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.

Overall College Data
#4	United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO	4.1	N/A	4,413	89%	77	Locked	Locked
#10	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach, FL	3.6	$30,720	5,205	72%	57	Locked	Locked
#1	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	4.6	$39,078	1,980	90%	79	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
#10	Villanova University Villanova, PA	3.6	$42,890	10,661	95%	89	Locked	Locked
#2	Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	4.4	$44,442	777	98%	84	Locked	Locked
#9	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	3.8	$45,378	3,635	94%	91	Locked	Locked
#10	United States Coast Guard Academy New London, CT	3.6	in-state: $0, out-of-state: $0	1,045	89%	80 ⁶	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

Rankings

Overall College Data

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Rank

School

Score

Tuition

Total enrollment

Average freshman retention rate

6-year graduation rate

Classes with under 20 students

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

United States Air Force Academy

USAF Academy, CO

4.1

N/A

4,413

89%

Locked

#10

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Daytona Beach, FL

3.6

$30,720

5,205

72%

Locked

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, IN

4.6

$39,078

1,980

90%

Locked

Cooper Union

New York, NY

4.0

$40,250

988

94%

84 ⁶

Locked

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Needham, MA

4.0

$40,475

344

97%

93 ⁶

Locked

#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

3.6

$42,890

10,661

95%

Locked

Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA

4.4

$44,442

777

98%

Locked

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

3.8

$45,378

3,635

94%

Locked

#10

United States Coast Guard Academy

New London, CT

3.6

in-state: $0, out-of-state: $0

1,045

89%

80 ⁶

Locked

United States Military Academy

West Point, NY

4.2

in-state: $0, out-of-state: $0

4,624

93%

Locked