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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #81 |
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Rolla, MO |
$6,390 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,470 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,050 |
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| Rank Not Published |
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN |
$6,426 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,954 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 73 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of North Texas
Denton, TX |
$217 per credit (in-state, full-time); $568 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 444 | |
| #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 | |
| #81 |
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM |
$6,592 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,208 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 712 | |
| #126 |
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA |
$6,616 per year (in-state, full-time); $12,908 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 367 | |
| #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 | |
| #29 |
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC |
$6,883 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,931 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,918 | |
| #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 | |
| #105 |
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS |
$234 per credit (in-state, full-time); $619 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 591 | |
| #119 |
University of Akron
Akron, OH |
$7,285 per year (in-state, full-time); $12,473 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 388 | |
| #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 | |
| #97 |
Texas Tech University (Whitacre)
Lubbock, TX |
$253 per credit (in-state, full-time); $604 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 725 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of Texas‒San Antonio
San Antonio, TX |
$260 per credit (in-state, full-time); $962 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 562 | |
| #105 |
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV |
$7,804 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,054 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 704 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA |
$7,863 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,762 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 242 | |
| #67 |
Auburn University (Ginn)
Auburn University, AL |
$7,866 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,598 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 851 | |
| #61 |
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA |
$7,900 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,064 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 418 | |
| Unranked |
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND |
$266 per credit (in-state, full-time); $710 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 148 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN |
$8,040 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,640 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 150 | |
| #132 |
Ohio University (Russ)
Athens, OH |
$8,188 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,180 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 388 | |
| #11 |
Texas A&M University‒College Station (Look)
College Station, TX |
$277 per credit (in-state, full-time); $577 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,918 | |
| #79 |
Clemson University
Clemson, SC |
$8,368 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,670 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,317 | |
| Unranked |
University of Hawaii‒Manoa
Honolulu, HI |
$8,488 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,528 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | N/A |

