Institutional Characteristics
The following table compares the basic academic information between best Undergraduate Engineering schools. By school type, there are 27 public and 23 private schools in best Undergraduate Engineering schools. By school level, all 50 schools are 4-years institutions.
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| Rank | Name | Location | Type/Level | Highest Degree | Offered Degree | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate | |
| 2 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 3 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Atlanta, GA | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 4 | University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 5 | California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 5 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 7 | Purdue University-Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 10 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 12 | Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate | |
| 13 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 14 | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 15 | Texas A & M University-College Station | College Station, TX | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 16 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg, VA | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 17 | University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 19 | Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 20 | Duke University | Durham, NC | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 21 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | University Park, PA | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 22 | University of California-San Diego | La Jolla, CA | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate | |
| 23 | University of Maryland-College Park | College Park, MD | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 24 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 25 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | Columbus, OH | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 26 | Rice University | Houston, TX | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 27 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 28 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 29 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 30 | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 31 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 32 | University of California-Davis | Davis, CA | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 33 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate | |
| 34 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe, AZ | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 35 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 36 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 37 | Brown University | Providence, RI | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 38 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 39 | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 40 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 41 | University of California-Irvine | Irvine, CA | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 42 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 43 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 44 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 45 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 46 | Boston University | Boston, MA | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 47 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 48 | University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate | |
| 49 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | Private (not-for-profit), four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
| 50 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA | Public, four-years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate |
Key Facts Comparison
The average tuition & fees of best Undergraduate Engineering schools is - for all undergraduate students. The following table compares key facts for each schools including acceptance rate, graduation rate, tuition, student to faculty ratio, and student population.
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| Rank | Name | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student Faculty Ratio | Student Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $62,396 | 4.55% | 96% | 3:1 | 11,886 | |
| 2 | Stanford University | $65,910 | 3.61% | 92% | 6:1 | 18,625 | |
| 3 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | $12,058 / $34,484 | 14.07% | 94% | 17:1 | 53,363 | |
| 4 | University of California-Berkeley | $15,377 / $47,265 | 10.98% | 93% | 18:1 | 45,882 | |
| 5 | California Institute of Technology | $65,898 | 2.57% | 94% | 3:1 | 2,430 | |
| 5 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $18,267 / $40,096 | 42.37% | 85% | 20:1 | 59,238 | |
| 7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | $18,848 / $63,081 | 15.64% | 93% | 11:1 | 52,855 | |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University | $65,636 | 11.66% | 94% | 5:1 | 15,888 | |
| 7 | Purdue University-Main Campus | $9,992 / $28,794 | 49.87% | 83% | 14:1 | 58,658 | |
| 10 | Cornell University | $69,314 | 8.76% | 95% | 9:1 | 26,793 | |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | $11,688 / $44,908 | 26.64% | 89% | 18:1 | 53,864 | |
| 12 | Princeton University | $62,688 | 4.62% | 98% | 5:1 | 9,137 | |
| 13 | Johns Hopkins University | $64,730 | 6.44% | 94% | 6:1 | 30,210 | |
| 14 | Northwestern University | $68,322 | 7.69% | 95% | 6:1 | 23,856 | |
| 15 | Texas A & M University-College Station | $12,995 / $40,124 | 57.43% | 84% | 20:1 | 78,321 | |
| 16 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | $15,948 / $37,764 | 54.78% | 86% | 17:1 | 38,857 | |
| 17 | University of California-Los Angeles | $14,233 / $46,121 | 8.97% | 93% | 20:1 | 47,335 | |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | $11,603 / $42,103 | 45.20% | 90% | 18:1 | 51,044 | |
| 19 | Columbia University in the City of New York | $70,517 | 3.99% | 96% | 6:1 | 35,173 | |
| 20 | Duke University | $68,758 | 5.71% | 97% | 5:1 | 17,499 | |
| 21 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | $20,644 / $41,790 | 60.56% | 86% | 16:1 | 50,737 | |
| 22 | University of California-San Diego | $15,788 / $47,676 | 26.71% | 86% | 19:1 | 44,256 | |
| 23 | University of Maryland-College Park | $11,809 / $41,186 | 44.79% | 89% | 17:1 | 41,725 | |
| 24 | University of Pennsylvania | $68,686 | 5.40% | 97% | 8:1 | 29,109 | |
| 25 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | $13,244 / $40,022 | 60.57% | 88% | 16:1 | 61,443 | |
| 26 | Rice University | $61,247 | 8.00% | 95% | 6:1 | 8,961 | |
| 27 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | $17,214 / $38,362 | 79.75% | 85% | 17:1 | 56,666 | |
| 28 | University of Southern California | $71,647 | 9.81% | 92% | 9:1 | 46,566 | |
| 29 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | $12,973 / $43,209 | 39.15% | 85% | 20:1 | 56,997 | |
| 30 | Harvard University | $61,676 | 3.65% | 98% | 7:1 | 30,259 | |
| 31 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | $8,799 / $32,847 | 41.74% | 85% | 15:1 | 38,464 | |
| 32 | University of California-Davis | $15,804 / $47,692 | 41.83% | 86% | 22:1 | 40,065 | |
| 33 | University of Colorado Boulder | $15,214 / $42,970 | 78.08% | 74% | 19:1 | 38,799 | |
| 34 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | $12,223 / $33,139 | 89.89% | 68% | 18:1 | 79,818 | |
| 35 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $64,078 | 63.47% | 84% | 14:1 | 7,040 | |
| 36 | University of Florida | $6,381 / $28,659 | 24.20% | 91% | 16:1 | 56,311 | |
| 37 | Brown University | $71,312 | 5.39% | 96% | 6:1 | 11,956 | |
| 38 | Case Western Reserve University | $66,608 | 36.54% | 87% | 9:1 | 12,475 | |
| 39 | Colorado School of Mines | $21,914 / $45,824 | 60.69% | 82% | 18:1 | 8,044 | |
| 40 | Northeastern University | $66,162 | 5.22% | 91% | 16:1 | 32,553 | |
| 41 | University of California-Irvine | $14,752 / $46,640 | 28.57% | 87% | 19:1 | 37,297 | |
| 42 | University of California-Santa Barbara | $15,444 / $47,332 | 32.97% | 83% | 17:1 | 26,133 | |
| 43 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | $23,118 / $61,591 | 16.81% | 96% | 15:1 | 26,409 | |
| 44 | Vanderbilt University | $67,498 | 5.86% | 94% | 8:1 | 13,575 | |
| 45 | Yale University | $67,250 | 3.87% | 96% | 5:1 | 15,564 | |
| 46 | Boston University | $68,102 | 11.11% | 89% | 10:1 | 37,737 | |
| 47 | Michigan State University | $18,079 / $44,850 | 84.80% | 81% | 17:1 | 52,089 | |
| 48 | University of Notre Dame | $65,025 | 11.27% | 95% | 8:1 | 13,042 | |
| 49 | Washington University in St Louis | $65,790 | 12.06% | 94% | 7:1 | 16,357 | |
| 50 | Iowa State University | $10,787 / $28,881 | 88.66% | 75% | 18:1 | 30,380 | |
| Average | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00:1 | 0 | ||
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.
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