2024 Best Colleges in Computer Engineering Study
By school types, there are 19 public schools and 19 private schools in the best Computer Engineering colleges. Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked first and Stanford University ranked second.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of the best colleges in Computer Engineering study is $30,842 for state residents and $46,954 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 39.86% and the average SAT score is 1,407.The average number of students is 27,917 and the average student to faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees is $46,954 and Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest tuition & fees of $69,045 and Brigham Young University has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,496.
- The average graduate tuition & fees is $38,587 and Brown University has the highest tuition & fees of $67,006 and Brigham Young University has the lowest tuition & fees of $8,096.
- The average SAT score is 1,407 and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT score of 1,560 and Florida Atlantic University has the lowest score of 1,110.
- The average acceptance rate is 39.86% and Harvard University has the tightest (lowest) rate of 3% and Kansas State University has the loosest (lowest) rate of 95%.
- The average student population is 27,917 and Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the most students of 80,065 and Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management has the fewest students of 1,048.
- The average graduation rate is 83.22% and Princeton University has the highest rate of 97% and Boise State University has the lowest rate of 59%.
2024 Best Colleges in Computer Engineering Study
The following table lists the best colleges in Computer Engineering programs. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Private, 4 years | $60,156 | $63,393 | 1,560 | 4.0% | 11,858 | 94% | 3 to 1 |
| 2 | Stanford University Stanford, CA Private, 4 years | $62,484 | $59,499 | 1,550 | 3.7% | 18,283 | 95% | 5 to 1 |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public, 4 years | $45,627 | $30,363 | - | 11.3% | 45,307 | 94% | 19 to 1 |
| 4 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Private, 4 years | $63,829 | $49,450 | 1,540 | 11.3% | 16,002 | 91% | 5 to 1 |
| 5 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA Public, 4 years | $32,876 | $30,646 | 1,480 | 17.1% | 45,296 | 92% | 19 to 1 |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL Public, 4 years | $34,501 | $33,640 | 1,440 | 44.8% | 56,916 | 84% | 21 to 1 |
| 7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public, 4 years | $58,072 | $55,052 | 1,470 | 17.7% | 51,225 | 93% | 12 to 1 |
| 8 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY Private, 4 years | $66,014 | $30,085 | 1,530 | 7.5% | 25,898 | 95% | 9 to 1 |
| 9 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public, 4 years | $42,778 | $22,954 | 1,370 | 31.4% | 52,384 | 87% | 18 to 1 |
| 10 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ Private, 4 years | $59,710 | $62,860 | 1,540 | 5.7% | 8,842 | 97% | 5 to 1 |
| 11 | Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN Public, 4 years | $28,794 | $28,794 | 1,330 | 52.7% | 51,528 | 83% | 14 to 1 |
| 12 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA Public, 4 years | $46,042 | $29,637 | - | 23.7% | 42,006 | 87% | 19 to 1 |
| 13 | Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Public, 4 years | - | $19,488 | - | - | 1,048 | - | - |
| 14 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public, 4 years | $32,193 | $26,735 | - | 89.8% | 80,065 | 66% | 19 to 1 |
| 15 | Auburn University Auburn, AL Public, 4 years | $33,944 | $33,908 | 1,300 | 43.7% | 31,764 | 80% | 20 to 1 |
| 16 | Binghamton University Vestal, NY Public, 4 years | $29,453 | $26,260 | 1,430 | 41.8% | 18,312 | 82% | 19 to 1 |
| 17 | Boise State University Boise, ID Public, 4 years | $26,976 | $28,605 | - | 83.9% | 26,115 | 59% | 20 to 1 |
| 18 | Boston University Boston, MA Private, 4 years | $65,168 | $64,712 | 1,440 | 14.4% | 36,714 | 88% | 11 to 1 |
| 19 | Brigham Young University Provo, UT Private, 4 years | $6,496 | $8,096 | 1,360 | 66.7% | 34,464 | 78% | 21 to 1 |
| 20 | Brown University Providence, RI Private, 4 years | $68,230 | $67,006 | 1,540 | 5.1% | 11,189 | 94% | 6 to 1 |
| 21 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH Private, 4 years | $64,671 | $52,402 | 1,490 | 27.4% | 12,201 | 85% | 9 to 1 |
| 22 | Clemson University Clemson, SC Public, 4 years | $39,498 | $24,798 | 1,320 | 43.0% | 28,466 | 85% | 16 to 1 |
| 23 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO Public, 4 years | $33,751 | $29,786 | 1,180 | 90.8% | 33,403 | 66% | 17 to 1 |
| 24 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Private, 4 years | $69,045 | $56,279 | 1,530 | 4.0% | 34,782 | 95% | 6 to 1 |
| 25 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH Private, 4 years | $65,739 | $64,068 | 1,550 | 6.4% | 6,744 | 94% | 7 to 1 |
| 26 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years | $60,663 | $37,074 | 1,330 | 79.6% | 22,344 | 78% | 9 to 1 |
| 27 | Duke University Durham, NC Private, 4 years | $65,805 | $63,985 | 1,550 | 6.4% | 18,023 | 96% | 6 to 1 |
| 28 | Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL Public, 4 years | $17,324 | $18,482 | 1,110 | 81.3% | 29,592 | 62% | 22 to 1 |
| 29 | Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL Private, 4 years | $44,360 | $23,280 | 1,210 | 64.4% | 8,315 | 67% | 14 to 1 |
| 30 | George Mason University Fairfax, VA Public, 4 years | $39,397 | $39,397 | 1,250 | 90.0% | 39,049 | 70% | 16 to 1 |
| 31 | George Washington University Washington, DC Private, 4 years | $64,990 | $35,154 | 1,410 | 49.0% | 25,939 | 84% | 12 to 1 |
| 32 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA Private, 4 years | $59,076 | $55,440 | 1,550 | 3.2% | 30,631 | 97% | 7 to 1 |
| 33 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL Private, 4 years | $51,763 | $33,810 | 1,310 | 61.4% | 6,943 | 75% | 13 to 1 |
| 34 | Iowa State University Ames, IA Public, 4 years | $27,683 | $29,303 | 1,220 | 90.2% | 29,969 | 74% | 18 to 1 |
| 35 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Private, 4 years | $63,340 | $65,956 | 1,550 | 7.3% | 31,275 | 94% | 6 to 1 |
| 36 | Kansas State University Manhattan, KS Public, 4 years | $27,816 | $25,147 | - | 95.1% | 19,722 | 68% | 18 to 1 |
| 37 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA Private, 4 years | $62,180 | $28,020 | 1,410 | 37.0% | 7,394 | 91% | 10 to 1 |
| 38 | Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA Public, 4 years | $16,866 | $12,726 | 1,185 | 62.4% | 10,839 | 59% | 23 to 1 |
| Average | $46,954 | $38,587 | 1,407 | 39.9% | 27,917 | 83% | 13 to 1 |