) | |
| 45 | 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%) | |
| 49 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 38,050 (17,665/20,336) | 28,504 (12,637/15,848) | 6,737 (2,967/3,761) | 75% (72%/78%) | 24% (23%/18%) | |
| 50 | University of California-San Diego | 131,197 (61,341/69,856) | 31,103 (12,945/18,158) | 6,546 (2,790/3,756) | 24% (21%/26%) | 21% (22%/5%) | |
| 52 | University of California-Davis | 94,747 (44,180/50,567) | 35,377 (14,117/21,260) | 6,399 (2,495/3,904) | 37% (32%/42%) | 18% (18%/8%) | |
| 57 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 85,784 (39,364/46,114) | 47,360 (20,723/26,476) | 9,216 (4,689/4,485) | 55% (53%/57%) | 19% (23%/10%) | |
| 58 | University of Pennsylvania | 54,588 (25,055/29,533) | 3,549 (1,627/1,922) | 2,409 (1,071/1,338) | 7% (6%/7%) | 68% (66%/5%) | |
| 62 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 43,422 (22,007/21,415) | 27,203 (14,043/13,160) | 12,490 (6,718/5,772) | 63% (64%/61%) | 46% (48%/27%) | |
| 64 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 65,189 (30,930/34,259) | 34,370 (15,801/18,569) | 8,060 (3,771/4,289) | 53% (51%/54%) | 23% (24%/13%) | |
| 67 | Duke University | 50,016 (23,211/26,805) | 3,174 (1,437/1,737) | 1,745 (793/952) | 6% (6%/6%) | 55% (55%/4%) | |
| 73 | University of California-Riverside | 54,683 (25,945/28,738) | 37,563 (16,502/21,061) | 5,573 (2,640/2,933) | 69% (64%/73%) | 15% (16%/10%) | |
| 74 | University of California-Irvine | 119,191 (55,549/63,642) | 25,212 (10,064/15,148) | 5,664 (2,176/3,488) | 21% (18%/24%) | 22% (22%/5%) | |
| 78 | 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%) | |
| 79 | University of Maryland-College Park | 56,761 (27,774/28,987) | 25,320 (11,325/13,995) | 5,849 (2,881/2,968) | 45% (41%/48%) | 23% (25%/10%) | |
| 81 | University of Delaware | 35,362 (13,830/21,532) | 26,101 (9,635/16,466) | 4,906 (1,924/2,982) | 74% (70%/76%) | 19% (20%/14%) | |
| 85 | University of Colorado Boulder | 53,781 (26,110/27,671) | 43,416 (19,687/23,729) | 7,106 (3,611/3,495) | 81% (75%/86%) | 16% (18%/13%) | |
| 91 | Brown University | 50,649 (18,939/31,710) | 2,562 (1,275/1,287) | 1,717 (828/889) | 5% (7%/4%) | 67% (65%/3%) | |
| Average | 64,679 (31,546/31,546) | 18,764 (8,345/10,408) | 5,222 (2,425/2,793) | 29.01% (26.5%/33.0%) | 27.83% (29.1%/26.8%) | ||
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of US Colleges Ranked In Top 100 Engineering University World Ranking is 1447. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 709 and the average SAT Math score is 737.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT scores of 1,560 and Texas A & M University-College Station has the lowest SAT scores of 1,270 among US Colleges Ranked In Top 100 Engineering University World Ranking. The following table compares SAT Scores between US Colleges Ranked In Top 100 Engineering University World Ranking for the academic year 2022-2023.
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| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 78% (883) | 1560 | 760 | 800 | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 49% (855) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission. | ||||
| 4 | Princeton University | 59% (890) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 9 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 10 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | ||||
| 11 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 74% (2,713) | 1480 | 720 | 760 | |
| 14 | The University of Texas at Austin | 63% (5,720) | 1370 | 680 | 690 | |
| 15 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 54% (3,829) | 1470 | 720 | 750 | |
| 16 | Carnegie Mellon University | 51% (867) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 17 | Cornell University | 37% (1,281) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 18 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 44% (3,485) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 19 | Northwestern University | 47% (965) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 22 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission. | ||||
| 27 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 17% (1,457) | 1430 | 690 | 740 | |
| 32 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 44% (672) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 33 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 40 | Rice University | 53% (635) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 45 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 67% (6,319) | 1330 | 650 | 680 | |
| 49 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 8% (521) | 1378 | 676 | 702 | |
| 50 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | ||||
| 52 | University of California-Davis | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission. | ||||
| 57 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 38% (3,547) | 1300 | 640 | 660 | |
| 58 | University of Pennsylvania | 48% (1,153) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 62 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 78% (9,745) | 1270 | 630 | 640 | |
| 64 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 15% (1,241) | 1400 | 680 | 720 | |
| 67 | Duke University | 49% (859) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 73 | University of California-Riverside | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Riverside admission. | ||||
| 74 | University of California-Irvine | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission. | ||||
| 78 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 39% (2,795) | 1330 | 660 | 670 | |
| 79 | University of Maryland-College Park | 53% (3,078) | 1460 | 710 | 750 | |
| 81 | University of Delaware | 25% (1,241) | 1280 | 640 | 640 | |
| 85 | University of Colorado Boulder | 31% (2,234) | 1280 | 640 | 640 | |
| 91 | Brown University | 54% (923) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| Average | 47.00% | 1447 | 709 | 737 | ||
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of US Colleges Ranked In Top 100 Engineering University World Ranking is 32. By subject, the average ACT English score is 33 and the ACT math score is 31.
The following table compares ACT Scores between US Colleges Ranked In Top 100 Engineering University World Ranking for academic year 2022-2023.
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| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 32% (362) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 23% (405) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission. | ||||
| 4 | Princeton University | 25% (376) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 9 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 10 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | ||||
| 11 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 38% (1,397) | 33 | 34 | 33 | |
| 14 | The University of Texas at Austin | 22% (1,983) | 30 | 32 | 28 | |
| 15 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 24% (1,692) | 33 | 35 | 32 | |
| 16 | Carnegie Mellon University | 20% (338) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 17 | Cornell University | 14% (490) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 18 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 20% (1,560) | 32 | 33 | 31 | |
| 19 | Northwestern University | 31% (638) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 22 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission. | ||||
| 27 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 40% (3,440) | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
| 32 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 23% (356) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 33 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 40 | Rice University | 23% (281) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 45 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 29% (2,702) | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
| 49 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 39% (2,610) | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
| 50 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | ||||
| 52 | University of California-Davis | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission. | ||||
| 57 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 7% (654) | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
| 58 | University of Pennsylvania | 23% (545) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 62 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 22% (2,750) | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
| 64 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 40% (3,220) | 30 | 32 | 29 | |
| 67 | Duke University | 37% (638) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 73 | University of California-Riverside | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Riverside admission. | ||||
| 74 | University of California-Irvine | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission. | ||||
| 78 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 7% (468) | 30 | 30 | 28 | |
| 79 | University of Maryland-College Park | 2% (90) | 33 | 34 | 31 | |
| 81 | University of Delaware | 4% (200) | 29 | 29 | 27 | |
| 85 | University of Colorado Boulder | 14% (964) | 29 | 29 | 27 | |
| 91 | Brown University | 27% (456) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| Average | 23.44% | 32 | 33 | 31 | ||
*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 US Colleges Ranked In Top 100 Engineering University World Ranking based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
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✔: 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.