Chemical Rankings
Chemical engineering involves chemistry, biology, math, and physics. These are the top undergraduate schools for chemical engineering, where the highest engineering degree offered is a doctorate.
- Tuition and fees:
- $42,050 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 4,384
- 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:
- 25,885
- 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.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,384 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $26,634 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 30,367
- Setting:
- city
Madison, WI
University of Wisconsin--Madison was established in 1848 as 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:
- $9,792 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $33,060 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 38,437
- Setting:
- city
Austin, TX
A public institution, University of Texas--Austin was founded in 1883. University of Texas--Austin offers a Greek system, where 15.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 12.3 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $13,022 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $18,022 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 34,812
- Setting:
- urban
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities has a total undergraduate enrollment of 34,812, with a gender distribution of 48.2 percent male students and 51.8 percent female students. At this school, 21.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 79.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,787 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 6,988
- 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.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,098 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $29,402 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 13,948
- Setting:
- urban
Atlanta, GA
Georgia Institute of Technology is a public institution that was founded in 1885. The school has 41.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Georgia Institute of Technology is 17:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $39,588 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 978
- 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:
- $14,428 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $28,570 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 32,256
- Setting:
- city
Champaign, IL
A public institution, University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign was founded in 1867. University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign offers a Greek system, where 21.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 21.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $38,650 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 5,249
- 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.
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