Best Colleges in Engineering Program

This page introduces the top colleges in Engineering program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is ranked first in Engineering program ranking and Stanford University is placed in second. Next describes the Engineering program in general.
The American Engineers Council for Professional Development (ECPD) has defined "engineering" as: The creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design; or to forecast their behavior under specific operating conditions; all as respects an intended function, economics of operation or safety to life and property.


Academic Comparison Between Best Colleges in Engineering Program

6 public and 4 private schools are ranked in the top Engineering colleges. The average acceptance rate of the schools is 25.40% where Stanford University has the tightest acceptance rate of 4% and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has the highest rate of 62%. Total 304,816 students are enrolled into the best Engineering schools where The University of Texas at Austin has the largest population with 51,525 students and California Institute of Technology is the smallest school with 2,238 students. The average graduation rate is 88.00% and the average students to faculty ratio is 13.00:1 at those colleges.
Next table shows the academic information and key facts of the best Engineering colleges including acceptance rate, graduation rates, student population, and students to faculty ratio.
Table. Best Colleges in Engineering Program
RankName Acceptance RatesGraduation RatesPopulationStudent-Faculty Ratio
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
7%94%11,466 3:1 (33.33 %)
2Stanford University
Stanford, CA
4%94%17,534 12:1 (8.33 %)
3University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
15%91%41,891 18:1 (5.56 %)
4California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
7%89%2,238 3:1 (33.33 %)
5Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
17%89%13,869 10:1 (10.00 %)
6Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
22%85%29,376 22:1 (4.55 %)
6University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
62%85%48,216 20:1 (5.00 %)
8Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
58%78%42,699 13:1 (7.69 %)
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
23%92%46,002 11:1 (9.09 %)
10The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
39%83%51,525 18:1 (5.56 %)
Average25.40%88.00%304,816 (Total) 13.00:1 (7.69 %)

Best College In Engineering 2019 Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2018-2019 tuition & fees and compares the costs between the best college in 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 engineering is $43,266 where Carnegie Mellon University has the most expensive costs with $55,465 and Purdue University-Main Campus has the lowest amount of tuition with $28,794. The average graduate tuition & fees of the best college in engineering is $38,886 where Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest tuition with $52,892 and The University of Texas at Austin has the lowest amount of graduate school tuition with $22,564.
UndergraduateGraduate
Table. Best College In Engineering 2019 Undergraduate Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation
RankSchool Name 2019 Tuition & Fees2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology $49,892$49,892
2Stanford University $51,354$53,151
3University of California-Berkeley $14,184$43,176 $14,198$44,191
4California Institute of Technology $52,362$54,936
5Carnegie Mellon University $55,465$57,064
6Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus $12,424$33,020 $12,430$33,026
6University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign $15,094$31,664 $13,175$28,878
8Purdue University-Main Campus $9,992$28,794 $9,992$28,794
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $15,262$49,350 $14,779$49,559
10The University of Texas at Austin $10,610$37,580 $10,826$38,435
Average$12,928$43,266$12,567$43,793
Table. Best College In Engineering 2019 Graduate School Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation
RankSchool Name 2019 Tuition & Fees2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology $52,892$52,892
2Stanford University $49,617$49,617
3University of California-Berkeley $14,131$29,233 $14,092$29,194
4California Institute of Technology $52,233$54,801
5Carnegie Mellon University $44,667$45,974
6Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus $15,798$30,578 $15,798$30,578
6University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign $18,126$31,279 $18,029$30,756
8Purdue University-Main Campus $9,992$28,794 $9,992$28,794
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $23,456$47,006 $24,241$48,579
10The University of Texas at Austin $11,742$22,564 $12,000$22,957
Average$15,541$38,886$15,692$39,414