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Admission Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Civil Engineering Schools

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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.
Admission Stats Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Civil Engineering Schools
RankName ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateEnrollment Rate
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%)
Average63,962 (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.
SAT Score Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Civil Engineering Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)
SAT TotalEvidence-Based Reading and WritingMath
1University of California-Berkeley Test Score is NOT considered for admission.
2Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 74%
(2,713)
1480720760
3University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 44%
(3,485)
1440700740
4Purdue University-Main Campus 67%
(6,319)
1330650680
5Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 39%
(2,795)
1330660670
7Texas A & M University-College Station 78%
(9,745)
1270630640
8The University of Texas at Austin 63%
(5,720)
1370680690
9Stanford University 49%
(855)
1550760790
10Carnegie Mellon University 51%
(867)
1540750790
11University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 54%
(3,829)
1470720750
12Cornell University 37%
(1,281)
1530750780
Average55.60% 1431702729

*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

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.
ACT Score Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Civil Engineering Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)
CompositeEnglishMath
1University of California-Berkeley Test Score is NOT considered for admission.
2Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 38%
(1,397)
333433
3University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 20%
(1,560)
323331
4Purdue University-Main Campus 29%
(2,702)
313130
5Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 7%
(468)
303028
7Texas A & M University-College Station 22%
(2,750)
282827
8The University of Texas at Austin 22%
(1,983)
303228
9Stanford University 23%
(405)
353535
10Carnegie Mellon University 20%
(338)
353535
11University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 24%
(1,692)
333532
12Cornell University 14%
(490)
343534
Average21.90% 323331

*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.
Application Requirements Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Civil Engineering Schools
Rank NameHS GPAHS RankHS Record Prep. ProgramRec.Compe.SAT/ACTTOEFL
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)
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