Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Online Graduate Engineering schools. The average acceptance rate of best Online Graduate Engineering schools is 48.73% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 23.97%.
Columbia University in the City of New York has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 3.99% and Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 64.92% among best Online Graduate 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 2024-2025.
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| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Los Angeles | 146,272 (67,788/78,484) | 13,114 (5,468/7,646) | 6,610 (2,629/3,981) | 9% (8%/10%) | 50% (48%/5%) | |
| 2 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 78,745 (48,473/30,272) | 39,272 (22,551/16,721) | 11,467 (6,945/4,522) | 50% (47%/55%) | 29% (31%/15%) | |
| 3 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | 1,198 (484/682) | 1,092 (446/617) | 337 (136/190) | 91% (92%/90%) | 31% (30%/28%) | |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 73,742 (41,597/32,124) | 31,247 (15,134/16,102) | 9,008 (4,538/4,469) | 42% (36%/50%) | 29% (30%/14%) | |
| 5 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 60,115 (26,607/32,507) | 2,400 (1,122/1,226) | 1,558 (795/736) | 4% (4%/4%) | 65% (71%/2%) | |
| 6 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 98,310 (48,101/50,209) | 15,373 (6,684/8,689) | 7,278 (3,199/4,079) | 16% (14%/17%) | 47% (48%/8%) | |
| 7 | University of Southern California | 82,027 (36,539/44,530) | 8,050 (3,870/4,067) | 3,489 (1,623/1,866) | 10% (11%/9%) | 43% (42%/4%) | |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 65,894 (32,837/33,037) | 29,782 (13,832/15,941) | 8,514 (3,779/4,734) | 45% (42%/48%) | 29% (27%/14%) | |
| 9 | Johns Hopkins University | 45,895 (20,391/25,469) | 2,954 (1,419/1,527) | 1,389 (625/762) | 6% (7%/6%) | 47% (44%/3%) | |
| 10 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 17,841 (7,954/9,869) | 15,609 (6,849/8,745) | 4,650 (2,319/2,322) | 87% (86%/89%) | 30% (34%/24%) | |
| 11 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 44,047 (21,260/22,777) | 18,385 (7,980/10,401) | 5,839 (2,828/3,011) | 42% (38%/46%) | 32% (35%/13%) | |
| 12 | George Washington University | 27,016 (9,735/17,272) | 12,723 (4,432/8,286) | 2,459 (843/1,616) | 47% (46%/48%) | 19% (19%/9%) | |
| 13 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 54,669 (27,258/27,411) | 31,397 (15,582/15,815) | 12,530 (6,291/6,239) | 57% (57%/58%) | 40% (40%/23%) | |
| 14 | University of Florida | 73,557 (32,729/40,826) | 17,804 (8,260/9,542) | 7,513 (3,392/4,119) | 24% (25%/23%) | 42% (41%/10%) | |
| 15 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 70,928 (34,345/36,574) | 63,756 (30,552/33,196) | 14,099 (6,832/7,264) | 90% (89%/91%) | 22% (22%/20%) | |
| 16 | Auburn University | 55,056 (22,200/32,856) | 25,284 (10,586/14,698) | 6,103 (2,822/3,281) | 46% (48%/45%) | 24% (27%/10%) | |
| 17 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide | 2,079 (1,683/294) | 1,204 (1,006/138) | 624 (541/83) | 58% (60%/47%) | 52% (54%/28%) | |
| 18 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 24,910 (10,828/14,082) | 18,693 (8,177/10,516) | 5,030 (2,284/2,746) | 75% (76%/75%) | 27% (28%/20%) | |
| 19 | Oregon State University | 30,293 (14,009/16,237) | 23,418 (10,557/12,835) | 4,778 (2,364/2,404) | 77% (75%/79%) | 20% (22%/15%) | |
| 20 | University of Maryland-College Park | 60,056 (30,014/29,998) | 26,902 (12,660/14,213) | 5,818 (2,798/2,999) | 45% (42%/47%) | 22% (22%/10%) | |
| 21 | Cornell University | 62,993 (32,321/30,643) | 5,516 (2,529/2,987) | 3,525 (1,648/1,877) | 9% (8%/10%) | 64% (65%/6%) | |
| 22 | Kansas State University | 15,509 (7,247/8,258) | 12,669 (5,796/6,872) | 3,482 (1,625/1,856) | 82% (80%/83%) | 27% (28%/22%) | |
| 23 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 8,352 (5,685/2,663) | 6,059 (4,202/1,854) | 1,269 (966/303) | 73% (74%/70%) | 21% (23%/11%) | |
| 24 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 13,781 (7,027/6,740) | 11,444 (5,913/5,525) | 2,068 (1,190/876) | 83% (84%/82%) | 18% (20%/13%) | |
| 25 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 72,829 (35,783/37,046) | 44,116 (21,328/22,788) | 9,607 (4,582/5,025) | 61% (60%/62%) | 22% (21%/14%) | |
| 26 | The University of Alabama | 56,795 (23,104/33,691) | 43,531 (17,506/26,025) | 8,032 (3,362/4,670) | 77% (76%/77%) | 18% (19%/14%) | |
| 27 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 52,498 (30,054/22,242) | 28,758 (15,531/13,105) | 7,289 (3,966/3,295) | 55% (52%/59%) | 25% (26%/15%) | |
| 28 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 10,673 (7,086/3,585) | 5,078 (3,252/1,824) | 1,055 (703/352) | 48% (46%/51%) | 21% (22%/10%) | |
| 29 | University at Buffalo | 40,856 (19,810/21,021) | 30,308 (14,381/15,909) | 4,265 (2,344/1,921) | 74% (73%/76%) | 14% (16%/9%) | |
| 30 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 34,285 (15,566/18,713) | 29,242 (13,189/16,049) | 6,584 (3,262/3,321) | 85% (85%/86%) | 23% (25%/18%) | |
| 31 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 47,065 (17,199/29,864) | 34,513 (12,138/22,373) | 7,925 (2,996/4,929) | 73% (71%/75%) | 23% (25%/17%) | |
| 32 | Washington State University | 25,462 (10,286/15,176) | 22,060 (8,872/13,188) | 4,350 (1,964/2,386) | 87% (86%/87%) | 20% (22%/16%) | |
| 33 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 12,559 (8,795/3,752) | 7,555 (5,105/2,439) | 1,366 (996/370) | 60% (58%/65%) | 18% (20%/10%) | |
| 34 | California State University-Fullerton | 53,559 (22,461/31,098) | 48,482 (19,933/28,549) | 6,887 (3,057/3,830) | 91% (89%/92%) | 14% (15%/12%) | |
| 35 | University of Arizona | 58,339 (25,635/32,704) | 50,252 (21,436/28,816) | 9,240 (3,714/5,526) | 86% (84%/88%) | 18% (17%/17%) | |
| 36 | University of California-Riverside | 58,048 (27,684/30,364) | 44,343 (20,031/24,312) | 5,422 (2,512/2,910) | 76% (72%/80%) | 12% (13%/10%) | |
| 37 | Drexel University | 37,314 (17,829/18,920) | 29,642 (13,950/15,232) | 2,399 (1,264/1,085) | 79% (78%/81%) | 8% (9%/6%) | |
| 38 | University of Central Florida | 61,456 (26,263/35,187) | 24,653 (11,176/13,476) | 8,259 (4,188/4,071) | 40% (43%/38%) | 34% (37%/12%) | |
| 39 | University of Connecticut | 55,479 (23,683/31,772) | 29,065 (11,403/17,652) | 4,478 (1,758/2,720) | 52% (48%/56%) | 15% (15%/9%) | |
| 40 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 59,764 (23,936/35,827) | 24,863 (10,765/14,098) | 6,804 (3,202/3,602) | 42% (45%/39%) | 27% (30%/10%) | |
| 41 | West Texas A & M University | 3,717 (1,406/2,254) | 3,668 (1,388/2,223) | 1,197 (495/702) | 99% (99%/99%) | 33% (36%/31%) | |
| 42 | University of Arkansas | 30,555 (12,589/17,957) | 22,703 (8,894/13,804) | 6,618 (2,773/3,844) | 74% (71%/77%) | 29% (31%/21%) | |
| 43 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 8,855 (3,963/4,892) | 8,530 (3,791/4,739) | 1,740 (753/987) | 96% (96%/97%) | 20% (20%/20%) | |
| 44 | Florida International University | 32,855 (13,435/19,420) | 17,957 (7,192/10,765) | 5,238 (2,285/2,953) | 55% (54%/55%) | 29% (32%/15%) | |
| 45 | George Mason University | 25,234 (11,803/13,417) | 22,074 (10,027/12,038) | 4,464 (2,368/2,094) | 87% (85%/90%) | 20% (24%/16%) | |
| 46 | Michigan Technological University | 11,491 (6,992/4,476) | 10,621 (6,459/4,142) | 1,373 (966/407) | 92% (92%/93%) | 13% (15%/9%) | |
| 47 | Lehigh University | 20,396 (10,556/9,834) | 5,289 (2,551/2,736) | 1,501 (795/706) | 26% (24%/28%) | 28% (31%/7%) | |
| 48 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 15,607 (10,080/5,527) | 10,156 (6,301/3,855) | 1,746 (1,233/513) | 65% (63%/70%) | 17% (20%/9%) | |
| 49 | University of South Florida | 68,576 (27,441/41,135) | 29,621 (11,844/17,777) | 6,904 (2,809/4,095) | 43% (43%/43%) | 23% (24%/10%) | |
| 50 | Villanova University | 23,256 (10,207/13,046) | 6,274 (2,823/3,450) | 1,740 (773/967) | 27% (28%/26%) | 28% (27%/7%) | |
| Average | 43,816 (20,615/20,615) | 21,350 (9,737/11,590) | 5,118 (2,443/2,672) | 48.73% (47.2%/56.2%) | 23.97% (25.1%/23.1%) | ||
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best Online Graduate Engineering schools is 1323. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 658 and the average SAT Math score is 665.
Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest SAT scores of 1,550 and West Texas A & M University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,050 among best Online Graduate Engineering schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Online Graduate Engineering schools for the academic year 2024-2025.
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| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 2 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 79% (9,110) | 1350 | 660 | 690 | |
| 3 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | 12% (40) | 1230 | 630 | 600 | |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 48% (4,310) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 5 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 45% (680) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 6 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 51% (3,697) | 1460 | 720 | 740 | |
| 7 | University of Southern California | 34% (1,191) | 1500 | 730 | 770 | |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 15% (1,241) | 1460 | 710 | 750 | |
| 9 | Johns Hopkins University | 50% (691) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 10 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 7% (323) | 1200 | 610 | 590 | |
| 11 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 18% (1,072) | 1370 | 680 | 690 | |
| 12 | George Washington University | 26% (648) | 1430 | 720 | 710 | |
| 13 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 79% (8,888) | 1270 | 630 | 640 | |
| 14 | University of Florida | 80% (5,908) | 1400 | 700 | 700 | |
| 15 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission. | ||||
| 16 | Auburn University | 15% (925) | 1320 | 660 | 660 | |
| 17 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide | 4% (22) | 1115 | 565 | 550 | |
| 18 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 20% (1,024) | 1150 | 580 | 570 | |
| 19 | Oregon State University | 10% (476) | 1290 | 650 | 640 | |
| 20 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42% (2,448) | 1465 | 720 | 745 | |
| 21 | Cornell University | 40% (1,424) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 22 | Kansas State University | 6% (220) | 1170 | 600 | 570 | |
| 23 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 13% (165) | 1300 | 630 | 670 | |
| 24 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 27% (553) | 1280 | 640 | 640 | |
| 25 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 17% (1,615) | 1400 | 680 | 720 | |
| 26 | The University of Alabama | 15% (1,218) | 1270 | 640 | 630 | |
| 27 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 41% (3,010) | 1360 | 670 | 690 | |
| 28 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 36% (383) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 29 | University at Buffalo | 28% (1,161) | 1290 | 640 | 650 | |
| 30 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 11% (697) | 1260 | 620 | 640 | |
| 31 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 7% (569) | 1255 | 640 | 615 | |
| 32 | Washington State University | Test Score is NOT considered for Washington State University admission. | ||||
| 33 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Test Score is NOT considered for Worcester Polytechnic Institute admission. | ||||
| 34 | California State University-Fullerton | Test Score is NOT considered for California State University-Fullerton admission. | ||||
| 35 | University of Arizona | 11% (1,035) | 1290 | 640 | 650 | |
| 36 | University of California-Riverside | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Riverside admission. | ||||
| 37 | Drexel University | 34% (804) | 1340 | 660 | 680 | |
| 38 | University of Central Florida | 71% (5,690) | 1260 | 640 | 620 | |
| 39 | University of Connecticut | 36% (1,613) | 1340 | 670 | 670 | |
| 40 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 24% (1,635) | 1280 | 640 | 640 | |
| 41 | West Texas A & M University | 48% (572) | 1050 | 530 | 520 | |
| 42 | University of Arkansas | 31% (2,058) | 1120 | 570 | 550 | |
| 43 | Wright State University-Main Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for Wright State University-Main Campus admission. | ||||
| 44 | Florida International University | 90% (4,700) | 1160 | 600 | 560 | |
| 45 | George Mason University | 19% (829) | 1270 | 640 | 630 | |
| 46 | Michigan Technological University | 71% (972) | 1240 | 620 | 620 | |
| 47 | Lehigh University | 30% (445) | 1440 | 710 | 730 | |
| 48 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 45% (789) | 1330 | 650 | 680 | |
| 49 | University of South Florida | 78% (5,369) | 1220 | 620 | 600 | |
| 50 | Villanova University | 19% (323) | 1450 | 710 | 740 | |
| Average | 34.49% | 1323 | 658 | 665 | ||
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best Online Graduate Engineering schools is 29. By subject, the average ACT English score is 29 and the ACT math score is 28.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Online Graduate Engineering schools for academic year 2024-2025.
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*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 Online Graduate Engineering schools based on academic year 2024-2025 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)
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*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.