Undergraduate Engineering 50 Colleges Population Comparison

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Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of best Undergraduate Engineering schools is 1,751,741 with 886,690 female students and 865,051 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between best Undergraduate Engineering schools.

Among the best Undergraduate Engineering schools, Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the most enrolled students of 79,818, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of students of 2,430 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.

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Student Population Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Engineering Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	11,886	6,650	5,236
	2	Stanford University	18,625	9,667	8,958
	3	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	53,363	36,169	17,194
	4	University of California-Berkeley	45,882	21,140	24,742
	5	California Institute of Technology	2,430	1,459	971
	5	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	59,238	31,825	27,413
	7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	52,855	24,997	27,858
	7	Carnegie Mellon University	15,888	8,977	6,911
	7	Purdue University-Main Campus	58,658	34,856	23,802
	10	Cornell University	26,793	12,696	14,097
	10	The University of Texas at Austin	53,864	23,614	30,250
	12	Princeton University	9,137	4,759	4,378
	13	Johns Hopkins University	30,210	14,243	15,967
	14	Northwestern University	23,856	10,696	13,160
	15	Texas A & M University-College Station	78,321	41,363	36,958
	16	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	38,857	21,926	16,931
	17	University of California-Los Angeles	47,335	20,430	26,905
	18	University of Wisconsin-Madison	51,044	23,932	27,112
	19	Columbia University in the City of New York	35,173	15,887	19,286
	20	Duke University	17,499	7,778	9,721
	21	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	50,737	26,611	24,126
	22	University of California-San Diego	44,256	20,975	23,281
	23	University of Maryland-College Park	41,725	21,209	20,516
	24	University of Pennsylvania	29,109	12,877	16,232
	25	Ohio State University-Main Campus	61,443	29,217	32,226
	26	Rice University	8,961	4,983	3,978
	27	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	56,666	25,150	31,516
	28	University of Southern California	46,566	21,836	24,730
	29	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	56,997	29,577	27,420
	30	Harvard University	30,259	13,812	16,447
	31	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	38,464	19,373	19,091
	32	University of California-Davis	40,065	16,798	23,267
	33	University of Colorado Boulder	38,799	20,649	18,150
	34	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	79,818	41,632	38,186
	35	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	7,040	4,834	2,206
	36	University of Florida	56,311	24,863	31,448
	37	Brown University	11,956	5,703	6,253
	38	Case Western Reserve University	12,475	6,006	6,469
	39	Colorado School of Mines	8,044	5,474	2,570
	40	Northeastern University	32,553	15,644	16,909
	41	University of California-Irvine	37,297	16,711	20,586
	42	University of California-Santa Barbara	26,133	11,366	14,767
	43	University of Virginia-Main Campus	26,409	11,946	14,463
	44	Vanderbilt University	13,575	5,934	7,641
	45	Yale University	15,564	7,275	8,289
	46	Boston University	37,737	15,963	21,774
	47	Michigan State University	52,089	24,439	27,650
	48	University of Notre Dame	13,042	6,845	6,197
	49	Washington University in St Louis	16,357	7,760	8,597
	50	Iowa State University	30,380	16,525	13,855
Total			1,751,741	865,051	886,690

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of best Undergraduate Engineering schools is 1,160,760 with 592,195 female students and 568,565 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between best Undergraduate Engineering schools.

Among the best Undergraduate Engineering schools, Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 65,450, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of undergraduate students of 987.

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Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Engineering Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	4,535	2,351	2,184
	2	Stanford University	7,904	3,840	4,064
	3	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	20,591	12,413	8,178
	4	University of California-Berkeley	33,070	14,622	18,448
	5	California Institute of Technology	987	541	446
	5	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	37,140	19,404	17,736
	7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	34,454	15,920	18,534
	7	Carnegie Mellon University	7,377	3,765	3,612
	7	Purdue University-Main Campus	44,819	26,428	18,391
	10	Cornell University	16,128	7,333	8,795
	10	The University of Texas at Austin	43,165	18,254	24,911
	12	Princeton University	5,813	2,895	2,918
	13	Johns Hopkins University	6,356	2,752	3,604
	14	Northwestern University	9,399	4,254	5,145
	15	Texas A & M University-College Station	60,710	32,263	28,447
	16	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	31,035	17,586	13,449
	17	University of California-Los Angeles	33,475	13,269	20,206
	18	University of Wisconsin-Madison	38,040	17,815	20,225
	19	Columbia University in the City of New York	9,164	4,605	4,559
	20	Duke University	6,523	3,017	3,506
	21	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	42,604	22,467	20,137
	22	University of California-San Diego	34,955	15,782	19,173
	23	University of Maryland-College Park	31,133	15,805	15,328
	24	University of Pennsylvania	11,478	5,152	6,326
	25	Ohio State University-Main Campus	46,815	23,142	23,673
	26	Rice University	4,789	2,413	2,376
	27	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	41,303	18,662	22,641
	28	University of Southern California	20,630	9,882	10,748
	29	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	40,684	22,246	18,438
	30	Harvard University	8,844	4,137	4,707
	31	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	28,422	14,264	14,158
	32	University of California-Davis	32,273	13,355	18,918
	33	University of Colorado Boulder	32,244	17,002	15,242
	34	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	65,450	33,637	31,813
	35	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	5,741	3,950	1,791
	36	University of Florida	36,573	16,567	20,006
	37	Brown University	7,910	3,811	4,099
	38	Case Western Reserve University	6,528	3,396	3,132
	39	Colorado School of Mines	6,195	4,221	1,974
	40	Northeastern University	17,432	7,570	9,862
	41	University of California-Irvine	30,204	13,258	16,946
	42	University of California-Santa Barbara	23,181	9,830	13,351
	43	University of Virginia-Main Campus	17,885	7,839	10,046
	44	Vanderbilt University	7,221	3,435	3,786
	45	Yale University	6,814	3,309	3,505
	46	Boston University	18,805	7,841	10,964
	47	Michigan State University	41,234	19,921	21,313
	48	University of Notre Dame	8,880	4,551	4,329
	49	Washington University in St Louis	8,220	3,674	4,546
	50	Iowa State University	25,628	14,119	11,509
Total			1,160,760	568,565	592,195

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of best Undergraduate Engineering schools is 590,981 with 294,495 female students and 296,486 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between best Undergraduate Engineering schools.

Among the best Undergraduate Engineering schools, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the most enrolled graduate students of 32,772, while Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has the least number of graduate students of 1,299.

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Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Engineering Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	7,351	4,299	3,052
	2	Stanford University	10,721	5,827	4,894
	3	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	32,772	23,756	9,016
	4	University of California-Berkeley	12,812	6,518	6,294
	5	California Institute of Technology	1,443	918	525
	5	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	22,098	12,421	9,677
	7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	18,401	9,077	9,324
	7	Carnegie Mellon University	8,511	5,212	3,299
	7	Purdue University-Main Campus	13,839	8,428	5,411
	10	Cornell University	10,665	5,363	5,302
	10	The University of Texas at Austin	10,699	5,360	5,339
	12	Princeton University	3,324	1,864	1,460
	13	Johns Hopkins University	23,854	11,491	12,363
	14	Northwestern University	14,457	6,442	8,015
	15	Texas A & M University-College Station	17,611	9,100	8,511
	16	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	7,822	4,340	3,482
	17	University of California-Los Angeles	13,860	7,161	6,699
	18	University of Wisconsin-Madison	13,004	6,117	6,887
	19	Columbia University in the City of New York	26,009	11,282	14,727
	20	Duke University	10,976	4,761	6,215
	21	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	8,133	4,144	3,989
	22	University of California-San Diego	9,301	5,193	4,108
	23	University of Maryland-College Park	10,592	5,404	5,188
	24	University of Pennsylvania	17,631	7,725	9,906
	25	Ohio State University-Main Campus	14,628	6,075	8,553
	26	Rice University	4,172	2,570	1,602
	27	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	15,363	6,488	8,875
	28	University of Southern California	25,936	11,954	13,982
	29	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	16,313	7,331	8,982
	30	Harvard University	21,415	9,675	11,740
	31	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	10,042	5,109	4,933
	32	University of California-Davis	7,792	3,443	4,349
	33	University of Colorado Boulder	6,555	3,647	2,908
	34	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	14,368	7,995	6,373
	35	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1,299	884	415
	36	University of Florida	19,738	8,296	11,442
	37	Brown University	4,046	1,892	2,154
	38	Case Western Reserve University	5,947	2,610	3,337
	39	Colorado School of Mines	1,849	1,253	596
	40	Northeastern University	15,121	8,074	7,047
	41	University of California-Irvine	7,093	3,453	3,640
	42	University of California-Santa Barbara	2,952	1,536	1,416
	43	University of Virginia-Main Campus	8,524	4,107	4,417
	44	Vanderbilt University	6,354	2,499	3,855
	45	Yale University	8,750	3,966	4,784
	46	Boston University	18,932	8,122	10,810
	47	Michigan State University	10,855	4,518	6,337
	48	University of Notre Dame	4,162	2,294	1,868
	49	Washington University in St Louis	8,137	4,086	4,051
	50	Iowa State University	4,752	2,406	2,346
Total			590,981	296,486	294,495

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between best Undergraduate Engineering schools. In undergraduate programs, out of total 1,148,219 students, 19,449 students (1.69%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 377,911 students (32.91%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 584,915 students, 109,283 students (18.68%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 64,156 students (10.97%) have learned from at least one online course.

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Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Engineering Schools
	Rank	Name	Undergraduate			Graduate
	Rank	Name	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes
	1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	4,535	-	-	7,351	46 (0.63%)	-
	2	Stanford University	7,904	350 (4.43%)	-	10,721	-	854 (7.97%)
	3	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	20,591	1,580 (7.67%)	3,634 (17.65%)	32,772	23,677 (72.25%)	658 (2.01%)
	4	University of California-Berkeley	33,070	60 (0.18%)	6,233 (18.85%)	12,812	1,733 (13.53%)	1,634 (12.75%)
	5	California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology does not offer online courses.
	5	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	37,140	343 (0.92%)	22,545 (60.70%)	22,098	8,869 (40.13%)	2,286 (10.34%)
	7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	34,454	41 (0.12%)	3,115 (9.04%)	18,401	1,438 (7.81%)	1,468 (7.98%)
	7	Carnegie Mellon University	7,377	25 (0.34%)	2,306 (31.26%)	8,511	529 (6.22%)	1,191 (13.99%)
	7	Purdue University-Main Campus	44,819	951 (2.12%)	15,361 (34.27%)	13,839	3,951 (28.55%)	1,390 (10.04%)
	10	Cornell University	16,128	-	593 (3.68%)	10,665	527 (4.94%)	979 (9.18%)
	10	The University of Texas at Austin	43,165	245 (0.57%)	19,050 (44.13%)	10,699	12 (0.11%)	663 (6.20%)
	12	Princeton University	Princeton University does not offer online courses.
	13	Johns Hopkins University	6,356	630 (9.91%)	568 (8.94%)	23,854	11,779 (49.38%)	4,151 (17.40%)
	14	Northwestern University	9,399	-	16 (0.17%)	14,457	781 (5.40%)	1,493 (10.33%)
	15	Texas A & M University-College Station	60,710	467 (0.77%)	25,270 (41.62%)	17,611	3,883 (22.05%)	1,562 (8.87%)
	16	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	31,035	164 (0.53%)	17,423 (56.14%)	7,822	1,413 (18.06%)	1,890 (24.16%)
	17	University of California-Los Angeles	33,475	42 (0.13%)	4,946 (14.78%)	13,860	743 (5.36%)	589 (4.25%)
	18	University of Wisconsin-Madison	38,040	563 (1.48%)	9,815 (25.80%)	13,004	891 (6.85%)	1,181 (9.08%)
	19	Columbia University in the City of New York	9,164	4 (0.04%)	64 (0.70%)	26,009	1,495 (5.75%)	2,455 (9.44%)
	20	Duke University	6,523	1 (0.02%)	137 (2.10%)	10,976	1,311 (11.94%)	2,699 (24.59%)
	21	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	42,604	234 (0.55%)	19,362 (45.45%)	8,133	87 (1.07%)	816 (10.03%)
	22	University of California-San Diego	34,955	104 (0.30%)	7,056 (20.19%)	9,301	132 (1.42%)	599 (6.44%)
	23	University of Maryland-College Park	31,133	135 (0.43%)	8,515 (27.35%)	10,592	1,533 (14.47%)	842 (7.95%)
	24	University of Pennsylvania	11,478	681 (5.93%)	178 (1.55%)	17,631	2,568 (14.57%)	825 (4.68%)
	25	Ohio State University-Main Campus	46,815	1,581 (3.38%)	31,935 (68.22%)	14,628	2,394 (16.37%)	3,021 (20.65%)
	26	Rice University	4,789	-	83 (1.73%)	4,172	541 (12.97%)	208 (4.99%)
	27	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	41,303	897 (2.17%)	16,068 (38.90%)	15,363	1,161 (7.56%)	2,500 (16.27%)
	28	University of Southern California	20,630	28 (0.14%)	2,008 (9.73%)	25,936	6,049 (23.32%)	7,429 (28.64%)
	29	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	40,684	670 (1.65%)	7,467 (18.35%)	16,313	986 (6.04%)	1,237 (7.58%)
	30	Harvard University	8,844	1,047 (11.84%)	326 (3.69%)	21,415	6,537 (30.53%)	1,277 (5.96%)
	31	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	28,422	685 (2.41%)	12,160 (42.78%)	10,042	2,269 (22.60%)	1,361 (13.55%)
	32	University of California-Davis	32,273	59 (0.18%)	4,011 (12.43%)	7,792	277 (3.55%)	328 (4.21%)
	33	University of Colorado Boulder	32,244	386 (1.20%)	13,524 (41.94%)	6,555	411 (6.27%)	673 (10.27%)
	34	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	65,450	3,384 (5.17%)	40,316 (61.60%)	14,368	453 (3.15%)	2,093 (14.57%)
	35	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute does not offer online courses.
	36	University of Florida	36,573	1,517 (4.15%)	21,570 (58.98%)	19,738	6,855 (34.73%)	2,717 (13.77%)
	37	Brown University	7,910	357 (4.51%)	207 (2.62%)	4,046	401 (9.91%)	31 (0.77%)
	38	Case Western Reserve University	6,528	-	274 (4.20%)	5,947	503 (8.46%)	1,238 (20.82%)
	39	Colorado School of Mines	6,195	-	206 (3.33%)	1,849	213 (11.52%)	306 (16.55%)
	40	Northeastern University	17,432	57 (0.33%)	4,584 (26.30%)	15,121	1,673 (11.06%)	2,923 (19.33%)
	41	University of California-Irvine	30,204	354 (1.17%)	12,255 (40.57%)	7,093	260 (3.67%)	607 (8.56%)
	42	University of California-Santa Barbara	23,181	57 (0.25%)	1,162 (5.01%)	2,952	-	33 (1.12%)
	43	University of Virginia-Main Campus	17,885	403 (2.25%)	3,011 (16.84%)	8,524	1,559 (18.29%)	810 (9.50%)
	44	Vanderbilt University	7,221	-	158 (2.19%)	6,354	652 (10.26%)	508 (7.99%)
	45	Yale University	6,814	-	-	8,750	38 (0.43%)	387 (4.42%)
	46	Boston University	18,805	103 (0.55%)	113 (0.60%)	18,932	5,320 (28.10%)	1,241 (6.56%)
	47	Michigan State University	41,234	439 (1.06%)	23,373 (56.68%)	10,855	2,242 (20.65%)	1,270 (11.70%)
	48	University of Notre Dame	8,880	-	196 (2.21%)	4,162	246 (5.91%)	265 (6.37%)
	49	Washington University in St Louis	8,220	424 (5.16%)	168 (2.04%)	8,137	254 (3.12%)	545 (6.70%)
	50	Iowa State University	25,628	381 (1.49%)	16,549 (64.57%)	4,752	591 (12.44%)	923 (19.42%)
Average			1,148,219	19,449 (1.69%)	377,911 (32.91%)	584,915	109,283 (18.68%)	64,156 (10.97%)

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