100 Best colleges for Automotive Engineering in the United States
Updated:
Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Automotive Engineering. A graph of 2.39M citations received by 102K academic papers made by 273 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
2. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $21,669
- Enrollment
- 45,307
3. Ohio State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
4. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1555
- Average ACT
- 36
- Net Price
- $20,232
6. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
7. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
9. Georgia Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
10. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
11. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
12. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,279
13. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $20,548
- Enrollment
- 39,679
14. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
15. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
16. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
17. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $33,499
18. Purdue University
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
19. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $14,731
- Enrollment
- 52,319
20. Illinois Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $28,702
21. Iowa State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
22. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $36,808
23. Clemson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
24. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,123
25. Johns Hopkins University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $24,034
26. Wayne State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
27. Harvard University
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $19,491
28. Michigan State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
29. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $12,381
- Enrollment
- 80,065
30. West Virginia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
31. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $17,411
- Enrollment
- 35,937
32. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
- Average Aid
- $21,766
- Enrollment
- 46,430
33. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $20,782
- Enrollment
- 42,006
34. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $22,042
- Enrollment
- 26,809
35. Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1272
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
36. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,060
37. Michigan Technological University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
38. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
39. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Net Price
- $11,830
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $2,182
40. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
41. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
42. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
43. University of Delaware
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
44. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,058
45. Mississippi State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
46. Auburn University
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
47. University of Alabama
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
48. Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
49. University of Central Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
50. University of Kentucky
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
51. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
52. Oregon State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,260
- Enrollment
- 34,292
53. Florida State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
54. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
55. University of Missouri - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
56. University of Connecticut
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
57. Princeton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,698
58. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $36,991
59. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
60. University of Cincinnati
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
61. University of South Carolina - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
62. University of Utah
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
63. University of Oklahoma - Norman
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
64. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $5,963
65. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,095
66. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Net Price
- $20,755
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $59,192
67. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
68. Texas Tech University
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
69. University of Nevada - Reno
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $7,829
- Enrollment
- 20,945
70. Colorado School of Mines
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1409
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
71. University of Georgia
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
72. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
73. Washington State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $10,689
- Enrollment
- 27,539
74. University of Colorado Boulder
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
75. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
76. University of Iowa
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
77. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,127
78. United States Naval Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
79. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $29,499
80. University of Toledo
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
81. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
82. Kansas State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $8,537
- Enrollment
- 19,722
83. Brigham Young University - Provo
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1374
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $13,521
84. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 3,140
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
85. University of Houston
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
86. University of Kansas
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
87. University of Akron
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
88. Florida International University
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
89. University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
90. Case Western Reserve University
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $38,279
91. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,694
92. Utah State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
93. University of Texas at Arlington
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
94. University of Idaho
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
95. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
96. University of South Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
97. University of Arkansas
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 77%
98. Yale University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $18,647
99. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
100. Oakland University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,755