Engineering 10 Colleges Population Comparison

Total PopulationUndergraduateGraduateOnline Classes

Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of best Engineering schools is 372,689 with 173,335 female students and 199,354 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 Engineering schools.

Among the best Engineering schools, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most enrolled students of 59,238, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of students of 2,430 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.

Student Population Comparison Between Best Engineering Schools
Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	11,886	6,650	5,236
2	Stanford University	18,625	9,667	8,958
3	University of California-Berkeley	45,882	21,140	24,742
4	California Institute of Technology	2,430	1,459	971
5	Carnegie Mellon University	15,888	8,977	6,911
6	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	53,363	36,169	17,194
6	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	59,238	31,825	27,413
8	Purdue University-Main Campus	58,658	34,856	23,802
8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	52,855	24,997	27,858
10	The University of Texas at Austin	53,864	23,614	30,250
Total		372,689	199,354	173,335

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of best Engineering schools is 234,042 with 116,504 female students and 117,538 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between best Engineering schools.

Among the best Engineering schools, Purdue University-Main Campus has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 44,819, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of undergraduate students of 987.

Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Engineering Schools
Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	4,535	2,351	2,184
2	Stanford University	7,904	3,840	4,064
3	University of California-Berkeley	33,070	14,622	18,448
4	California Institute of Technology	987	541	446
5	Carnegie Mellon University	7,377	3,765	3,612
6	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	20,591	12,413	8,178
6	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	37,140	19,404	17,736
8	Purdue University-Main Campus	44,819	26,428	18,391
8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	34,454	15,920	18,534
10	The University of Texas at Austin	43,165	18,254	24,911
Total		234,042	117,538	116,504

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of best Engineering schools is 138,647 with 56,831 female students and 81,816 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between best Engineering schools.

Among the best Engineering schools, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the most enrolled graduate students of 32,772, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of graduate students of 1,443.

Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Engineering Schools
Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	7,351	4,299	3,052
2	Stanford University	10,721	5,827	4,894
3	University of California-Berkeley	12,812	6,518	6,294
4	California Institute of Technology	1,443	918	525
5	Carnegie Mellon University	8,511	5,212	3,299
6	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	32,772	23,756	9,016
6	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	22,098	12,421	9,677
8	Purdue University-Main Campus	13,839	8,428	5,411
8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	18,401	9,077	9,324
10	The University of Texas at Austin	10,699	5,360	5,339
Total		138,647	81,816	56,831

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between best Engineering schools. In undergraduate programs, out of total 233,055 students, 3,595 students (1.54%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 72,244 students (31.00%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 137,204 students, 40,255 students (29.34%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 10,144 students (7.39%) have learned from at least one online course.

Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Best Engineering Schools
Rank	Name	Undergraduate			Graduate
Rank	Name	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	4,535	-	-	7,351	46 (0.63%)	-
2	Stanford University	7,904	350 (4.43%)	-	10,721	-	854 (7.97%)
3	University of California-Berkeley	33,070	60 (0.18%)	6,233 (18.85%)	12,812	1,733 (13.53%)	1,634 (12.75%)
4	California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology does not offer online courses.
5	Carnegie Mellon University	7,377	25 (0.34%)	2,306 (31.26%)	8,511	529 (6.22%)	1,191 (13.99%)
6	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	20,591	1,580 (7.67%)	3,634 (17.65%)	32,772	23,677 (72.25%)	658 (2.01%)
6	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	37,140	343 (0.92%)	22,545 (60.70%)	22,098	8,869 (40.13%)	2,286 (10.34%)
8	Purdue University-Main Campus	44,819	951 (2.12%)	15,361 (34.27%)	13,839	3,951 (28.55%)	1,390 (10.04%)
8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	34,454	41 (0.12%)	3,115 (9.04%)	18,401	1,438 (7.81%)	1,468 (7.98%)
10	The University of Texas at Austin	43,165	245 (0.57%)	19,050 (44.13%)	10,699	12 (0.11%)	663 (6.20%)
Average		233,055	3,595 (1.54%)	72,244 (31.00%)	137,204	40,255 (29.34%)	10,144 (7.39%)

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