Mechanical Rankings
| Rankings | Overall College Data | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN |
$39,078 | 1,980 | 62.2% | 90% | 79 | Locked | Locked | |
| #2 |
California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA |
in-state: $5,970, out-of-state: $17,130 | 18,762 | 37.4% | 91% | 74 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #3 |
Cooper Union
New York, NY |
$40,250 | 988 | 7.7% | 94% | 84 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #3 |
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY |
in-state: $0, out-of-state: $0 | 4,624 | 10.6% | 93% | 83 | Locked | Locked | |
| #3 |
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD |
in-state: $0, out-of-state: $0 | 4,576 | 7.5% | 97% | 90 | Locked | Locked | |
| #6 |
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA |
$44,442 | 777 | 22.3% | 98% | 84 | Locked | Locked | |
| #7 |
Kettering University
Flint, MI |
N/A | 2,079 | 62.0% | 90% | 60 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #8 |
United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO |
N/A | 4,413 | 10.8% | 89% | 77 | Locked | Locked | |
| #9 |
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA |
$45,378 | 3,635 | 27.6% | 94% | 91 | Locked | Locked | |
| #9 |
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA |
$40,475 | 344 | 16.4% | 97% | 93 6 | Locked | Locked | |
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