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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 Computer Engineering schools. The average acceptance rate of best Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools is 21.82% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 35.15%.

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 Computer 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.

Admission Stats Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Computer Engineering Schools
Rank	Name	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Enrollment Rate
1	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%)
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	28,232 (17,210/8,975)	1,284 (606/612)	1,102 (542/497)	5% (4%/7%)	86% (89%/6%)
3	Stanford University	57,326 (29,602/27,724)	2,067 (1,015/1,052)	1,693 (835/858)	4% (3%/4%)	82% (82%/3%)
4	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%)
5	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%)
6	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	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%)
8	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%)
9	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	California Institute of Technology	13,856 (9,401/4,446)	356 (166/190)	218 (107/111)	3% (2%/4%)	61% (64%/2%)
11	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%)
12	Princeton University	40,468 (20,563/19,883)	1,868 (903/965)	1,410 (693/717)	5% (4%/5%)	75% (77%/4%)
Average		62,895 (33,891/33,891)	13,724 (6,592/7,112)	4,824 (2,387/2,425)	21.82% (19.5%/21.0%)	35.15% (36.2%/34.1%)

SAT Scores Comparison

The average SAT score of best Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools is 1486. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 727 and the average SAT Math score is 759.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT scores of 1,560 and Purdue University-Main Campus has the lowest SAT scores of 1,350 among best Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools for the academic year 2024-2025.

SAT Score Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Computer Engineering Schools
Rank	Name	Submit%^* (Submit#^**)	SAT Total	Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	Math
1	Carnegie Mellon University	53% (951)	1540	750	790
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	83% (911)	1560	760	800
3	Stanford University	51% (857)	1550	760	790
4	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	48% (4,310)	1440	700	740
5	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	77% (2,966)	1480	720	760
6	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	51% (3,697)	1460	720	740
7	Purdue University-Main Campus	79% (9,110)	1350	660	690
8	The University of Texas at Austin	56% (5,189)	1390	690	700
9	Cornell University	40% (1,424)	1540	750	790
10	California Institute of Technology	Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission.
11	University of California-San Diego	Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission.
12	Princeton University	56% (783)	1550	760	790
Average		59.40%	1486	727	759

^*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 Computer Engineering schools is 33. By subject, the average ACT English score is 34 and the ACT math score is 33.

The following table compares ACT Scores between best Undergraduate Computer Engineering schools for academic year 2024-2025.

ACT Score Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Computer Engineering Schools
Rank	Name	Submit%^* (Submit#^**)	Composite	English	Math
Rank	1	Carnegie Mellon University	22% (405)	35	35	35
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	29% (322)	35	35	35
3	Stanford University	19% (324)	35	35	35
4	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	16% (1,408)	32	34	32
5	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	35% (1,354)	33	34	32
6	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	18% (1,274)	33	35	33
7	Purdue University-Main Campus	25% (2,898)	31	32	30
8	The University of Texas at Austin	18% (1,686)	31	32	29
9	Cornell University	13% (455)	34	35	35
10	California Institute of Technology	Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission.
11	University of California-San Diego	Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission.
12	Princeton University	21% (303)	35	35	35
Average		21.60%	33	34	33

^*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 Computer Engineering schools based on academic year 2024-2025 data.

Application Requirements Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Computer Engineering Schools
Rank	Name	HS GPA	HS Rank	HS Record	Prep. Program	Rec.	Compe.	SAT/ACT	TOEFL
1	Name	Carnegie Mellon University	✔	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✔
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✗	✔	✓
3	Stanford University	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✓
4	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	✗	✗	✔	✔	✗	✗	✓	✔
5	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	✔	✗	✔	✔	✓	✗	✔	✔
6	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✗	✓	✔
7	Purdue University-Main Campus	✗	✓	✔	✓	✓	✓	✔	✔
8	The University of Texas at Austin	✓	✓	✔	✔	✓	✓	✓	✔
9	Cornell University	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✔
10	California Institute of Technology	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✗	✔
11	University of California-San Diego	✔	✗	✔	✔	✗	✗	✗	✔
12	Princeton 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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