Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs Rankings
Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs Methodology
These undergrad engineering programs were ranked solely on a peer assessment survey conducted in spring 2012. To appear on an undergraduate engineering survey, a school must have a program accredited by ABET. The programs below are schools whose highest engineering degree offered is a doctorate.
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RANKINGS
SCHOOL DATA
Tuition and fees: $42,050 (2012-13)
Enrollment: 4,384
Setting: urban
#1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Though the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may be best known for its math, science, and engineering education, this private research university also offers architecture, humanities, management, and social science programs. The school is located in Cambridge, Mass., just across the Charles River from downtown Boston.
Tuition and fees: $41,787 (2012-13)
Enrollment: 6,988
Setting: suburban
#2Stanford University
Stanford, CA
The sunny campus of Stanford University is located in California’s Bay Area, about 30 miles from San Francisco. The private institution stresses a multidisciplinary combination of teaching, learning, and research, and students have many opportunities to get involved in research projects.
Tuition and fees: $39,588 (2012-13)
Enrollment: 978
Setting: suburban
#3California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
The California Institute of Technology focuses on science and engineering education and has a low student-to-faculty ratio of 3:1. This private institution in Pasadena, Calif. is actively involved in research projects with grants from NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
In-state tuition and fees: $11,767 (2011-12)
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $34,645 (2011-12)
Enrollment: 25,885
Setting: urban
#3University of California--Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
The University of California—Berkeley overlooks the San Francisco Bay in Berkeley, Calif. Students at this public school have more than 700 organizations to get involved in, including more than 55 fraternity and sorority chapters.
In-state tuition and fees: $10,098 (2012-13)
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $29,402 (2012-13)
Enrollment: 13,948
Setting: urban
#5Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Georgia Institute of Technology has a total undergraduate enrollment of 13,948, with a gender distribution of 67.8 percent male students and 32.2 percent female students. At this school, 56.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 44.0 percent of students live off campus.
In-state tuition and fees: $14,428 (2012-13)
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $28,570 (2012-13)
Enrollment: 32,256
Setting: urban
#5University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Founded in 1867, University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign is a public institution. University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
In-state tuition and fees: $13,437 (2012-13)
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $39,109 (2012-13)
Enrollment: 27,407
Setting: urban
#7University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor is a public institution that was founded in 1817. The school has 48.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of Michigan--Ann Arbor is 16:1.
Tuition and fees: $45,124 (2012-13)
Enrollment: 6,281
Setting: urban
#8Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Carnegie Mellon University, a private institution in Pittsburgh, Pa., is the country’s only school founded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The school specializes in academic areas including engineering, business, computer science, and fine arts.
Tuition and fees: $43,413 (2012-13)
Enrollment: 14,167
Setting: rural
#8Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Cornell University, a private school in Ithaca, N.Y., started the country’s first colleges for hotel administration, industrial and labor relations, and veterinary medicine. Cornell now offers a wide variety of undergraduate programs and runs interdisciplinary research centers for nanotechnology, supercomputing, and more.
Tuition and fees: $38,650 (2012-13)
Enrollment: 5,249
Setting: suburban
#10Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
The ivy-covered campus of Princeton University, a private institution, is located in the quiet town of Princeton, N.J. Princeton was the first university to offer a “no loan” policy to financially needy students, giving grants instead of loans to accepted students who need help paying tuition.
