Best Engineering Schools
Ranked in 2013 | Best Engineering Schools Rankings Methodology
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| Rank | School name | Tuition | Total graduate engineering enrollment | Additional data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA |
$7,863 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,762 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 242 |
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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI |
$480 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,016 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 401 | |
| #143 |
Alfred University‒New York State College of Ceramics (Inamori)
Alfred, NY |
$21,758 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,758 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 48 | |
| #143 |
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM |
$6,514 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,266 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 456 | |
| #143 |
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA |
$805 per credit (full-time) | 673 | |
| #143 |
University of Colorado‒Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO |
$6,969 per year (in-state, full-time); $12,573 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 273 | |
| #143 |
University of North Carolina‒Charlotte (Lee)
Charlotte, NC |
$5,729 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,016 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 452 | |
| #140 |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD |
$197 per credit (in-state, full-time); $417 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 243 | |
| #140 |
University of Alaska‒Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK |
$383 per credit (in-state, full-time); $783 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 117 | |
| #140 |
University of Massachusetts‒Lowell (Francis)
Lowell, MA |
$11,054 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,599 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 852 | |
| #132 |
California State University‒Long Beach
Long Beach, CA |
$7,506 per year (in-state, full-time); $14,202 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 774 | |
| #132 |
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI |
$985 per credit (full-time) | 193 | |
| #132 |
Ohio University (Russ)
Athens, OH |
$8,188 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,180 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 388 | |
| #132 |
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA |
$6,738 per year (in-state, full-time); $372 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 264 | |
| #132 |
University of Alabama‒Birmingham
Birmingham, AL |
$6,798 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,462 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 404 | |
| #132 |
University of Nevada‒Reno
Reno, NV |
$321 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,044 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 263 | |
| #132 |
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY |
$206 per credit (in-state, full-time); $602 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 228 | |
| #132 |
Wright State University
Dayton, OH |
$12,240 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,792 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 490 | |
| #126 |
Binghamton University‒SUNY (Watson)
Binghamton, NY |
$9,370 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,680 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 664 | |
| #126 |
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA |
$6,616 per year (in-state, full-time); $12,908 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 367 | |
| #126 |
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA |
$795 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,068 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 210 | |
| #126 |
University of Louisville (Speed)
Louisville, KY |
$10,274 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,378 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 602 | |
| #126 |
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT |
$556 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,403 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 133 | |
| #126 |
University of Wisconsin‒Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI |
$11,482 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,948 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 393 | |
| #124 |
Brigham Young University (Fulton)
Provo, UT |
$17,850 per year (full-time) | 375 |
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