Online Graduate Engineering 50 Colleges Campus Life Comparison

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Special Learning Opportunity

The following table compares the special learning opportunities between best Online Graduate Engineering schools including distance learning opportunities, ROTC program, Study abroad, and more special chances of learning. This statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025.

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Special Learning Opportunities Comparison Between Best Online Graduate Engineering Schools
Rank	Name	Online Class	ROTC	Teacher Cert.	Study Abroad	Weekend/ Evening College	Campus Housing^*	Meal Plan^**
1	University of California-Los Angeles	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (22,884)	✔
2	Purdue University-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (16,056)	✔ ($5,398)
3	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✔
4	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (15,648)	✔
5	Columbia University in the City of New York	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (13,109)	✔ ($6,300)
6	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,493)	✔
7	University of Southern California	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (8,500)	✔ ($6,930)
8	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (10,243)	✔ ($4,050)
9	Johns Hopkins University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,737)	✔ ($7,420)
10	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,195)	✔ ($4,793)
11	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (9,394)	✔ ($5,316)
12	George Washington University	Under, Grad	NAVY	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,274)	✔ ($4,325)
13	Texas A & M University-College Station	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,306)	✔
14	University of Florida	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,375)	✔ ($4,600)
15	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (16,179)	✔ ($5,610)
16	Auburn University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,495)	✔ ($5,704)
17	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔
18	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,286)	✔ ($4,550)
19	Oregon State University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,250)	✔ ($4,500)
20	University of Maryland-College Park	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (12,465)	✔ ($6,036)
21	Cornell University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (8,954)	✔ ($6,612)
22	Kansas State University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,696)	✔ ($4,900)
23	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,209)	✔ ($4,030)
24	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,570)	✔ ($5,520)
25	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (15,082)	✔
26	The University of Alabama	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (8,989)	✔ ($4,426)
27	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (10,300)	✔ ($5,456)
28	Stevens Institute of Technology	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,036)	✔ ($7,400)
29	University at Buffalo	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,737)	✔ ($7,080)
30	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,598)	✔ ($5,210)
31	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (8,802)	✔ ($4,826)
32	Washington State University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,734)	✔ ($4,450)
33	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,369)	✔ ($7,206)
34	California State University-Fullerton	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,277)	✔ ($4,506)
35	University of Arizona	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,575)	✔ ($5,000)
36	University of California-Riverside	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✔	✔ (8,600)	✔
37	Drexel University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (3,411)	✔ ($6,351)
38	University of Central Florida	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,582)	✔ ($4,600)
39	University of Connecticut	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (11,921)	✔ ($6,186)
40	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (8,535)	✔
41	West Texas A & M University	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✔	✔ (2,200)	✔ ($4,140)
42	University of Arkansas	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,200)	✔ ($4,400)
43	Wright State University-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,518)	✔ ($4,896)
44	Florida International University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,403)	✔ ($3,836)
45	George Mason University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (6,354)	✔ ($5,310)
46	Michigan Technological University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,097)	✔ ($5,301)
47	Lehigh University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,952)	✔ ($6,540)
48	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Under, Grad	Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,583)	✔
49	University of South Florida	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,422)	✔ ($4,452)
50	Villanova University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,400)	✔ ($7,500)

^*dormitory capacity

^**yearly costs

Student Services on Campus

The following table compares the on-campus students services and facilities between best Online Graduate Engineering schools including Student Counseling, Employment services for current students, Placement service for program completers, On-campus daycare facility, and library information.

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On-campus Student Services Between Best Online Graduate Engineering Schools
Rank	Name	Career Counseling	Employment Service	Placement Service	On Campus Daycare	Library Facilities
1	University of California-Los Angeles	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
2	Purdue University-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
3	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	✔	✗	✗	✗	Own Library
4	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
5	Columbia University in the City of New York	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
6	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
7	University of Southern California	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
8	University of Wisconsin-Madison	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
9	Johns Hopkins University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
10	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
11	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
12	George Washington University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
13	Texas A & M University-College Station	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
14	University of Florida	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
15	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
16	Auburn University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
17	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
18	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
19	Oregon State University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
20	University of Maryland-College Park	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
21	Cornell University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
22	Kansas State University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
23	Missouri University of Science and Technology	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
24	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
25	Ohio State University-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
26	The University of Alabama	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
27	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
28	Stevens Institute of Technology	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
29	University at Buffalo	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
30	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
31	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
32	Washington State University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
33	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
34	California State University-Fullerton	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
35	University of Arizona	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
36	University of California-Riverside	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
37	Drexel University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
38	University of Central Florida	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
39	University of Connecticut	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
40	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
41	West Texas A & M University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
42	University of Arkansas	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
43	Wright State University-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
44	Florida International University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
45	George Mason University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
46	Michigan Technological University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
47	Lehigh University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
48	New Jersey Institute of Technology	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
49	University of South Florida	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
50	Villanova University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library

Athletics Associations

The following table summarizes the alheletic teams and program information of best Online Graduate Engineering schools. Among 50 best Online Graduate Engineering schools, 48 schools are NAA members, and 48 schools are NCAA members.

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Athletic Teams In Best Online Graduate Engineering Schools
Rank	Name	Members	Football	Basketball	Baseball	All Programs
1	University of California-Los Angeles	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	14 athletic programs
2	Purdue University-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	11 athletic programs
3	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	Athletic Information is not available
4	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	12 athletic programs
5	Columbia University in the City of New York	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	18 athletic programs
6	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	17 athletic programs
7	University of Southern California	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	15 athletic programs
8	University of Wisconsin-Madison	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	-	12 athletic programs
9	Johns Hopkins University	NAA, NCAA	Centennial Conference	Centennial Conference	Centennial Conference	13 athletic programs
10	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	15 athletic programs
11	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	13 athletic programs
12	George Washington University	NAA, NCAA	-	Atlantic 10 Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference	15 athletic programs
13	Texas A & M University-College Station	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	11 athletic programs
14	University of Florida	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
15	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	14 athletic programs
16	Auburn University	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
17	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide	Athletic Information is not available
18	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	10 athletic programs
19	Oregon State University	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	13 athletic programs
20	University of Maryland-College Park	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	14 athletic programs
21	Cornell University	NAA, NCAA	Ivy League	Ivy League	Ivy League	20 athletic programs
22	Kansas State University	NAA, NCAA	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	9 athletic programs
23	Missouri University of Science and Technology	NAA, NCAA	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Great Lakes Valley Conference	8 athletic programs
24	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	NAA, NCAA	-	America East	America East	9 athletic programs
25	Ohio State University-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	21 athletic programs
26	The University of Alabama	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
27	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	12 athletic programs
28	Stevens Institute of Technology	NAA, NCAA	Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation	Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation	Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation	14 athletic programs
29	University at Buffalo	NAA, NCAA	Mid-American Conference	Mid-American Conference	-	11 athletic programs
30	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
31	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
32	Washington State University	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	10 athletic programs
33	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	NAA, NCAA	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference	11 athletic programs
34	California State University-Fullerton	NAA, NCAA	-	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	8 athletic programs
35	University of Arizona	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	12 athletic programs
36	University of California-Riverside	NAA, NCAA	-	Big West Conference	Big West Conference	8 athletic programs
37	Drexel University	NAA, NCAA	-	Coastal Athletic Association	-	11 athletic programs
38	University of Central Florida	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
39	University of Connecticut	NAA, NCAA	Big East Conference	Big East Conference	Big East Conference	14 athletic programs
40	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	11 athletic programs
41	West Texas A & M University	NAA, NCAA	Lone Star Conference	Lone Star Conference	Lone Star Conference	9 athletic programs
42	University of Arkansas	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	11 athletic programs
43	Wright State University-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	-	Horizon League	Horizon League	10 athletic programs
44	Florida International University	NAA, NCAA	Conference USA	Conference USA	Conference USA	11 athletic programs
45	George Mason University	NAA, NCAA	-	Atlantic 10 Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference	12 athletic programs
46	Michigan Technological University	NAA, NCAA	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Ath Conf	-	8 athletic programs
47	Lehigh University	NAA, NCAA	Patriot League	Patriot League	Patriot League	15 athletic programs
48	New Jersey Institute of Technology	NAA, NCAA	-	America East	America East	8 athletic programs
49	University of South Florida	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
50	Villanova University	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	Big East Conference	Big East Conference	14 athletic programs

NAA: National Athletic Association

NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association

Additional Characteristics

The following table compares and describes additional facts of best Online Graduate Engineering schools including religious affiliation, specialized schools, and medical degree offer, and other facts.

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Additional Characteristics Of Best Online Graduate Engineering Schools
Rank	Name	Religious Affiliation	Historical Black School	Tribal School	Has Hospital	Offer Medical Degree
1	University of California-Los Angeles	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
2	Purdue University-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
3	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
4	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
5	Columbia University in the City of New York	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
6	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
7	University of Southern California	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
8	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
9	Johns Hopkins University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
10	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
11	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
12	George Washington University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
13	Texas A & M University-College Station	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
14	University of Florida	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
15	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
16	Auburn University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
17	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
18	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
19	Oregon State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
20	University of Maryland-College Park	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
21	Cornell University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
22	Kansas State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
23	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
24	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
25	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
26	The University of Alabama	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
27	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
28	Stevens Institute of Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
29	University at Buffalo	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
30	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
31	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
32	Washington State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
33	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
34	California State University-Fullerton	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
35	University of Arizona	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
36	University of California-Riverside	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
37	Drexel University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
38	University of Central Florida	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
39	University of Connecticut	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
40	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
41	West Texas A & M University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
42	University of Arkansas	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
43	Wright State University-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
44	Florida International University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
45	George Mason University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
46	Michigan Technological University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
47	Lehigh University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
48	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
49	University of South Florida	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
50	Villanova University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✗	✗

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