Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs Rankings
Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs Methodology
These undergrad engineering programs were ranked solely on a peer assessment survey conducted in spring 2012. To appear on an undergraduate engineering survey, a school must have a program accredited by ABET. The programs below are schools whose highest engineering degree offered is a bachelor's or master's.
| Rankings | Overall College Data | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Save | Rank | School | Score | Tuition | Total enrollment | 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 |
4.6 | $39,078 | 1,980 | 90% | 79 | Locked | Locked | |
| #2 |
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA |
4.4 | $44,442 | 777 | 98% | 84 | Locked | Locked | |
| #3 |
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY |
4.2 | in-state: $0, out-of-state: $0 | 4,624 | 93% | 83 | Locked | Locked | |
| #4 |
United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO |
4.1 | N/A | 4,413 | 89% | 77 | Locked | Locked | |
| #4 |
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD |
4.1 | in-state: $0, out-of-state: $0 | 4,576 | 97% | 90 | Locked | Locked | |
| #6 |
Cooper Union
New York, NY |
4.0 | $40,250 | 988 | 94% | 84 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #6 |
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA |
4.0 | $40,475 | 344 | 97% | 93 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #8 |
California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA |
3.9 | in-state: $5,970, out-of-state: $17,130 | 18,762 | 91% | 74 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #9 |
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA |
3.8 | $45,378 | 3,635 | 94% | 91 | Locked | Locked | |
| #10 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FL |
3.6 | $30,720 | 5,205 | 72% | 57 | Locked | Locked | |
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