25 Best Civil Engineering schools in Massachusetts

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 1.19M citations received by 24.7K academic papers made by 25 universities in Massachusetts 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. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Civil Engineering

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

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

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Civil Engineering

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

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

3. Boston University

Boston

For Civil Engineering

#46 in the United States

#53 in North America

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

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Civil Engineering

#69 in the United States

#82 in North America

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

5. Northeastern University

Boston

For Civil Engineering

#100 in the United States

#119 in North America

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

6. Tufts University

Medford

For Civil Engineering

#106 in the United States

#126 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

7. Boston College

Boston

For Civil Engineering

#142 in the United States

#169 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

8. Clark University

Worcester

For Civil Engineering

#147 in the United States

#174 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,767

9. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Civil Engineering

#155 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

10. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Civil Engineering

#161 in the United States

#188 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

11. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Civil Engineering

#195 in the United States

#226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

12. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Civil Engineering

#244 in the United States

#281 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,668

13. Suffolk University

Boston

For Civil Engineering

#255 in the United States

#294 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,089

14. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Civil Engineering

#260 in the United States

#299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,394
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1962

15. Williams College

Williamstown

For Civil Engineering

#266 in the United States

#305 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,988

16. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Civil Engineering

#270 in the United States

#310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

17. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Civil Engineering

#323 in the United States

#365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,501

18. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Civil Engineering

#357 in the United States

#404 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,455

19. Smith College

Northampton

For Civil Engineering

#385 in the United States

#435 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1474
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,823

20. Dean College

Franklin

For Civil Engineering

#393 in the United States

#444 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $31,472
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,467

21. Amherst College

Amherst

For Civil Engineering

#403 in the United States

#455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $17,965

22. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Civil Engineering

#487 in the United States

#541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $38,849
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,235

23. Bentley University

Waltham

For Civil Engineering

#493 in the United States

#547 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,858

24. Western New England University

Springfield

For Civil Engineering

#496 in the United States

#550 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,548

25. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Civil Engineering

#530 in the United States

#585 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,782

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Civil Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	4	89
Connecticut	9	38
New Hampshire	3	136
Vermont	3	140
New York	58	11
New Jersey	13	31
Maine	6	133
Pennsylvania	24	13
Maryland	13	6
District of Columbia	6	98
Virginia	15	20
Ohio	20	17
North Carolina	14	37
Michigan	15	5
South Carolina	9	71
Indiana	14	21
Kentucky	8	68
Tennessee	12	57
Wisconsin	11	7
Georgia	13	15
Illinois	22	9
Alabama	8	79
Iowa	4	36
Missouri	9	58
Florida	21	25
Minnesota	8	23
Mississippi	5	137
Arkansas	6	131
Louisiana	8	55
Kansas	5	75
South Dakota	5	163
North Dakota	2	169
Nebraska	5	61
Oklahoma	4	80
Puerto Rico	3	251
Texas	39	12
Colorado	10	30
Montana	3	134
New Mexico	3	105
Utah	5	48
Idaho	3	139
Arizona	3	27
Washington	11	8
Oregon	6	51
California	53	1
Alaska	3	97