Best Colleges in Nuclear Engineering Program

This page introduces the top colleges in Nuclear Engineering program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is ranked first in Nuclear Engineering program ranking and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is placed in second. Next describes the Nuclear Engineering program in general.

Nuclear engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the application of the breakdown (fission) as well as the fusion of atomic nuclei and/or the application of other sub-atomic physics, based on the principles of nuclear physics. In the sub-field of nuclear fission, it particularly includes the interaction and maintenance of systems and components like nuclear reactors, nuclear power plants, and/or nuclear weapons. The field also includes the study of medical and other applications of (generally ionizing) radiation, nuclear safety, heat/thermodynamics transport, nuclear fuel and/or other related technology , and the problems of nuclear proliferation.(from wiki)

Academic Comparison Between Best Colleges in Nuclear Engineering Program

10 public and 1 private schools are ranked in the top Nuclear Engineering colleges. The average acceptance rate of the schools is 46.45% where Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the tightest acceptance rate of 7% and Oregon State University has the highest rate of 81%. Total 428,625 students are enrolled into the best Nuclear Engineering schools where Texas A & M University-College Station has the largest population with 67,929 students and Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the smallest school with 11,466 students. The average graduation rate is 83.18% and the average students to faculty ratio is 16.09:1 at those colleges.

Next table shows the academic information and key facts of the best Nuclear Engineering colleges including acceptance rate, graduation rates, student population, and students to faculty ratio.

Table. Best Colleges in Nuclear Engineering Program

Rank	Name	Acceptance Rates	Graduation Rates	Population	Student-Faculty Ratio
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	7%	94%	11,466	3:1 (33.33 %)
1	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	23%	92%	46,002	11:1 (9.09 %)
3	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	68%	82%	67,929	21:1 (4.76 %)
3	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	52%	87%	42,977	18:1 (5.56 %)
5	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	56%	85%	47,119	16:1 (6.25 %)
5	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	78%	70%	28,321	17:1 (5.88 %)
7	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	15%	91%	41,891	18:1 (5.56 %)
8	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	22%	85%	29,376	22:1 (4.55 %)
8	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	47%	79%	34,432	13:1 (7.69 %)
10	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	81%	65%	30,896	18:1 (5.56 %)
10	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	62%	85%	48,216	20:1 (5.00 %)
	Average	46.45%	83.18%	428,625 (Total)	16.09:1 (6.21 %)

Best College In Nuclear Engineering 2019 Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2018-2019 tuition & fees and compares the costs between the best college in nuclear engineering. The 2018-2019 costs are officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education. The estimated costs for year 2019-2020 are calculated and estimated based on each school's tuition rates last year.

For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of the best college in nuclear engineering is $36,934 where Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the most expensive costs with $49,892 and North Carolina State University at Raleigh has the lowest amount of tuition with $28,444. The average graduate tuition & fees of the best college in nuclear engineering is $32,661 where Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest tuition with $52,892 and Texas A & M University-College Station has the lowest amount of graduate school tuition with $21,164.

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Table. Best College In Nuclear Engineering 2019 Undergraduate Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2019 Tuition & Fees		2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$49,892		$49,892
1	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$15,262	$49,350	$14,779	$49,559
3	Texas A & M University-College Station	$11,870	$37,495	$13,687	$39,205
3	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$10,555	$36,805	$10,577	$38,945
5	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	$18,454	$34,858	$18,472	$36,094
5	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	$13,006	$31,426	$13,042	$31,462
7	University of California-Berkeley	$14,184	$43,176	$14,198	$44,191
8	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	$12,424	$33,020	$12,430	$33,026
8	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	$9,101	$28,444	$9,144	$29,521
10	Oregon State University	$11,166	$30,141	$11,548	$30,841
10	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$15,094	$31,664	$13,175	$28,878
	Average	$13,112	$36,934	$13,105	$37,419

Table. Best College In Nuclear Engineering 2019 Graduate School Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2019 Tuition & Fees		2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$52,892		$52,892
1	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$23,456	$47,006	$24,241	$48,579
3	Texas A & M University-College Station	$9,812	$21,164	$10,621	$22,870
3	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$12,010	$25,336	$12,032	$25,358
5	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	$22,578	$38,012	$23,435	$39,472
5	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	$13,120	$31,308	$13,156	$31,115
7	University of California-Berkeley	$14,131	$29,233	$14,092	$29,194
8	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	$15,798	$30,578	$15,798	$30,578
8	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	$11,495	$27,983	$11,983	$29,547
10	Oregon State University	$14,061	$24,483	$14,061	$24,483
10	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$18,126	$31,279	$18,029	$30,756
	Average	$15,459	$32,661	$15,745	$33,168