Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Undergraduate Civil Engineering schools. The average acceptance rate of best Undergraduate Civil Engineering schools is 26.38% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 38.01%.
Stanford University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 3.68% and Stanford University has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 83.66% among best Undergraduate Civil 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 2022-2023.
Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
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1 | University of California-Berkeley | 128,209 (61,188/67,021) | 14,523 (5,357/9,166) | 6,728 (2,701/4,027) | 11% (9%/14%) | 46% (50%/6%) |
2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 50,610 (33,820/16,790) | 8,672 (4,847/3,825) | 3,647 (2,111/1,536) | 17% (14%/23%) | 42% (44%/9%) |
3 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 63,257 (36,223/27,010) | 28,354 (13,926/14,418) | 7,957 (4,076/3,879) | 45% (38%/53%) | 28% (29%/14%) |
4 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 68,582 (42,068/26,514) | 36,146 (19,147/16,999) | 9,447 (5,229/4,218) | 53% (46%/64%) | 26% (27%/16%) |
5 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 45,321 (26,376/18,831) | 25,825 (13,843/11,919) | 7,166 (3,954/3,196) | 57% (52%/63%) | 28% (29%/17%) |
7 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 43,422 (22,007/21,415) | 27,203 (14,043/13,160) | 12,490 (6,718/5,772) | 63% (64%/61%) | 46% (48%/27%) |
8 | The University of Texas at Austin | 60,055 (28,507/31,260) | 18,830 (7,598/11,172) | 9,109 (3,617/5,482) | 31% (27%/36%) | 48% (48%/18%) |
9 | Stanford University | 56,378 (28,379/27,999) | 2,075 (948/1,127) | 1,736 (794/942) | 4% (3%/4%) | 84% (84%/3%) |
10 | Carnegie Mellon University | 34,261 (20,471/13,790) | 3,873 (1,842/2,031) | 1,716 (839/877) | 11% (9%/15%) | 44% (46%/6%) |
11 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 84,289 (42,285/42,004) | 14,914 (6,434/8,480) | 7,050 (3,069/3,981) | 18% (15%/20%) | 47% (48%/9%) |
12 | Cornell University | 69,195 (34,671/34,524) | 5,168 (2,317/2,851) | 3,491 (1,570/1,921) | 7% (7%/8%) | 68% (68%/6%) |
Average | 63,962 (34,181/34,181) | 16,871 (8,209/8,650) | 6,412 (3,153/3,257) | 26.38% (24.0%/25.3%) | 38.01% (38.4%/37.7%) |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best Undergraduate Civil Engineering schools is 1431. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 702 and the average SAT Math score is 729.
Stanford University has the highest SAT scores of 1,550 and Texas A & M University-College Station has the lowest SAT scores of 1,270 among best Undergraduate Civil Engineering schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Undergraduate Civil Engineering schools for the academic year 2022-2023.
Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
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1 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | |||
2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 74% (2,713) | 1480 | 720 | 760 |
3 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 44% (3,485) | 1440 | 700 | 740 |
4 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 67% (6,319) | 1330 | 650 | 680 |
5 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 39% (2,795) | 1330 | 660 | 670 |
7 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 78% (9,745) | 1270 | 630 | 640 |
8 | The University of Texas at Austin | 63% (5,720) | 1370 | 680 | 690 |
9 | Stanford University | 49% (855) | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
10 | Carnegie Mellon University | 51% (867) | 1540 | 750 | 790 |
11 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 54% (3,829) | 1470 | 720 | 750 |
12 | Cornell University | 37% (1,281) | 1530 | 750 | 780 |
Average | 55.60% | 1431 | 702 | 729 |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best Undergraduate Civil Engineering schools is 34. By subject, the average ACT English score is 33 and the ACT math score is 31.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Undergraduate Civil Engineering schools for academic year 2022-2023.
Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
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1 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | |||
2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 38% (1,397) | 33 | 34 | 33 |
3 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 20% (1,560) | 32 | 33 | 31 |
4 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 29% (2,702) | 31 | 31 | 30 |
5 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 7% (468) | 30 | 30 | 28 |
7 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 22% (2,750) | 28 | 28 | 27 |
8 | The University of Texas at Austin | 22% (1,983) | 30 | 32 | 28 |
9 | Stanford University | 23% (405) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
10 | Carnegie Mellon University | 20% (338) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
11 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 24% (1,692) | 33 | 35 | 32 |
12 | Cornell University | 14% (490) | 34 | 35 | 34 |
Average | 21.90% | 32 | 33 | 31 |
*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 Civil Engineering schools based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
Rank | Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
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1 | University of California-Berkeley | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ |
3 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
4 | Purdue University-Main Campus | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ |
5 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
7 | Texas A & M University-College Station | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ |
8 | The University of Texas at Austin | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
9 | Stanford University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
10 | Carnegie Mellon University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ |
11 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
12 | Cornell University | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
✔: 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)
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.