The Top 10 Engineering Programs

     These undergrad engineering programs were ranked solely on a peer assessment survey conducted in spring 2012. To appear on an undergraduate engineering survey, a school must have a program accredited by ABET. The programs below are schools whose highest engineering degree offered is a doctorate.

Tuition and fees:

$42,050 (2012-13)

Enrollment:

 

4,384

Setting:

 

urban

Tuition and fees:

$41,787 (2012-13)

Enrollment:

 

6,988

Setting:

 

suburban

Tuition and fees:

$39,588 (2012-13)

Enrollment:

 

978

Setting:

 

suburban

In-state tuition and fees:

 

$11,767 (2011-12)

Out-of-state tuition and fees:

$34,645 (2011-12)

Enrollment:

 

25,885

Setting:

 

urban

In-state tuition and fees:

 

$10,098 (2012-13)

Out-of-state tuition and fees:

$29,402 (2012-13)

Enrollment:

 

13,948

Setting:

 

urban

In-state tuition and fees:

 

$14,428 (2012-13)

Out-of-state tuition and fees:

$28,570 (2012-13)

Enrollment:

 

32,256

Setting:

 

city

In-state tuition and fees:

 

$13,437 (2012-13)

Out-of-state tuition and fees:

$39,109 (2012-13)

Enrollment:

 

27,407

Setting:

 

city

Tuition and fees:

$45,124 (2012-13)

Enrollment:

 

6,281

Setting:

 

urban

Tuition and fees:

$43,413 (2012-13)

Enrollment:

 

14,167

Setting:

 

rural

Tuition and fees:

$45,124 (2012-13)

Enrollment:

 

6,281

Setting:

 

urban

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

Though the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may be best known for its math, science, and engineering education, this private research university also offers architecture, humanities, management, and social science programs. The school is located in Cambridge, Mass., just across the Charles River from downtown Boston.

#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The sunny campus of Stanford University is located in California’s Bay Area, about 30 miles from San Francisco. The private institution stresses a multidisciplinary combination of teaching, learning, and research, and students have many opportunities to get involved in research projects.

#3

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

The California Institute of Technology focuses on science and engineering education and has a low student-to-faculty ratio of 3:1. This private institution in Pasadena, Calif. is actively involved in research projects with grants from NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

#3

University of California--Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

The University of California—Berkeley overlooks the San Francisco Bay in Berkeley, Calif. Students at this public school have more than 700 organizations to get involved in, including more than 55 fraternity and sorority chapters.

#5

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Institute of Technology has a total undergraduate enrollment of 13,948, with a gender distribution of 67.8 percent male students and 32.2 percent female students. At this school, 56.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 44.0 percent of students live off campus.

5

University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

Founded in 1867, University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign is a public institution. University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.

7

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor is a public institution that was founded in 1817. The school has 48.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of Michigan--Ann Arbor is 16:1

8

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University, a private institution in Pittsburgh, Pa., is the country’s only school founded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The school specializes in academic areas including engineering, business, computer science, and fine arts.

#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University, a private school in Ithaca, N.Y., started the country’s first colleges for hotel administration, industrial and labor relations, and veterinary medicine. Cornell now offers a wide variety of undergraduate programs and runs interdisciplinary research centers for nanotechnology, supercomputing, and more.

#10

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

The ivy-covered campus of Princeton University, a private institution, is located in the quiet town of Princeton, N.J. Princeton was the first university to offer a “no loan” policy to financially needy students, giving grants instead of loans to accepted students who need help paying tuition.