Best Engineering Schools

Ranked in 2011

Best Engineering Schools Rankings Methodology

Before you can make your mark as an engineer, you need to find the school that can best help you build your skills. With U.S. News's rankings, narrow your search by location, tuition, school size, and test scores. Plus, see the top schools listed by engineering specialty.

Rank	College name	Tuition	Total graduate engineering enrollment	Average GRE quantitative score (master's and Ph.D. students)	Research expenditures per faculty member	Engineering school research expenditures (2009-2010 fiscal year)	Overall acceptance rate	Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering
#1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	Full-time: $38,940 per year	2,677	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#2	Stanford University Stanford, CA	Full-time: $41,220 per year	3,572	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#3	University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA	In-state, full-time: $9,402 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,102 per year	1,759	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#4	Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA	In-state, full-time: $8,636 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,204 per year	4,607	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#5	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL	In-state, full-time: $14,932 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,198 per year	2,711	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#6	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	Full-time: $36,700 per year	2,334	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#7	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	Full-time: $34,989 per year	556	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#8	University of Texas--Austin (Cockrell) Austin, TX	In-state, full-time: $8,876 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $16,252 per year	2,476	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#9	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	In-state, full-time: $20,256 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,116 per year	2,955	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	Full-time: $29,500 per year	1,665	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#11	Purdue University--West Lafayette West Lafayette, IN	In-state, full-time: $9,642 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $27,194 per year	2,865	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#11	University of Southern California (Viterbi) Los Angeles, CA	Full-time: $26,082 per year	4,268	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#13	Texas A&M University--College Station (Look) College Station, TX	In-state, full-time: $227 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $537 per credit	2,955	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#14	University of California--Los Angeles (Samueli) Los Angeles, CA	In-state, full-time: $10,660 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,102 per year	1,783	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#14	University of California--San Diego (Jacobs) La Jolla, CA	Out-of-state, full-time: $14,694 per year	1,438	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#16	Columbia University (Fu Foundation) New York, NY	Full-time: $41,160 per year	2,004	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#16	University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI	In-state, full-time: $10,941 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,108 per year	1,810	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#18	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	Full-time: $34,976 per year	394	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#18	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	Full-time: $38,090 per year	558	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#20	Northwestern University (McCormick) Evanston, IL	Full-time: $39,840 per year	1,439	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#21	University of California--Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	Out-of-state, full-time: $15,102 per year	707	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#22	University of Maryland--College Park (Clark) College Park, MD	In-state, full-time: $9,000 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,386 per year	2,200	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#22	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	Full-time: $25,660 per year	1,480	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#24	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	In-state, full-time: $8,700 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $17,200 per year	2,208	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#25	Pennsylvania State University--University Park University Park, PA	In-state, full-time: $17,292 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,716 per year	1,937	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked

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Rank

College name

Tuition

Total graduate engineering enrollment

Average GRE quantitative score (master's and Ph.D. students)

Research expenditures per faculty member

Engineering school research expenditures (2009-2010 fiscal year)

Overall acceptance rate

Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

Full-time: $38,940 per year

2,677

Locked

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Full-time: $41,220 per year

3,572

Locked

University of California--Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

In-state, full-time: $9,402 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,102 per year

1,759

Locked

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

In-state, full-time: $8,636 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,204 per year

4,607

Locked

University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign

Urbana, IL

In-state, full-time: $14,932 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,198 per year

2,711

Locked

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time: $36,700 per year

2,334

Locked

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

Full-time: $34,989 per year

556

Locked

University of Texas--Austin (Cockrell)

Austin, TX

In-state, full-time: $8,876 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $16,252 per year

2,476

Locked

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

In-state, full-time: $20,256 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,116 per year

2,955

Locked

#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Full-time: $29,500 per year

1,665

Locked

#11

Purdue University--West Lafayette

West Lafayette, IN

In-state, full-time: $9,642 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $27,194 per year

2,865

Locked

#11

University of Southern California (Viterbi)

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time: $26,082 per year

4,268

Locked

#13

Texas A&M University--College Station (Look)

College Station, TX

In-state, full-time: $227 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $537 per credit

2,955

Locked

#14

University of California--Los Angeles (Samueli)

Los Angeles, CA

In-state, full-time: $10,660 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,102 per year

1,783

Locked

#14

University of California--San Diego (Jacobs)

La Jolla, CA

Out-of-state, full-time: $14,694 per year

1,438

Locked

#16

Columbia University (Fu Foundation)

New York, NY

Full-time: $41,160 per year

2,004

Locked

#16

University of Wisconsin--Madison

Madison, WI

In-state, full-time: $10,941 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,108 per year

1,810

Locked

#18

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Full-time: $34,976 per year

394

Locked

#18

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Full-time: $38,090 per year

558

Locked

#20

Northwestern University (McCormick)

Evanston, IL

Full-time: $39,840 per year

1,439

Locked

#21

University of California--Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

Out-of-state, full-time: $15,102 per year

707

Locked

#22

University of Maryland--College Park (Clark)

College Park, MD

In-state, full-time: $9,000 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,386 per year

2,200

Locked

#22

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Full-time: $25,660 per year

1,480

Locked

#24

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

In-state, full-time: $8,700 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $17,200 per year

2,208

Locked

#25

Pennsylvania State University--University Park

University Park, PA

In-state, full-time: $17,292 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,716 per year

1,937

Locked