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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #89 |
University of Alabama‒Huntsville
Huntsville, AL |
$8,516 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,384 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 763 |
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| #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 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of Memphis (Herff)
Memphis, TN |
$8,670 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,848 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 228 | |
| #79 |
University of North Carolina‒Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC |
$8,700 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,033 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 129 | |
| #43 |
Iowa State University
Ames, IA |
$8,940 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,814 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,013 | |
| Rank Not Published |
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND |
$300 per credit (in-state, full-time); $801 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 230 | |
| #112 |
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL |
$9,200 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,950 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 385 | |
| #119 |
University of Georgia
Athens, GA |
$309 per credit (in-state, full-time); $934 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 68 | |
| #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 | |
| #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 | |
| Rank Not Published |
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY |
$9,370 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,680 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 97 | |
| #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 | |
| #11 |
University of Texas‒Austin (Cockrell)
Austin, TX |
$9,564 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,506 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,425 | |
| #132 |
University of Nevada‒Reno
Reno, NV |
$321 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,044 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 263 | |
| #94 |
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS |
$327 per credit (in-state, full-time); $738 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 496 | |
| #97 |
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS |
$330 per credit (in-state, full-time); $772 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 593 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of Missouri‒Kansas City
Kansas City, MO |
$332 per credit (in-state, full-time); $857 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 298 | |
| #44 |
Arizona State University (Fulton)
Tempe, AZ |
$10,001 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,549 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,692 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Florida International University
Miami, FL |
$10,129 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,229 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 889 | |
| #105 |
CUNY‒City College (Grove)
New York, NY |
$10,180 per year (in-state, full-time); $750 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 654 | |
| #48 |
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ |
$10,202 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,612 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 993 | |
| #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 | |
| #65 |
University of Tennessee‒Knoxville
Knoxville, TN |
$10,280 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,768 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,000 | |
| #8 |
Purdue University‒West Lafayette
West Lafayette, IN |
$10,332 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,134 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 3,070 | |
| #67 |
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO |
$10,372 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,552 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 660 |
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