North America's best Computer Engineering universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Computer Engineering. A graph of 5.86M citations received by 204K academic papers made by 328 universities in North America was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Stanford University

United States | California

For Computer Engineering

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

2. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Computer Engineering

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

3. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Computer Engineering

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Computer Engineering

#4 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

5. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Computer Engineering

#5 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

6. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Computer Engineering

#6 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Computer Engineering

#7 in the United States

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

8. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Computer Engineering

#8 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

9. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Computer Engineering

#9 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

10. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Computer Engineering

#10 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

11. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Computer Engineering

#11 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

12. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Computer Engineering

#1 in Canada

#13 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

13. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Computer Engineering

#12 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

14. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Computer Engineering

#13 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

15. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Computer Engineering

#14 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

16. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Computer Engineering

#15 in the United States

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

17. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Computer Engineering

#16 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Computer Engineering

#17 in the United States

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

19. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Computer Engineering

#18 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

20. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Computer Engineering

#19 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

21. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Computer Engineering

#20 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

22. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Computer Engineering

#21 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

23. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Computer Engineering

#22 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

24. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Computer Engineering

#2 in Canada

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

25. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Computer Engineering

#23 in the United States

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

26. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Computer Engineering

#24 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

27. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Computer Engineering

#25 in the United States

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

28. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Computer Engineering

#26 in the United States

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

29. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Computer Engineering

#27 in the United States

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

30. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Computer Engineering

#28 in the United States

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

31. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Computer Engineering

#29 in the United States

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

32. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Computer Engineering

#3 in Canada

#66 in the World

Founded: 1957

33. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Computer Engineering

#30 in the United States

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

34. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Computer Engineering

#31 in the United States

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

35. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Computer Engineering

#32 in the United States

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

36. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Computer Engineering

#33 in the United States

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

37. New York University

United States | New York State

For Computer Engineering

#34 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

38. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Computer Engineering

#35 in the United States

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

39. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Computer Engineering

#36 in the United States

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

40. Northeastern University

United States | Massachusetts

For Computer Engineering

#37 in the United States

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

41. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Computer Engineering

#38 in the United States

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

42. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Computer Engineering

#4 in Canada

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

43. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Computer Engineering

#39 in the United States

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

44. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Computer Engineering

#40 in the United States

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 90%

45. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Computer Engineering

#41 in the United States

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

46. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Computer Engineering

#42 in the United States

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

47. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Computer Engineering

#43 in the United States

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

48. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Computer Engineering

#44 in the United States

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

49. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Computer Engineering

#5 in Canada

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

50. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Computer Engineering

#45 in the United States

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

51. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Computer Engineering

#46 in the United States

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

52. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Computer Engineering

#47 in the United States

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

53. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Computer Engineering

#48 in the United States

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

54. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Computer Engineering

#49 in the United States

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $14,643

55. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Computer Engineering

#50 in the United States

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,554
Enrollment: 33,500

56. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Computer Engineering

#51 in the United States

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

57. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Computer Engineering

#52 in the United States

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

58. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Computer Engineering

#53 in the United States

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

59. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Computer Engineering

#54 in the United States

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

60. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Computer Engineering

#55 in the United States

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,564
Enrollment: 19,764

61. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For Computer Engineering

#56 in the United States

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,940

62. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Computer Engineering

#57 in the United States

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

63. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Computer Engineering

#58 in the United States

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

64. Polytechnic School of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Computer Engineering

#6 in Canada

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

65. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Computer Engineering

#59 in the United States

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

66. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Computer Engineering

#7 in Canada

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

67. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Computer Engineering

#60 in the United States

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

68. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Computer Engineering

#61 in the United States

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

69. University of Texas at Dallas

United States | Texas

For Computer Engineering

#62 in the United States

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

70. Concordia University

Canada | Quebec State

For Computer Engineering

#8 in Canada

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

71. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Computer Engineering

#63 in the United States

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

72. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Computer Engineering

#64 in the United States

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

73. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Computer Engineering

#65 in the United States

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

74. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Computer Engineering

#9 in Canada

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

75. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Computer Engineering

#66 in the United States

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

76. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Computer Engineering

#10 in Canada

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

77. Illinois Institute of Technology

United States | Illinois

For Computer Engineering

#67 in the United States

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,001

78. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Computer Engineering

#68 in the United States

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,083

79. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Computer Engineering

#69 in the United States

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

80. Carleton University

Canada | Ontario

For Computer Engineering

#11 in Canada

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,109
Founded: 1942

81. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

United States | Massachusetts

For Computer Engineering

#70 in the United States

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $47,799
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $28,005

82. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Computer Engineering

#71 in the United States

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

83. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Computer Engineering

#72 in the United States

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 92%

84. New Jersey Institute of Technology

United States | New Jersey

For Computer Engineering

#73 in the United States

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 94%

85. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Computer Engineering

#74 in the United States

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,922
Enrollment: 35,622

86. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Computer Engineering

#12 in Canada

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

87. Rochester Institute of Technology

United States | New York State

For Computer Engineering

#75 in the United States

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,753

88. Syracuse University

United States | New York State

For Computer Engineering

#76 in the United States

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $51,520

89. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Computer Engineering

#77 in the United States

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

90. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Computer Engineering

#78 in the United States

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

91. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Computer Engineering

#79 in the United States

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

92. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Computer Engineering

#80 in the United States

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

93. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Computer Engineering

#81 in the United States

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 93%

94. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Computer Engineering

#82 in the United States

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 81%

95. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Computer Engineering

#83 in the United States

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,322

96. Binghamton University

United States | New York State

For Computer Engineering

#84 in the United States

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 78%

97. University of Victoria

Canada | British Columbia

For Computer Engineering

#13 in Canada

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

98. University of Rhode Island

United States | Rhode Island

For Computer Engineering

#85 in the United States

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 99%

99. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Computer Engineering

#86 in the United States

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,608

100. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Computer Engineering

#14 in Canada

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

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