100 Best colleges for Automotive Engineering in the United States

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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Automotive Engineering. A graph of 3.29M citations received by 114K academic papers made by 288 universities in the United States 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. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Automotive Engineering

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Automotive Engineering

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

3. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Automotive Engineering

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

5. Ohio State University

For Automotive Engineering

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

6. Pennsylvania State University

For Automotive Engineering

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

7. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Automotive Engineering

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

8. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Automotive Engineering

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

9. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Automotive Engineering

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

10. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
73%

11. Purdue University

For Automotive Engineering

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

12. Stanford University

For Automotive Engineering

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

13. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Automotive Engineering

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

14. University of California - Davis

For Automotive Engineering

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

15. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Automotive Engineering

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
68%

16. Carnegie Mellon University

For Automotive Engineering

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$32,964

17. University of Maryland - College Park

For Automotive Engineering

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

18. University of Texas at Austin

For Automotive Engineering

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

19. University of Washington - Seattle

For Automotive Engineering

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

20. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$25,001

21. Clemson University

For Automotive Engineering

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
84%

22. Iowa State University

For Automotive Engineering

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

23. University of Southern California

For Automotive Engineering

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

24. Wayne State University

For Automotive Engineering

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

25. West Virginia University

For Automotive Engineering

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

26. University of Pennsylvania

For Automotive Engineering

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

27. Michigan State University

For Automotive Engineering

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

28. Harvard University

For Automotive Engineering

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

29. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Automotive Engineering

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

30. Michigan Technological University

For Automotive Engineering

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
98%

31. University of California - Irvine

For Automotive Engineering

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

32. Johns Hopkins University

For Automotive Engineering

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

33. University of California - Los Angeles

For Automotive Engineering

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

34. University of California-San Diego

For Automotive Engineering

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

35. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Automotive Engineering

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

36. University of Florida

For Automotive Engineering

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

37. University of California - Riverside

For Automotive Engineering

#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

38. Cornell University

For Automotive Engineering

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

39. Missouri University of Science and Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1264
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
98%

40. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Automotive Engineering

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$11,577
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$1,900

41. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Automotive Engineering

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

42. University of Virginia

For Automotive Engineering

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

43. Columbia University

For Automotive Engineering

#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

44. University of Delaware

For Automotive Engineering

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
92%

45. University of Kentucky

For Automotive Engineering

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

46. Northwestern University

For Automotive Engineering

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

47. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Automotive Engineering

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

48. Mississippi State University

For Automotive Engineering

#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

49. Auburn University

For Automotive Engineering

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
81%

50. University of Central Florida

For Automotive Engineering

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

51. Florida State University

For Automotive Engineering

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

52. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Automotive Engineering

#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$10,554
Enrollment
33,500

53. Oregon State University

For Automotive Engineering

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$9,922
Enrollment
35,622

54. California Institute of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

55. University of Alabama

For Automotive Engineering

#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

56. University of Chicago

For Automotive Engineering

#230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

57. Princeton University

For Automotive Engineering

#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

58. University of Connecticut

For Automotive Engineering

#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

59. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Automotive Engineering

#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

60. University of Cincinnati

For Automotive Engineering

#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

61. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Automotive Engineering

#261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

62. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Automotive Engineering

#264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

63. University of Pittsburgh

For Automotive Engineering

#268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

64. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Automotive Engineering

#279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

65. University of Arizona

For Automotive Engineering

#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

66. Texas Tech University

For Automotive Engineering

#292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

67. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

For Automotive Engineering

#294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$5,305

68. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Automotive Engineering

#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

69. University of Iowa

For Automotive Engineering

#308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

70. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Automotive Engineering

#309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

71. University of Utah

For Automotive Engineering

#317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

72. University of Colorado Boulder

For Automotive Engineering

#326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

73. University of Nevada - Reno

For Automotive Engineering

#329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$6,658
Enrollment
21,778

74. Colorado School of Mines

For Automotive Engineering

#335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
97%

75. University of South Florida

For Automotive Engineering

#338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

76. University of Georgia

For Automotive Engineering

#339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

77. New York University

For Automotive Engineering

#343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

78. University of Toledo

For Automotive Engineering

#345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
92%

79. Washington State University

For Automotive Engineering

#348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$10,370
Enrollment
26,490

80. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Automotive Engineering

#353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

81. University of California - San Francisco

For Automotive Engineering

#355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

82. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Automotive Engineering

#362 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$35,940

83. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Automotive Engineering

#372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

84. Florida International University

For Automotive Engineering

#381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
92%

85. University of Houston

For Automotive Engineering

#383 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

86. University of Kansas

For Automotive Engineering

#392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

87. United States Naval Academy

For Automotive Engineering

#396 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
0%

88. Kansas State University

For Automotive Engineering

#402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

89. Utah State University

For Automotive Engineering

#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

90. University of Akron

For Automotive Engineering

#411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1070
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%

91. University of Texas at Arlington

For Automotive Engineering

#412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
91%

92. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Automotive Engineering

#418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$14,643

93. University of Texas at Dallas

For Automotive Engineering

#422 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

94. Yale University

For Automotive Engineering

#429 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

95. University at Buffalo

For Automotive Engineering

#436 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

96. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Automotive Engineering

#443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

97. Case Western Reserve University

For Automotive Engineering

#445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

98. University of Idaho

For Automotive Engineering

#452 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1075
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

99. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

For Automotive Engineering

#453 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
72%

100. Wright State University

For Automotive Engineering

#456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1072
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
94%

The best cities to study Automotive Engineering in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ann Arbor, Berkeley, Madison, and Cambridge.