Mechanical Rankings
- Tuition and fees:
- $39,078 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,895
- Setting:
- suburban
Terre Haute, IN
Founded in 1874, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is a private institution. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology follows a quarter-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,970 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $17,130 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 17,725
- Setting:
- suburban
San Luis Obispo, CA
Just a 30-minute drive from the Pacific Ocean, California Polytechnic State University is located 200 miles from both Los Angeles and San Francisco. Although Cal Poly students can choose from nearly 70 degrees, engineering is the most popular major, with 50 student organizations dedicated specifically to that field.
- Tuition and fees:
- $40,250 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 927
- Setting:
- urban
New York, NY
Cooper Union was established in 1859 as a private institution. Cooper Union follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $0 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $0 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 4,624
- Setting:
- suburban
West Point, NY
The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, is the oldest of the country’s five federal service academies. The public school is located in West Point, N.Y., where graduates earn a bachelor of science degree and are commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $0 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $0 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 4,576
- Setting:
- city
Annapolis, MD
The United States Naval Academy is a public school located in the waterfront town of Annapolis, Md. Students, known as midshipmen, are officers in training, and tuition is fully funded by the U.S. Navy in return for active-duty service after graduation.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,442 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 777
- Setting:
- suburban
Claremont, CA
Harvey Mudd College is a private liberal arts school known for its strong programs in math, science, and engineering. Harvey Mudd is located in Claremont, Calif., about 35 miles from downtown Los Angeles.
- Tuition and fees:
- $29,988 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,745
- Setting:
- city
Flint, MI
Kettering University is a private institution that was founded in 1919. The school has 58.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Kettering University is 13:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $0 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $0 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 4,413
- Setting:
- suburban
USAF Academy, CO
United States Air Force Academy was established in 1954 as a public institution. United States Air Force Academy follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $45,378 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,554
- Setting:
- rural
Lewisburg, PA
A private institution, Bucknell University was founded in 1846. Bucknell University offers a Greek system, where 51.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 43.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $40,475 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 344
- Setting:
- suburban
Needham, MA
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering has a total undergraduate enrollment of 344, with a gender distribution of 54.4 percent male students and 45.6 percent female students. At this school, 99.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 1.0 percent of students live off campus.
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