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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #105 |
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL |
$10,410 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,600 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 822 |
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Portland State University (Maseeh)
Portland, OR |
$10,449 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,579 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 675 | |
| #89 |
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY |
$10,458 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,546 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 520 | |
| #105 |
University of Arkansas‒Fayetteville
Fayetteville, AR |
$350 per credit (in-state, full-time); $827 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 401 | |
| #97 |
Indiana University-Purdue University‒Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN |
$352 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,007 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 229 | |
| #5 |
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA |
$10,584 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,860 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 4,651 | |
| #24 |
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA |
$10,677 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,926 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,278 | |
| #72 |
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL |
$357 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,182 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,293 | |
| #67 |
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT |
$10,782 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,990 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 774 | |
| #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 | |
| #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 | |
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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL |
$370 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,025 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 277 | |
| #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 | |
| #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 | |
| #87 |
University of California‒Santa Cruz (Baskin)
Santa Cruz, CA |
$11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 334 | |
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Southern Illinois University‒Carbondale
Carbondale, IL |
$375 per credit (in-state, full-time); $938 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 304 | |
| #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 | |
| #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 | |
| #140 |
University of Alaska‒Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK |
$383 per credit (in-state, full-time); $783 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 117 | |
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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI |
$11,532 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,606 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 230 | |
| #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 | |
| #81 |
Washington State University
Pullman, WA |
$11,736 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,168 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 674 | |
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Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA |
$393 per credit (in-state, full-time); $997 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 797 | |
| #89 |
University of Nebraska‒Lincoln
Lincoln, NE |
$394 per credit (in-state, full-time); $992 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 599 | |
| #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 |
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