Washington, DC's 9 best Engineering schools [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 1.79M citations received by 73.2K 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

#106 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

2. Georgetown University

For Engineering

#2 in District of Columbia

#132 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,566

3. Catholic University of America

For Engineering

#3 in District of Columbia

#217 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $36,031
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $34,449

4. Howard University

For Engineering

#4 in District of Columbia

#235 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $28,279

5. American University in Washington

For Engineering

#5 in District of Columbia

#257 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $41,369

6. University of the District of Columbia

For Engineering

#6 in District of Columbia

#540 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $7,662
Enrollment: 3,577

7. Gallaudet University

For Engineering

#7 in District of Columbia

#795 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 921
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $13,787

8. Trinity Washington University

For Engineering

#9 in District of Columbia

#1491 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $13,586
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $19,396

9. Wesley Theological Seminary

For Engineering

#10 in District of Columbia

#1514 in the United States

Enrollment: 454
Male:Female: 53:47

Universities for Engineering near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	190	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	16	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	242	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	116	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	146	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	225	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	97	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	295	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	18	Baltimore, Maryland
62	Loyola University Maryland	430	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