Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Rankings
These programs train students in the science of flight, both for aircraft and spacecraft. These are the top undergraduate schools where the highest engineering degree offered is a doctorate.
Save | Rank | School | Tuition and Fees | Total enrollment | Fall 2014 acceptance rate | Average freshman retention rate | 6-year graduation rate | Classes with fewer than 20 students | SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
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#1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | $46,704 | 11,319 | 7.9% | 98% | 91% | 67.3% | 1420-1570 | |
#2 | Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA | in-state: $12,204, out-of-state: $32,396 | 23,109 | 33.4% | 96% | 82% | 38.6% | 1310-1490 | |
#3 | University of Michigan—Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | in-state: $14,336, out-of-state: $43,377 | 43,625 | 32.2% | 97% | 91% | 48.1% | 29-33 | |
#4 | Purdue University—West Lafayette West Lafayette, IN | in-state: $10,002, out-of-state: $28,804 | 38,770 | 59.2% | 92% | 74% | 38.6% | 1080-1330 | |
#5 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | $45,390 | 2,209 | 8.8% | 97% | 92% | 64.9% | 1500-1600 | |
#6 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | $46,320 | 16,795 | 5.1% | 98% | 95% | 70.2% | 1380-1570 | |
#7Tie | Princeton University Princeton, NJ | $43,450 | 8,088 | 7.4% | 98% | 97% | 71.8% | 1400-1600 | |
#7Tie | University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | in-state: $15,626, out-of-state: $30,786 | 45,140 | 59% | 94% | 84% | 41.7% | 26-32 | |
#9 | University of Maryland—College Park College Park, MD | in-state: $9,996, out-of-state: $31,144 | 37,610 | 47.8% | 95% | 85% | 45.4% | 1210-1420 | |
#10Tie | University of Colorado—Boulder Boulder, CO | in-state: $11,091, out-of-state: $34,125 | 32,080 | 84.2% | 84% | 70% | 48.3% | 24-30 | |
#10Tie | University of Texas—Austin Austin, TX | in-state: $9,830, out-of-state: $34,836 | 51,313 | 39.7% | 94% | 81% | 36.5% | 1170-1390 | |
#12Tie | Texas A&M University—College Station College Station, TX | in-state: $9,180, out-of-state: $26,356 | 61,263 | 71% | 91% | 79% | 21.6% | 1060-1310 | |
#12Tie | University of California—Berkeley Berkeley, CA | in-state: $13,432, out-of-state: $38,140 | 37,581 | 16% | 97% | 91% | 59% | 1290-1490 | |
#14 | Pennsylvania State University—University Park University Park, PA | in-state: $17,514, out-of-state: $31,346 | 47,040 | 50.3% | 92% | 86% | 38.4% | 1090-1290 | |
#15Tie | University of Washington Seattle, WA | in-state: $12,394, out-of-state: $33,513 | 44,784 | 55.2% | 93% | 84% | 35.1% | 1110-1350 | |
#15Tie | Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA | in-state: $12,017, out-of-state: $27,444 | 31,224 | 72.6% | 92% | 83% | 28.1% | 1110-1320 |