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Best Undergraduate Engineering Schools Comparison

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The following table compares the basic academic information between best Undergraduate Engineering schools. By school type, there are 27 public and 22 private schools in best Undergraduate Engineering schools. By school level, all 49 schools are 4 years or high institutes.
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Academic Comparison - Best Undergraduate Engineering Schools
RankNameLocationType/LevelHighest DegreeOffered Degree
2 Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
3 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
4 University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
5 California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CAPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
5 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
7 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
7 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
7 Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, INPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
10 Cornell University Ithaca, NYPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
10 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
12 Princeton University Princeton, NJPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate
13 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MDPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
14 Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
15 Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TXPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
16 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeAssociate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
17 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
18 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WIPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
19 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NYPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
20 Duke University Durham, NCPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
21 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
22 University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate
23 University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MDPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
24 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
25 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OHPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
26 Rice University Houston, TXPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
27 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MNPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
28 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CAPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
29 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
30 Harvard University Cambridge, MAPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
31 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
32 University of California-Davis Davis, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
33 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, COPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate
34 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
35 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NYPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
36 University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
37 Brown University Providence, RIPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
38 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OHPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
39 Colorado School of Mines Golden, COPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
40 Northeastern University Boston, MAPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
41 University of California-Irvine Irvine, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
42 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
43 University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
44 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
45 Yale University New Haven, CTPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
46 Boston University Boston, MAPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
47 Michigan State University East Lansing, MIPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
48 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, INPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate
49 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MOPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
50 Iowa State University Ames, IAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
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Key Facts Comparison

The average tuition & fees of best Undergraduate Engineering schools is $30,685 for State residents and $51,047 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 30.03% and graduation rate is 88.78%. 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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Key Facts Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Engineering Schools
RankNameTuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent Faculty RatioStudent Population
2 Stanford University $62,484 3.68% 95% 5:118,283
3 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus $11,764 / $32,876 17.13% 92% 19:145,296
4 University of California-Berkeley $14,850 / $45,627 11.33% 94% 19:145,307
5 California Institute of Technology $63,255 2.69% 94% 3:12,401
5 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $16,004 / $34,501 44.82% 84% 21:156,916
7 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $17,228 / $58,072 17.69% 93% 12:151,225
7 Carnegie Mellon University $63,829 11.30% 91% 5:116,002
7 Purdue University-Main Campus $9,992 / $28,794 52.70% 83% 14:151,528
10 Cornell University $66,014 7.47% 95% 9:125,898
10 The University of Texas at Austin $11,678 / $42,778 31.35% 87% 18:152,384
12 Princeton University $59,710 5.70% 97% 5:18,842
13 Johns Hopkins University $63,340 7.25% 94% 6:131,275
14 Northwestern University $65,997 7.21% 96% 6:123,161
15 Texas A & M University-College Station $13,099 / $40,328 62.65% 83% 18:174,014
16 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University $15,478 / $36,694 56.98% 86% 17:138,170
17 University of California-Los Angeles $13,747 / $44,524 8.57% 92% 18:146,430
18 University of Wisconsin-Madison $11,205 / $40,603 49.06% 89% 18:148,956
19 Columbia University in the City of New York $69,045 3.95% 95% 6:134,782
20 Duke University $65,805 6.35% 96% 6:118,023
21 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus $20,234 / $40,188 55.21% 83% 15:150,028
22 University of California-San Diego $15,265 / $46,042 23.71% 87% 19:142,006
23 University of Maryland-College Park $11,505 / $40,306 44.61% 89% 18:140,792
24 University of Pennsylvania $66,104 6.50% 96% 8:128,201
25 Ohio State University-Main Campus $12,859 / $38,365 52.72% 88% 17:160,540
26 Rice University $58,128 8.68% 93% 6:18,672
27 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities $16,488 / $36,402 74.91% 84% 16:154,955
28 University of Southern California $68,237 12.02% 92% 9:148,945
29 University of Washington-Seattle Campus $12,643 / $41,997 47.52% 84% 21:152,319
30 Harvard University $59,076 3.24% 97% 7:130,631
31 North Carolina State University at Raleigh $8,895 / $31,767 47.17% 84% 16:136,700
32 University of California-Davis $15,247 / $46,024 37.34% 86% 21:139,679
33 University of Colorado Boulder $16,430 / $41,943 80.73% 74% 18:139,585
34 Arizona State University Campus Immersion $12,051 / $32,193 89.75% 66% 19:180,065
35 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute $61,884 64.51% 83% 12:16,968
36 University of Florida $6,381 / $28,659 23.35% 90% 16:155,211
37 Brown University $68,230 5.06% 94% 6:111,189
38 Case Western Reserve University $64,671 27.41% 85% 9:112,201
39 Colorado School of Mines $21,186 / $44,376 58.00% 81% 17:17,403
40 Northeastern University $63,141 6.80% 91% 16:130,013
41 University of California-Irvine $14,237 / $45,014 21.15% 86% 18:135,937
42 University of California-Santa Barbara $14,965 / $45,742 25.85% 85% 17:126,420
43 University of Virginia-Main Campus $20,986 / $58,014 18.66% 95% 15:126,082
44 Vanderbilt University $63,946 6.67% 92% 7:113,710
45 Yale University $64,700 4.57% 97% 6:114,776
46 Boston University $65,168 14.37% 88% 11:136,714
47 Michigan State University $15,988 / $43,372 87.95% 81% 17:150,023
48 University of Notre Dame $62,693 12.91% 96% 9:113,105
49 Washington University in St Louis $62,982 11.76% 93% 7:117,012
50 Iowa State University $10,497 / $27,683 90.22% 74% 18:129,969
Average$30,685 / $51,04730.03%88.78%12.98:134,464
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