2024 Best Colleges in Undergraduate Engineering Study
By school types, there are 27 public schools and 23 private schools in the best Undergraduate Engineering colleges. Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked first and Stanford University ranked second.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of the best colleges in Undergraduate Engineering study is $31,301 for state residents and $51,248 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 29.50% and the average SAT score is 1,454.The average number of students is 34,012 and the average student to faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees is $51,248 and Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest tuition & fees of $69,045 and Iowa State University has the lowest tuition & fees of $27,683.
- The average graduate tuition & fees is $43,853 and University of Southern California has the highest tuition & fees of $68,128 and The University of Texas at Austin has the lowest tuition & fees of $22,954.
- The average SAT score is 1,454 and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT score of 1,560 and Iowa State University has the lowest score of 1,220.
- The average acceptance rate is 29.50% and California Institute of Technology has the tightest (lowest) rate of 3% and Iowa State University has the loosest (lowest) rate of 90%.
- The average student population is 34,012 and Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the most students of 80,065 and California Institute of Technology has the fewest students of 2,401.
- The average graduation rate is 88.88% and Princeton University has the highest rate of 97% and Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the lowest rate of 66%.
2024 Best Colleges in Undergraduate Engineering Study
The following table lists the best colleges in Undergraduate 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 | 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 |
| 4 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public, 4 years | $45,627 | $30,363 | - | 11.3% | 45,307 | 94% | 19 to 1 |
| 5 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years | $63,255 | $63,063 | - | 2.7% | 2,401 | 94% | 3 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 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Private, 4 years | $63,829 | $49,450 | 1,540 | 11.3% | 16,002 | 91% | 5 to 1 |
| 9 | Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN Public, 4 years | $28,794 | $28,794 | 1,330 | 52.7% | 51,528 | 83% | 14 to 1 |
| 10 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY Private, 4 years | $66,014 | $30,085 | 1,530 | 7.5% | 25,898 | 95% | 9 to 1 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ Private, 4 years | $59,710 | $62,860 | 1,540 | 5.7% | 8,842 | 97% | 5 to 1 |
| 13 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Private, 4 years | $63,340 | $65,956 | 1,550 | 7.3% | 31,275 | 94% | 6 to 1 |
| 14 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL Private, 4 years | $65,997 | $53,871 | 1,530 | 7.2% | 23,161 | 96% | 6 to 1 |
| 15 | Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX Public, 4 years | $40,328 | $24,090 | 1,270 | 62.7% | 74,014 | 83% | 18 to 1 |
| 16 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA Public, 4 years | $36,694 | $34,085 | 1,330 | 57.0% | 38,170 | 86% | 17 to 1 |
| 17 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years | $44,524 | $28,985 | - | 8.6% | 46,430 | 92% | 18 to 1 |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Public, 4 years | $40,603 | $25,615 | 1,430 | 49.1% | 48,956 | 89% | 18 to 1 |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | Duke University Durham, NC Private, 4 years | $65,805 | $63,985 | 1,550 | 6.4% | 18,023 | 96% | 6 to 1 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA Public, 4 years | $40,188 | $43,828 | 1,300 | 55.2% | 50,028 | 83% | 15 to 1 |
| 22 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA Public, 4 years | $46,042 | $29,637 | - | 23.7% | 42,006 | 87% | 19 to 1 |
| 23 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD Public, 4 years | $40,306 | $37,383 | 1,460 | 44.6% | 40,792 | 89% | 18 to 1 |
| 24 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years | $66,104 | $46,034 | 1,540 | 6.5% | 28,201 | 96% | 8 to 1 |
| 25 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH Public, 4 years | $38,365 | $41,227 | 1,400 | 52.7% | 60,540 | 88% | 17 to 1 |
| 26 | Rice University Houston, TX Private, 4 years | $58,128 | $54,462 | 1,540 | 8.7% | 8,672 | 93% | 6 to 1 |
| 27 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Public, 4 years | $36,402 | $31,555 | 1,378 | 74.9% | 54,955 | 84% | 16 to 1 |
| 28 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years | $68,237 | $68,128 | 1,520 | 12.0% | 48,945 | 92% | 9 to 1 |
| 29 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Public, 4 years | $41,997 | $32,511 | - | 47.5% | 52,319 | 84% | 21 to 1 |
| 30 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA Private, 4 years | $59,076 | $55,440 | 1,550 | 3.2% | 30,631 | 97% | 7 to 1 |
| 31 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC Public, 4 years | $31,767 | $31,793 | 1,360 | 47.2% | 36,700 | 84% | 16 to 1 |
| 32 | University of California-Davis Davis, CA Public, 4 years | $46,024 | $29,662 | - | 37.3% | 39,679 | 86% | 21 to 1 |
| 33 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO Public, 4 years | $41,943 | $38,020 | 1,280 | 80.7% | 39,585 | 74% | 18 to 1 |
| 34 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public, 4 years | $32,193 | $26,735 | - | 89.8% | 80,065 | 66% | 19 to 1 |
| 35 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY Private, 4 years | $61,884 | $61,873 | 1,450 | 64.5% | 6,968 | 83% | 12 to 1 |
| 36 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public, 4 years | $28,659 | $30,130 | 1,390 | 23.4% | 55,211 | 90% | 16 to 1 |
| 37 | Brown University Providence, RI Private, 4 years | $68,230 | $67,006 | 1,540 | 5.1% | 11,189 | 94% | 6 to 1 |
| 38 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH Private, 4 years | $64,671 | $52,402 | 1,490 | 27.4% | 12,201 | 85% | 9 to 1 |
| 39 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO Public, 4 years | $44,376 | $44,376 | 1,400 | 58.0% | 7,403 | 81% | 17 to 1 |
| 40 | Northeastern University Boston, MA Private, 4 years | $63,141 | $28,100 | 1,500 | 6.8% | 30,013 | 91% | 16 to 1 |
| 41 | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA Public, 4 years | $45,014 | $29,377 | - | 21.2% | 35,937 | 86% | 18 to 1 |
| 42 | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Public, 4 years | $45,742 | $29,555 | - | 25.9% | 26,420 | 85% | 17 to 1 |
| 43 | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA Public, 4 years | $58,950 | $36,198 | 1,490 | 18.7% | 26,082 | 95% | 15 to 1 |
| 44 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN Private, 4 years | $63,946 | $56,128 | 1,530 | 6.7% | 13,710 | 92% | 7 to 1 |
| 45 | Yale University New Haven, CT Private, 4 years | $64,700 | $48,300 | 1,540 | 4.6% | 14,776 | 97% | 6 to 1 |
| 46 | Boston University Boston, MA Private, 4 years | $65,168 | $64,712 | 1,440 | 14.4% | 36,714 | 88% | 11 to 1 |
| 47 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Public, 4 years | $43,372 | $41,224 | 1,260 | 88.0% | 50,023 | 81% | 17 to 1 |
| 48 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN Private, 4 years | $62,693 | $62,502 | 1,510 | 12.9% | 13,105 | 96% | 9 to 1 |
| 49 | Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO Private, 4 years | $62,982 | $62,366 | 1,530 | 11.8% | 17,012 | 93% | 7 to 1 |
| 50 | Iowa State University Ames, IA Public, 4 years | $27,683 | $29,303 | 1,220 | 90.2% | 29,969 | 74% | 18 to 1 |
| Average | $51,248 | $43,853 | 1,454 | 29.5% | 34,012 | 89% | 13 to 1 |