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Population Comparison Between Best Civil Engineering Schools

Total PopulationUndergraduateGraduateOnline Classes

Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of best Civil Engineering schools is 475,974 with 226,659 female students and 249,315 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between best Civil Engineering schools.
Among the best Civil Engineering schools, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most enrolled students of 59,238, while Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the least number of students of 11,886 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
Student Population Comparison Between Best Civil Engineering Schools
RankNameTotalMenWomen
1University of California-Berkeley
45,88221,140 24,742
1University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
59,23831,825 27,413
3Stanford University
18,6259,667 8,958
3The University of Texas at Austin
53,86423,614 30,250
5Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
53,36336,169 17,194
6Massachusetts Institute of Technology
11,8866,650 5,236
6Purdue University-Main Campus
58,65834,856 23,802
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
52,85524,997 27,858
9Cornell University
26,79312,696 14,097
10Carnegie Mellon University
15,8888,977 6,911
10University of California-Davis
40,06516,798 23,267
10Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
38,85721,926 16,931
Total475,974 249,315226,659

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of best Civil Engineering schools is 312,491 with 157,220 female students and 155,271 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between best Civil Engineering schools.
Among the best Civil Engineering schools, Purdue University-Main Campus has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 44,819, while Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the least number of undergraduate students of 4,535.
Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Civil Engineering Schools
RankNameTotalMenWomen
1University of California-Berkeley
33,07014,622 18,448
1University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
37,14019,404 17,736
3Stanford University
7,9043,840 4,064
3The University of Texas at Austin
43,16518,254 24,911
5Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
20,59112,413 8,178
6Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4,5352,351 2,184
6Purdue University-Main Campus
44,81926,428 18,391
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
34,45415,920 18,534
9Cornell University
16,1287,333 8,795
10Carnegie Mellon University
7,3773,765 3,612
10University of California-Davis
32,27313,355 18,918
10Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
31,03517,586 13,449
Total312,491155,271157,220

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of best Civil Engineering schools is 163,483 with 69,439 female students and 94,044 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between best Civil Engineering schools.
Among the best Civil Engineering schools, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the most enrolled graduate students of 32,772, while Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the least number of graduate students of 7,351.
Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Civil Engineering Schools
RankNameTotalMenWomen
1University of California-Berkeley
12,8126,518 6,294
1University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
22,09812,421 9,677
3Stanford University
10,7215,827 4,894
3The University of Texas at Austin
10,6995,360 5,339
5Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
32,77223,756 9,016
6Massachusetts Institute of Technology
7,3514,299 3,052
6Purdue University-Main Campus
13,8398,428 5,411
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
18,4019,077 9,324
9Cornell University
10,6655,363 5,302
10Carnegie Mellon University
8,5115,212 3,299
10University of California-Davis
7,7923,443 4,349
10Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
7,8224,340 3,482
Total163,48394,04469,439

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between best Civil Engineering schools. In undergraduate programs, out of total 312,491 students, 3,818 students (1.22%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 94,271 students (30.17%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 163,483 students, 42,472 students (25.98%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 13,341 students (8.16%) have learned from at least one online course.
Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Best Civil Engineering Schools
RankNameUndergraduateGraduate
TotalOnline ExclusivelySome Online ClassesTotalOnline ExclusivelySome Online Classes
1University of California-Berkeley
33,070 60
(0.18%)		 6,233
(18.85%)		12,812 1,733
(13.53%)		 1,634
(12.75%)
1University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
37,140 343
(0.92%)		 22,545
(60.70%)		22,098 8,869
(40.13%)		 2,286
(10.34%)
3Stanford University
7,904 350
(4.43%)		 -10,721 - 854
(7.97%)
3The University of Texas at Austin
43,165 245
(0.57%)		 19,050
(44.13%)		10,699 12
(0.11%)		 663
(6.20%)
5Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
20,591 1,580
(7.67%)		 3,634
(17.65%)		32,772 23,677
(72.25%)		 658
(2.01%)
6Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4,535 - -7,351 46
(0.63%)		 -
6Purdue University-Main Campus
44,819 951
(2.12%)		 15,361
(34.27%)		13,839 3,951
(28.55%)		 1,390
(10.04%)
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
34,454 41
(0.12%)		 3,115
(9.04%)		18,401 1,438
(7.81%)		 1,468
(7.98%)
9Cornell University
16,128 - 593
(3.68%)		10,665 527
(4.94%)		 979
(9.18%)
10Carnegie Mellon University
7,377 25
(0.34%)		 2,306
(31.26%)		8,511 529
(6.22%)		 1,191
(13.99%)
10University of California-Davis
32,273 59
(0.18%)		 4,011
(12.43%)		7,792 277
(3.55%)		 328
(4.21%)
10Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
31,035 164
(0.53%)		 17,423
(56.14%)		7,822 1,413
(18.06%)		 1,890
(24.16%)
Average312,491 3,818
(1.22%)		 94,271
(30.17%)		 163,483 42,472
(25.98%)		 13,341
(8.16%)
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