Computer Rankings
Computer engineering combines principles of electrical engineering and computer science. These are the top undergraduate schools for computer engineering, where the highest engineering degree offered is a doctorate.
| Rankings | Overall College Data | ||||||||
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| Save | Rank | School | Tuition | Total enrollment | Fall 2011 acceptance rate | Average freshman retention rate | 6-year graduation rate | Classes with under 20 students | SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
| #1 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA |
$42,050 | 10,894 | 9.7% | 98% | 93 | Locked | Locked | |
| #2 |
Stanford University
Stanford, CA |
$41,787 | 19,945 | 7.1% | 98% | 96 | Locked | Locked | |
| #3 |
University of California–Berkeley
Berkeley, CA |
N/A | 36,142 | 21.6% | 97% | 90 | Locked | Locked | |
| #4 |
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA |
$45,124 | 12,058 | 30.4% | 96% | 87 | Locked | Locked | |
| #5 |
University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL |
in-state: $14,428, out-of-state: $28,570 | 44,407 | 67.6% | 94% | 82 | Locked | Locked | |
| #6 |
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA |
in-state: $10,098, out-of-state: $29,402 | 20,941 | 51.2% | 94% | 79 | Locked | Locked | |
| #7 |
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI |
in-state: $13,437, out-of-state: $39,109 | 42,716 | 40.6% | 96% | 90 | Locked | Locked | |
| #8 |
University of Texas–Austin
Austin, TX |
in-state: $9,792, out-of-state: $33,060 | 51,112 | 46.6% | 92% | 81 | Locked | Locked | |
| #9 |
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA |
$39,588 | 2,231 | 12.8% | 98% | 87 | Locked | Locked | |
| #10 |
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY |
$43,413 | 21,131 | 18.0% | 97% | 93 | Locked | Locked | |
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