Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Undergraduate Engineering schools. The average acceptance rate of best Undergraduate Engineering schools is 28.57% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 27.25%.
California Institute of Technology has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 2.57% and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 85.83% among best Undergraduate 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 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 28,232 (17,210/8,975) | 1,284 (606/612) | 1,102 (542/497) | 5% (4%/7%) | 86% (89%/6%) | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 57,326 (29,602/27,724) | 2,067 (1,015/1,052) | 1,693 (835/858) | 4% (3%/4%) | 82% (82%/3%) | |
| 3 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 59,789 (40,022/19,765) | 8,413 (4,634/3,779) | 3,836 (2,160/1,676) | 14% (12%/19%) | 46% (47%/8%) | |
| 4 | University of California-Berkeley | 124,242 (60,612/63,630) | 13,639 (5,473/8,166) | 6,272 (2,705/3,567) | 11% (9%/13%) | 46% (49%/6%) | |
| 5 | California Institute of Technology | 13,856 (9,401/4,446) | 356 (166/190) | 218 (107/111) | 3% (2%/4%) | 61% (64%/2%) | |
| 5 | 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%) | |
| 7 | 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 | Carnegie Mellon University | 33,941 (20,143/12,734) | 3,959 (1,973/1,870) | 1,808 (974/780) | 12% (10%/15%) | 46% (49%/6%) | |
| 7 | 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%) | |
| 10 | 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%) | |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | 72,885 (35,912/36,750) | 19,417 (8,101/11,264) | 9,210 (3,847/5,343) | 27% (23%/31%) | 47% (47%/15%) | |
| 12 | Princeton University | 40,468 (20,563/19,883) | 1,868 (903/965) | 1,410 (693/717) | 5% (4%/5%) | 75% (77%/4%) | |
| 13 | 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%) | |
| 14 | Northwestern University | 49,474 (23,774/25,686) | 3,806 (1,735/2,070) | 2,105 (977/1,127) | 8% (7%/8%) | 55% (56%/4%) | |
| 15 | 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%) | |
| 16 | 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%) | |
| 17 | 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%) | |
| 18 | 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%) | |
| 19 | 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%) | |
| 20 | Duke University | 51,795 (24,298/27,497) | 2,957 (1,388/1,569) | 1,740 (824/916) | 6% (6%/6%) | 59% (59%/3%) | |
| 21 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 88,478 (40,752/47,118) | 53,579 (23,582/29,600) | 9,169 (4,459/4,645) | 61% (58%/63%) | 17% (19%/10%) | |
| 22 | University of California-San Diego | 134,450 (63,349/71,101) | 35,917 (14,810/21,107) | 7,330 (3,155/4,175) | 27% (23%/30%) | 20% (21%/6%) | |
| 23 | 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%) | |
| 24 | University of Pennsylvania | 65,226 (30,339/34,887) | 3,523 (1,634/1,889) | 2,395 (1,108/1,287) | 5% (5%/5%) | 68% (68%/4%) | |
| 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 | Rice University | 32,473 (17,033/15,436) | 2,597 (1,330/1,267) | 1,148 (587/561) | 8% (8%/8%) | 44% (44%/4%) | |
| 27 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 41,496 (20,012/21,345) | 33,091 (15,827/17,170) | 7,391 (3,411/3,946) | 80% (79%/80%) | 22% (22%/18%) | |
| 28 | 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%) | |
| 29 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 69,166 (31,651/37,515) | 27,076 (11,110/15,966) | 7,196 (3,147/4,049) | 39% (35%/43%) | 27% (28%/11%) | |
| 30 | Harvard University | 54,008 (25,613/28,372) | 1,970 (920/1,050) | 1,647 (767/880) | 4% (4%/4%) | 84% (83%/3%) | |
| 31 | 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%) | |
| 32 | University of California-Davis | 98,864 (43,348/52,516) | 41,353 (17,217/24,136) | 6,767 (2,771/3,996) | 42% (40%/46%) | 16% (16%/8%) | |
| 33 | University of Colorado Boulder | 67,286 (33,451/33,805) | 52,539 (24,316/28,201) | 7,432 (3,666/3,762) | 78% (73%/83%) | 14% (15%/11%) | |
| 34 | 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%) | |
| 35 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 17,175 (11,175/6,000) | 10,901 (7,307/3,594) | 1,314 (892/422) | 63% (65%/60%) | 12% (12%/7%) | |
| 36 | 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%) | |
| 37 | Brown University | 48,904 (18,960/29,917) | 2,638 (1,326/1,309) | 1,719 (855/863) | 5% (7%/4%) | 65% (64%/3%) | |
| 38 | Case Western Reserve University | 37,082 (19,086/17,983) | 13,550 (6,924/6,614) | 1,619 (829/788) | 37% (36%/37%) | 12% (12%/4%) | |
| 39 | Colorado School of Mines | 11,436 (7,915/3,510) | 6,940 (4,517/2,412) | 1,602 (1,121/478) | 61% (57%/69%) | 23% (25%/14%) | |
| 40 | Northeastern University | 98,425 (42,678/55,719) | 5,133 (2,058/3,074) | 2,759 (1,090/1,668) | 5% (5%/6%) | 54% (53%/3%) | |
| 41 | University of California-Irvine | 122,699 (57,725/64,974) | 35,054 (14,772/20,282) | 6,736 (2,846/3,890) | 29% (26%/31%) | 19% (19%/6%) | |
| 42 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 110,259 (50,112/60,147) | 36,347 (14,725/21,622) | 5,008 (1,918/3,090) | 33% (29%/36%) | 14% (13%/5%) | |
| 43 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 58,951 (27,252/31,685) | 9,909 (4,382/5,527) | 3,961 (1,718/2,243) | 17% (16%/17%) | 40% (39%/7%) | |
| 44 | Vanderbilt University | 45,409 (20,851/24,553) | 2,662 (1,238/1,424) | 1,630 (744/886) | 6% (6%/6%) | 61% (60%/4%) | |
| 45 | Yale University | 57,517 (24,951/32,540) | 2,227 (1,136/1,091) | 1,554 (782/772) | 4% (5%/3%) | 70% (69%/2%) | |
| 46 | Boston University | 78,769 (30,456/44,822) | 8,749 (3,492/4,975) | 3,268 (1,267/1,887) | 11% (11%/11%) | 37% (36%/4%) | |
| 47 | Michigan State University | 62,138 (29,049/33,067) | 52,690 (24,505/28,167) | 9,652 (4,456/5,193) | 85% (84%/85%) | 18% (18%/16%) | |
| 48 | University of Notre Dame | 29,942 (14,922/15,020) | 3,374 (1,736/1,638) | 2,082 (1,059/1,023) | 11% (12%/11%) | 62% (61%/7%) | |
| 49 | Washington University in St Louis | 32,754 (15,330/17,411) | 3,951 (1,920/2,030) | 1,847 (862/985) | 12% (13%/12%) | 47% (45%/6%) | |
| 50 | Iowa State University | 23,095 (11,855/11,240) | 20,475 (10,534/9,941) | 5,906 (3,218/2,688) | 89% (89%/88%) | 29% (31%/24%) | |
| Average | 63,212 (30,710/30,710) | 18,057 (8,436/9,592) | 4,921 (2,337/2,575) | 28.57% (27.5%/31.2%) | 27.25% (27.7%/26.8%) | ||
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best Undergraduate Engineering schools is 1463. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 719 and the average SAT Math score is 745.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT scores of 1,560 and Iowa State University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,250 among best Undergraduate Engineering schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Undergraduate 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 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 83% (911) | 1560 | 760 | 800 | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 51% (857) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 3 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 77% (2,966) | 1480 | 720 | 760 | |
| 4 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | ||||
| 5 | California Institute of Technology | Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission. | ||||
| 5 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 48% (4,310) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 51% (3,697) | 1460 | 720 | 740 | |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University | 53% (951) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 7 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 79% (9,110) | 1350 | 660 | 690 | |
| 10 | Cornell University | 40% (1,424) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | 56% (5,189) | 1390 | 690 | 700 | |
| 12 | Princeton University | 56% (783) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 13 | Johns Hopkins University | 50% (691) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 14 | Northwestern University | 46% (963) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 15 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 79% (8,888) | 1270 | 630 | 640 | |
| 16 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 41% (3,010) | 1360 | 670 | 690 | |
| 17 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 15% (1,241) | 1460 | 710 | 750 | |
| 19 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 45% (680) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 20 | Duke University | 48% (824) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 21 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 31% (2,848) | 1330 | 660 | 670 | |
| 22 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | ||||
| 23 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42% (2,448) | 1465 | 720 | 745 | |
| 24 | University of Pennsylvania | 50% (1,204) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 25 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 17% (1,615) | 1400 | 680 | 720 | |
| 26 | Rice University | 48% (546) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 27 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 8% (606) | 1410 | 690 | 720 | |
| 28 | University of Southern California | 34% (1,191) | 1500 | 730 | 770 | |
| 29 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 30 | Harvard University | 54% (892) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 31 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 18% (1,072) | 1370 | 680 | 690 | |
| 32 | University of California-Davis | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission. | ||||
| 33 | University of Colorado Boulder | 18% (1,372) | 1340 | 670 | 670 | |
| 34 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission. | ||||
| 35 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 49% (643) | 1450 | 710 | 740 | |
| 36 | University of Florida | 80% (5,908) | 1400 | 700 | 700 | |
| 37 | Brown University | 61% (1,046) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 38 | Case Western Reserve University | 46% (745) | 1510 | 740 | 770 | |
| 39 | Colorado School of Mines | 42% (670) | 1400 | 690 | 710 | |
| 40 | Northeastern University | 24% (653) | 1490 | 730 | 760 | |
| 41 | University of California-Irvine | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission. | ||||
| 42 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission. | ||||
| 43 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 46% (1,805) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 44 | Vanderbilt University | 27% (447) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 45 | Yale University | 61% (950) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 46 | Boston University | 33% (1,083) | 1480 | 720 | 760 | |
| 47 | Michigan State University | 39% (3,746) | 1260 | 630 | 630 | |
| 48 | University of Notre Dame | 33% (684) | 1520 | 750 | 770 | |
| 49 | Washington University in St Louis | 29% (538) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 50 | Iowa State University | 13% (791) | 1250 | 620 | 630 | |
| Average | 44.41% | 1463 | 719 | 745 | ||
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best Undergraduate Engineering schools is 33. By subject, the average ACT English score is 33 and the ACT math score is 32.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Undergraduate Engineering schools for academic year 2024-2025.
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| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 29% (322) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 19% (324) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 3 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 35% (1,354) | 33 | 34 | 32 | |
| 4 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | ||||
| 5 | California Institute of Technology | Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission. | ||||
| 5 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 16% (1,408) | 32 | 34 | 32 | |
| 7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 18% (1,274) | 33 | 35 | 33 | |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University | 22% (405) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 7 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 25% (2,898) | 31 | 32 | 30 | |
| 10 | Cornell University | 13% (455) | 34 | 35 | 35 | |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | 18% (1,686) | 31 | 32 | 29 | |
| 12 | Princeton University | 21% (303) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 13 | Johns Hopkins University | 18% (254) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 14 | Northwestern University | 23% (488) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 15 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 21% (2,328) | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
| 16 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 9% (668) | 30 | 30 | 29 | |
| 17 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 29% (2,498) | 31 | 32 | 30 | |
| 19 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 18% (267) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 20 | Duke University | 30% (526) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 21 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 5% (494) | 30 | 30 | 28 | |
| 22 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | ||||
| 23 | University of Maryland-College Park | 7% (411) | 34 | 34 | 32 | |
| 24 | University of Pennsylvania | 17% (416) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 25 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 31% (3,005) | 30 | 31 | 29 | |
| 26 | Rice University | 22% (248) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 27 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 33% (2,463) | 29 | 28 | 27 | |
| 28 | University of Southern California | 12% (432) | 33 | 35 | 33 | |
| 29 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 30 | Harvard University | 19% (321) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 31 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 29% (1,688) | 30 | 30 | 28 | |
| 32 | University of California-Davis | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission. | ||||
| 33 | University of Colorado Boulder | 6% (453) | 31 | 32 | 28 | |
| 34 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission. | ||||
| 35 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 11% (147) | 33 | |||
| 36 | University of Florida | 40% (2,952) | 31 | 32 | 29 | |
| 37 | Brown University | 24% (410) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 38 | Case Western Reserve University | 23% (376) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 39 | Colorado School of Mines | 18% (288) | 32 | 33 | 31 | |
| 40 | Northeastern University | 7% (203) | 34 | 35 | 33 | |
| 41 | University of California-Irvine | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission. | ||||
| 42 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission. | ||||
| 43 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 14% (547) | 33 | 35 | 33 | |
| 44 | Vanderbilt University | 25% (401) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 45 | Yale University | 25% (384) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 46 | Boston University | 10% (330) | 33 | 35 | 32 | |
| 47 | Michigan State University | 7% (651) | 28 | 28 | 26 | |
| 48 | University of Notre Dame | 26% (541) | 34 | |||
| 49 | Washington University in St Louis | 28% (517) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 50 | Iowa State University | 46% (2,698) | 24 | 23 | 25 | |
| Average | 20.71% | 33 | 33 | 32 | ||
*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 Undergraduate 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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