Chemical Rankings
Chemical engineering involves chemistry, biology, math, and physics. These are the top undergraduate schools for chemical engineering, where the highest degree offered is a doctorate.
- Tuition and fees:
- $40,732 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 4,299
- Setting:
- urban
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.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $11,767 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $34,645 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 25,540
- Setting:
- urban
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.
- Tuition and fees:
- $40,569 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 6,940
- Setting:
- suburban
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.
- Tuition and fees:
- $37,704 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 967
- Setting:
- suburban
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.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $13,022 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $18,022 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 33,607
- Setting:
- urban
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities has a total undergraduate enrollment of 33,607, with a gender distribution of 47.8 percent male students and 52.2 percent female students. 21.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 79.0 percent of students live off campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,671 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $25,421 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 30,555
- Setting:
- urban
Madison, WI
Founded in 1848, University of Wisconsin--Madison is a public institution. University of Wisconsin--Madison follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,794 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $32,506 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 38,420
- Setting:
- urban
Austin, TX
University of Texas--Austin is a public institution that was founded in 1883. The school has 34.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of Texas--Austin is 18:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $37,000 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 5,220
- Setting:
- suburban
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.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,652 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $27,862 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 13,750
- Setting:
- urban
Atlanta, GA
A public institution, Georgia Institute of Technology was founded in 1885. Georgia Institute of Technology offers a Greek system, where 29.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 23.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $13,558 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $27,700 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 31,540
- Setting:
- urban
Champaign, IL
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign has a total undergraduate enrollment of 31,540, with a gender distribution of 54.7 percent male students and 45.3 percent female students. 50.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 50.0 percent of students live off campus.
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