Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs Rankings
The undergraduate engineering program rankings were based solely on peer assessment surveys. To appear on an undergraduate engineering survey, a school must have an undergraduate engineering program accredited by ABET. The programs below are schools whose highest engineering degree offered is a doctorate.
See the Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs Ranking Methodology »Save | Rank | School | Score | Tuition and Fees | Total enrollment | Average freshman retention rate | 6-year graduation rate | Classes with fewer than 20 students | SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
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#1Tie | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | 4.8 | $46,704 | 11,319 | 98% | 91% | 67.3% | 1420-1570 | |
#1Tie | Stanford University Stanford, CA | 4.8 | $46,320 | 16,795 | 98% | 95% | 70.2% | 1380-1570 | |
#3 | University of California—Berkeley Berkeley, CA | 4.7 | in-state: $13,432, out-of-state: $38,140 | 37,581 | 97% | 91% | 59% | 1290-1490 | |
#4 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | 4.6 | $45,390 | 2,209 | 97% | 92% | 64.9% | 1500-1600 | |
#5 | University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | 4.4 | in-state: $15,626, out-of-state: $30,786 | 45,140 | 94% | 84% | 41.7% | 26-32 | |
#6Tie | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | 4.3 | $50,410 | 13,285 | 95% | 88% | 64.9% | 1340-1540 | |
#6Tie | Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA | 4.3 | in-state: $12,204, out-of-state: $32,396 | 23,109 | 96% | 82% | 38.6% | 1310-1490 | |
#6Tie | University of Michigan—Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | 4.3 | in-state: $14,336, out-of-state: $43,377 | 43,625 | 97% | 91% | 48.1% | 29-33 | |
#9Tie | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | 4.2 | $49,116 | 21,850 | 97% | 93% | 55.3% | 1330-1510 | |
#9Tie | Purdue University—West Lafayette West Lafayette, IN | 4.2 | in-state: $10,002, out-of-state: $28,804 | 38,770 | 92% | 74% | 38.6% | 1080-1330 | |
#11Tie | Princeton University Princeton, NJ | 4.1 | $43,450 | 8,088 | 98% | 97% | 71.8% | 1400-1600 | |
#11Tie | University of Texas—Austin Austin, TX | 4.1 | in-state: $9,830, out-of-state: $34,836 | 51,313 | 94% | 81% | 36.5% | 1170-1390 | |
#13 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | 4.0 | $49,047 | 20,336 | 97% | 94% | 76.3% | 1390-1560 | |
#14 | University of Wisconsin—Madison Madison, WI | 3.9 | in-state: $10,415, out-of-state: $29,665 | 43,193 | 95% | 85% | 45.8% | 26-31 | |
#15Tie | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | 3.8 | $48,710 | 21,484 | 97% | 94% | 71.9% | 1360-1530 | |
#15Tie | Texas A&M University—College Station College Station, TX | 3.8 | in-state: $9,180, out-of-state: $26,356 | 61,263 | 91% | 79% | 21.6% | 1060-1310 | |
#15Tie | Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA | 3.8 | in-state: $12,017, out-of-state: $27,444 | 31,224 | 92% | 83% | 28.1% | 1110-1320 | |
#18Tie | Columbia University New York, NY | 3.7 | $51,008 | 24,221 | 99% | 96% | 82.4% | 1390-1570 | |
#18Tie | Duke University Durham, NC | 3.7 | $49,341 | 15,856 | 97% | 95% | 73% | 1370-1550 | |
#18Tie | Pennsylvania State University—University Park University Park, PA | 3.7 | in-state: $17,514, out-of-state: $31,346 | 47,040 | 92% | 86% | 38.4% | 1090-1290 | |
#18Tie | Rice University Houston, TX | 3.7 | $42,253 | 6,621 | 97% | 93% | 67.5% | 1390-1550 | |
#18Tie | University of California—Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | 3.7 | in-state: $12,753, out-of-state: $35,631 | 43,239 | 97% | 91% | 50.9% | 1190-1460 | |
#23Tie | University of California—San Diego La Jolla, CA | 3.6 | in-state: $14,042, out-of-state: $38,066 | 29,909 | 95% | 86% | 38.1% | 1180-1420 | |
#23Tie | University of Maryland—College Park College Park, MD | 3.6 | in-state: $9,996, out-of-state: $31,144 | 37,610 | 95% | 85% | 45.4% | 1210-1420 | |
#23Tie | University of Minnesota—Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | 3.6 | in-state: $13,560, out-of-state: $20,810 | 51,147 | 91% | 78% | 38.2% | 26-30 | |
#23Tie | University of Washington Seattle, WA | 3.6 | in-state: $12,394, out-of-state: $33,513 | 44,784 | 93% | 84% | 35.1% | 1110-1350 |