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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #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 |
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| #97 |
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC |
$12,010 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,534 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 534 | |
| #20 |
University of California‒Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA |
$12,192 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,294 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 760 | |
| #132 |
Wright State University
Dayton, OH |
$12,240 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,792 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 490 | |
| #81 |
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH |
$12,522 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,036 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 859 | |
| #119 |
University of Maine
Orono, ME |
$418 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,259 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 121 | |
| #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 | |
| #38 |
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL |
$12,589 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,983 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,967 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH |
$12,594 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,829 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 350 | |
| #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 | |
| #112 |
Florida A&M University - Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL |
$428 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,059 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 268 | |
| #65 |
University of Illinois‒Chicago
Chicago, IL |
$12,962 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,960 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,078 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of Massachusetts‒Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA |
$12,988 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,028 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 195 | |
| #37 |
University of California‒Irvine (Samueli)
Irvine, CA |
$13,308 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,410 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,276 | |
| #85 |
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR |
$13,347 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,259 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 834 | |
| #89 |
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI |
$13,392 per year (in-state, full-time); $13,392 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 823 | |
| #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 | |
| #38 |
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA |
$13,806 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,130 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 667 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI |
$13,860 per year (full-time) | 377 | |
| #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 | |
| #76 |
University of Houston (Cullen)
Houston, TX |
$478 per credit (in-state, full-time); $829 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,070 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI |
$480 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,016 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 401 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH |
$14,465 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,905 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 262 | |
| #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 | |
| #67 |
University of California‒Riverside (Bourns)
Riverside, CA |
$14,646 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,102 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 534 |
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