Washington, DC's 9 best Engineering schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 2.64M citations received by 86.7K academic papers made by 9 universities in Washington 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. George Washington University

For Engineering

#1 in District of Columbia

#102 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

2. Georgetown University

For Engineering

#2 in District of Columbia

#125 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,083

3. Catholic University of America

For Engineering

#3 in District of Columbia

#206 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $32,705
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $42,657

4. Howard University

For Engineering

#4 in District of Columbia

#232 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $33,368

5. American University in Washington

For Engineering

#5 in District of Columbia

#255 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,676

6. University of the District of Columbia

For Engineering

#6 in District of Columbia

#541 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,883
Enrollment: 4,202

7. Gallaudet University

For Engineering

#8 in District of Columbia

#774 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 901
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $15,944

8. Trinity Washington University

For Engineering

#9 in District of Columbia

#1549 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,755
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $22,386

9. Wesley Theological Seminary

For Engineering

#10 in District of Columbia

#1567 in the United States

Enrollment: 374
Male:Female: 46:54

Universities for Engineering near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	191	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	18	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	245	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	113	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	143	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	230	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	90	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	285	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	20	Baltimore, Maryland
62	Loyola University Maryland	464	Baltimore, Maryland

9 Best Engineering schools in Washington, DC

1. George Washington University

2. Georgetown University

3. Catholic University of America

4. Howard University

5. American University in Washington

6. University of the District of Columbia

7. Gallaudet University

8. Trinity Washington University

9. Wesley Theological Seminary

Universities for Engineering near Washington

Engineering subfields in Washington