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Population Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering Schools

Total PopulationUndergraduateGraduateOnline Classes

Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of best Undergraduate Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools is 446,817 with 214,337 female students and 232,480 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 Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most enrolled students of 59,238, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of students of 2,430 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
Student Population Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering Schools
RankNameTotalMenWomen
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
11,8866,650 5,236
2Stanford University
18,6259,667 8,958
3University of California-Berkeley
45,88221,140 24,742
4Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
53,36336,169 17,194
5University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
59,23831,825 27,413
6California Institute of Technology
2,4301,459 971
7Carnegie Mellon University
15,8888,977 6,911
8Purdue University-Main Campus
58,65834,856 23,802
9University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
52,85524,997 27,858
10Cornell University
26,79312,696 14,097
11The University of Texas at Austin
53,86423,614 30,250
12University of California-Los Angeles
47,33520,430 26,905
Total446,817 232,480214,337

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of best Undergraduate Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools is 283,645 with 145,505 female students and 138,140 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between best Undergraduate Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools, Purdue University-Main Campus has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 44,819, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of undergraduate students of 987.
Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering Schools
RankNameTotalMenWomen
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4,5352,351 2,184
2Stanford University
7,9043,840 4,064
3University of California-Berkeley
33,07014,622 18,448
4Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
20,59112,413 8,178
5University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
37,14019,404 17,736
6California Institute of Technology
987541 446
7Carnegie Mellon University
7,3773,765 3,612
8Purdue University-Main Campus
44,81926,428 18,391
9University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
34,45415,920 18,534
10Cornell University
16,1287,333 8,795
11The University of Texas at Austin
43,16518,254 24,911
12University of California-Los Angeles
33,47513,269 20,206
Total283,645138,140145,505

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of best Undergraduate Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools is 163,172 with 68,832 female students and 94,340 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between best Undergraduate Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools.
Among the best Undergraduate Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the most enrolled graduate students of 32,772, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of graduate students of 1,443.
Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering Schools
RankNameTotalMenWomen
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
7,3514,299 3,052
2Stanford University
10,7215,827 4,894
3University of California-Berkeley
12,8126,518 6,294
4Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
32,77223,756 9,016
5University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
22,09812,421 9,677
6California Institute of Technology
1,443918 525
7Carnegie Mellon University
8,5115,212 3,299
8Purdue University-Main Campus
13,8398,428 5,411
9University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
18,4019,077 9,324
10Cornell University
10,6655,363 5,302
11The University of Texas at Austin
10,6995,360 5,339
12University of California-Los Angeles
13,8607,161 6,699
Total163,17294,34068,832

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between best Undergraduate Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering schools. In undergraduate programs, out of total 282,658 students, 3,637 students (1.29%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 77,783 students (27.52%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 161,729 students, 41,525 students (25.68%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 11,712 students (7.24%) have learned from at least one online course.
Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering Schools
RankNameUndergraduateGraduate
TotalOnline ExclusivelySome Online ClassesTotalOnline ExclusivelySome Online Classes
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4,535 - -7,351 46
(0.63%)		 -
2Stanford University
7,904 350
(4.43%)		 -10,721 - 854
(7.97%)
3University of California-Berkeley
33,070 60
(0.18%)		 6,233
(18.85%)		12,812 1,733
(13.53%)		 1,634
(12.75%)
4Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
20,591 1,580
(7.67%)		 3,634
(17.65%)		32,772 23,677
(72.25%)		 658
(2.01%)
5University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
37,140 343
(0.92%)		 22,545
(60.70%)		22,098 8,869
(40.13%)		 2,286
(10.34%)
6California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology does not offer online courses.
7Carnegie Mellon University
7,377 25
(0.34%)		 2,306
(31.26%)		8,511 529
(6.22%)		 1,191
(13.99%)
8Purdue University-Main Campus
44,819 951
(2.12%)		 15,361
(34.27%)		13,839 3,951
(28.55%)		 1,390
(10.04%)
9University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
34,454 41
(0.12%)		 3,115
(9.04%)		18,401 1,438
(7.81%)		 1,468
(7.98%)
10Cornell University
16,128 - 593
(3.68%)		10,665 527
(4.94%)		 979
(9.18%)
11The University of Texas at Austin
43,165 245
(0.57%)		 19,050
(44.13%)		10,699 12
(0.11%)		 663
(6.20%)
12University of California-Los Angeles
33,475 42
(0.13%)		 4,946
(14.78%)		13,860 743
(5.36%)		 589
(4.25%)
Average282,658 3,637
(1.29%)		 77,783
(27.52%)		 161,729 41,525
(25.68%)		 11,712
(7.24%)
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