Engineering Science/Engineering Physics Rankings
Engineering science and engineering physics combine multidisciplinary principles including math and physics. These are the top undergraduate schools where the highest degree offered is a doctorate.
- 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.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,541 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 13,935
- Setting:
- rural
Ithaca, NY
Cornell University, a private school in Ithaca, N.Y., started the country’s first colleges for hotel administration, industrial and labor relations, and veterinary medicine. Cornell now offers a wide variety of undergraduate programs and runs interdisciplinary research centers for nanotechnology, supercomputing, and more.
- 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 was established in 1867 as a public institution. University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
