Best Engineering Schools
Ranked in 2013 | 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 of the top engineering schools, narrow your search by location, tuition, school size, and test scores.
| Rank | School name | Tuition | Total graduate engineering enrollment | Additional data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #79 |
Clemson University
Clemson, SC |
$8,368 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,670 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,317 |
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| #61 |
University at Buffalo‒SUNY
Buffalo, NY |
$9,370 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,680 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,324 | |
| #94 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ |
$16,836 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,370 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,340 | |
| #57 |
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO |
$13,590 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,620 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,343 | |
| #64 |
Stony Brook University‒SUNY
Stony Brook, NY |
$9,370 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,680 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,433 | |
| #72 |
Illinois Institute of Technology (Armour)
Chicago, IL |
$1,119 per credit (full-time) | 1,450 | |
| #102 |
University of Texas‒Arlington
Arlington, TX |
$8,558 per year (in-state, full-time); $14,876 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,476 | |
| #94 |
George Washington University
Washington, DC |
$1,340 per credit (full-time) | 1,542 | |
| #112 |
George Mason University (Volgenau)
Fairfax, VA |
$11,480 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,010 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,597 | |
| #34 |
University of Colorado‒Boulder
Boulder, CO |
$12,726 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,602 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,613 | |
| #14 |
University of California‒San Diego (Jacobs)
La Jolla, CA |
$11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,614 | |
| #20 |
Northwestern University (McCormick)
Evanston, IL |
$43,380 per year (full-time) | 1,669 | |
| #22 |
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$27,700 per year (full-time) | 1,704 | |
| #72 |
Stevens Institute of Technology (Schaefer)
Hoboken, NJ |
$28,800 per year (full-time) | 1,728 | |
| #29 |
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH |
$11,704 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,016 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,738 | |
| #13 |
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY |
$29,500 per year (full-time) | 1,768 | |
| #16 |
University of California‒Los Angeles (Samueli)
Los Angeles, CA |
$12,562 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,664 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,776 | |
| #76 |
University of Texas‒Dallas (Jonsson)
Richardson, TX |
$11,940 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,606 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,809 | |
| #3 |
University of California‒Berkeley
Berkeley, CA |
$11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,837 | |
| #25 |
Pennsylvania State University‒University Park
University Park, PA |
$18,672 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,512 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,863 | |
| #18 |
University of Wisconsin‒Madison
Madison, WI |
$11,839 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,166 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,903 | |
| #29 |
University of Minnesota‒Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN |
$14,570 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,320 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,920 | |
| #25 |
University of Washington
Seattle, WA |
$13,930 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,790 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,030 | |
| #57 |
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Brooklyn, NY |
$1,304 per credit (full-time) | 2,114 | |
| #19 |
University of Maryland‒College Park (Clark)
College Park, MD |
$11,020 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,760 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,254 |
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