Best Universities for Civil Engineering in North America
Below is the list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 143K citations received by 8.24K academic papers made by 84 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. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
4. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $19,998
7. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
8. Georgia Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
9. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,719
- Enrollment
- 40,363
10. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
11. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
14. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
15. Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
16. University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
18. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1435
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,759
20. University of Colorado Boulder
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
21. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
24. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Average SAT
- 1430
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
26. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
28. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
29. University of Oklahoma - Norman
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
30. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
33. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
34. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1350
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
35. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1327
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
37. University of Texas at Arlington
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
38. Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1314
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
40. University of South Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
43. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1555
- Average ACT
- 36
- Net Price
- $26,591
45. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
47. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
48. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $15,461
- Enrollment
- 44,589
53. Michigan Technological University
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
57. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $36,983
58. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
62. Concordia University - Wisconsin
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $24,569
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
64. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1222
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
68. University of Central Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
70. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $40,661
71. University of Nevada - Reno
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
72. Illinois Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $28,161
75. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
77. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Net Price
- $45,834
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,536
83. University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 74%