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 engineering degree offered is a doctorate.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,413 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 14,167
- 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.
- 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
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.
- 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.
- 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:
- $10,930 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $25,320 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 23,700
- Setting:
- rural
Blacksburg, VA
Founded in 1872, Virginia Tech is a public institution. Virginia Tech follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
