Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering schools. The average acceptance rate of best Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering schools is 17.77% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 41.91%.
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 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 | 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%) |
| 3 | 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%) |
| 4 | 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%) |
| 4 | 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%) |
| 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 | California Institute of Technology | 16,626 (11,352/5,274) | 448 (211/237) | 224 (116/108) | 3% (2%/4%) | 50% (55%/2%) |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins University | 37,844 (16,330/21,496) | 2,745 (1,238/1,501) | 1,406 (632/773) | 7% (8%/7%) | 51% (51%/4%) |
| Average | 59,059 (30,951/30,951) | 10,493 (4,711/5,773) | 4,397 (1,995/2,401) | 17.77% (15.2%/18.7%) | 41.91% (42.3%/41.6%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering schools is 1486. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 727 and the average SAT Math score is 759.
Stanford University has the highest SAT scores of 1,550 and The University of Texas at Austin has the lowest SAT scores of 1,370 among best Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering schools for the academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University | 49% (855) | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | |||
| 3 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 44% (3,485) | 1440 | 700 | 740 |
| 4 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 74% (2,713) | 1480 | 720 | 760 |
| 4 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 54% (3,829) | 1470 | 720 | 750 |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Austin | 63% (5,720) | 1370 | 680 | 690 |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University | 51% (867) | 1540 | 750 | 790 |
| 8 | California Institute of Technology | Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission. | |||
| 8 | Johns Hopkins University | 44% (625) | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
| Average | 54.14% | 1486 | 727 | 759 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best 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 Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering schools for academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University | 23% (405) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | |||
| 3 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 20% (1,560) | 32 | 33 | 31 |
| 4 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 38% (1,397) | 33 | 34 | 33 |
| 4 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 24% (1,692) | 33 | 35 | 32 |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Austin | 22% (1,983) | 30 | 32 | 28 |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University | 20% (338) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 8 | California Institute of Technology | Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission. | |||
| 8 | Johns Hopkins University | 15% (217) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Average | 23.14% | 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 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 | Stanford University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
| 3 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 4 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Austin | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 8 | California Institute of Technology | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins 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.