Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Engineering schools. The average acceptance rate of best Engineering schools is 21.67% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 37.57%.
California Institute of Technology has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 3.00% and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 84.97% among best 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 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 33,767 (21,588/12,179) | 1,351 (648/731) | 1,148 (570/599) | 4% (3%/6%) | 85% (88%/5%) |
| 2 | Stanford University | 56,378 (28,379/27,999) | 2,255 (851/1,120) | 1,894 (715/941) | 4% (3%/4%) | 84% (84%/3%) |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley | 128,209 (61,188/67,021) | 14,103 (5,507/9,383) | 6,487 (2,754/4,129) | 11% (9%/14%) | 46% (50%/6%) |
| 4 | California Institute of Technology | 16,626 (11,352/5,274) | 499 (227/211) | 250 (125/97) | 3% (2%/4%) | 50% (55%/2%) |
| 5 | Carnegie Mellon University | 34,261 (20,471/13,790) | 3,769 (1,842/2,069) | 1,658 (847/890) | 11% (9%/15%) | 44% (46%/6%) |
| 6 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 50,610 (33,820/16,790) | 8,604 (4,735/3,862) | 3,614 (2,083/1,545) | 17% (14%/23%) | 42% (44%/9%) |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 63,257 (36,223/27,010) | 28,466 (13,765/14,315) | 7,970 (3,992/3,865) | 45% (38%/53%) | 28% (29%/14%) |
| 8 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 68,582 (42,068/26,514) | 36,348 (19,351/16,969) | 9,450 (5,225/4,242) | 53% (46%/64%) | 26% (27%/16%) |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 84,289 (42,285/42,004) | 15,172 (6,343/8,401) | 7,131 (3,045/3,948) | 18% (15%/20%) | 47% (48%/9%) |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | 60,055 (28,507/31,260) | 18,617 (7,697/11,254) | 8,936 (3,695/5,514) | 31% (27%/36%) | 48% (48%/18%) |
| Average | 59,603 (32,588/32,588) | 12,918 (6,097/6,832) | 4,854 (2,305/2,577) | 21.67% (18.7%/21.0%) | 37.57% (37.8%/37.7%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of 25th percentile is 1,374 and 75th percentile is 1,536 for best Engineering schools. By subject, the average score of the SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing is 713 and the average SAT Math score is 742.
has the highest SAT scores of -1 and has the lowest SAT scores of 1,000,000 among best Engineering schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Engineering schools for academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) |
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th 1 | 75th 2 | 25th 1 | 75th 2 | |||
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 78% (883) | 740 | 780 | 790 | 800 |
| 2 | Stanford University | 49% (855) | 730 | 780 | 770 | 800 |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley | No applicants have submitted SAT score or the school did not report its score distribution. | ||||
| 4 | California Institute of Technology | No applicants have submitted SAT score or the school did not report its score distribution. | ||||
| 5 | Carnegie Mellon University | 51% (867) | 720 | 770 | 770 | 800 |
| 6 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 74% (2,713) | 670 | 760 | 700 | 790 |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 44% (3,485) | 650 | 730 | 670 | 780 |
| 8 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 67% (6,319) | 600 | 710 | 600 | 760 |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 54% (3,829) | 670 | 750 | 680 | 780 |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | 63% (5,720) | 620 | 730 | 610 | 770 |
| Average | 60.00% | 675.00 | 751.25 | 698.75 | 785.00 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of 25th percentile is 92 and 75th percentile is 105 for best Engineering schools. By subject, the average ACT Composite score is 33, the average ACT English score is 33, and the average ACT Math score is 32.
has the highest ACT scores of -1 and has the lowest ACT scores of 1,000,000 among best Engineering schools. The following table compares ACT Scores between best Engineering schools for academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) |
Composite | English | Math | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th 1 | 75th 2 | 25th 1 | 75th 2 | 25th 1 | 75th 2 | |||
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 32% (362) | 35 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 36 |
| 2 | Stanford University | 23% (405) | 33 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 36 |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley | No applicants have submitted ACT score or the school did not report its score distribution. | ||||||
| 4 | California Institute of Technology | No applicants have submitted ACT score or the school did not report its score distribution. | ||||||
| 5 | Carnegie Mellon University | 20% (338) | 34 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 35 |
| 6 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 38% (1,397) | 31 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 30 | 35 |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 20% (1,560) | 29 | 34 | 30 | 35 | 27 | 34 |
| 8 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 29% (2,702) | 27 | 34 | 25 | 35 | 26 | 34 |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 24% (1,692) | 31 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 35 |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | 22% (1,983) | 26 | 33 | 25 | 35 | 25 | 33 |
| Average | 26.00% | 30.75 | 34.50 | 31.00 | 35.38 | 29.75 | 34.75 | |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
125th Percentile: 25% of students scored at or below.
275th Percentile: 25% of students scored above.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best 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 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | △ | △ | ✔ | △ | ✔ | ✗ | △ | ✔ |
| 2 | Stanford University | ✔ | △ | ✔ | △ | ✔ | △ | △ | ✔ |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | △ | △ | ✗ | △ | ✔ |
| 4 | California Institute of Technology | △ | △ | ✔ | △ | ✔ | △ | △ | ✔ |
| 5 | Carnegie Mellon University | ✔ | △ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | △ | ✔ |
| 6 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | △ | ✗ | △ | ✔ |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | △ | ✔ |
| 8 | Purdue University-Main Campus | ✗ | △ | ✔ | △ | △ | △ | △ | ✔ |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | △ | △ | ✔ | △ | ✔ | ✗ | △ | ✔ |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | △ | △ | ✔ | ✔ | △ | △ | △ | △ |
✔: 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.
125th Percentile: 25% of students scored at or below.
275th Percentile: 25% of students scored above.