Best Universities for Electrical Engineering in North America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Electrical Engineering. A graph of 61.6M citations received by 2.13M academic papers made by 870 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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Electrical Engineering

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

3. Stanford University

For Electrical Engineering

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

4. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

5. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Electrical Engineering

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Electrical Engineering

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

7. University of California - Los Angeles

For Electrical Engineering

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

8. Pennsylvania State University

For Electrical Engineering

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

9. University of Texas at Austin

For Electrical Engineering

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

10. University of Toronto

For Electrical Engineering

#1 in Canada
#18 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

11. California Institute of Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

12. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Electrical Engineering

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

13. Princeton University

For Electrical Engineering

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

14. University of California-San Diego

For Electrical Engineering

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

15. Cornell University

For Electrical Engineering

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

16. Harvard University

For Electrical Engineering

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

17. University of Maryland - College Park

For Electrical Engineering

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

18. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Electrical Engineering

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

19. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Electrical Engineering

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

20. University of Washington - Seattle

For Electrical Engineering

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

21. Purdue University

For Electrical Engineering

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

22. Carnegie Mellon University

For Electrical Engineering

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

23. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Electrical Engineering

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

24. University of Southern California

For Electrical Engineering

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

25. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Electrical Engineering

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

26. University of Waterloo

For Electrical Engineering

#2 in Canada
#55 in the World
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

27. Ohio State University

For Electrical Engineering

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

28. Columbia University

For Electrical Engineering

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

29. University of Florida

For Electrical Engineering

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

30. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Electrical Engineering

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

31. University of Notre Dame

For Electrical Engineering

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,474

32. Northwestern University

For Electrical Engineering

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

33. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Electrical Engineering

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

34. University of British Columbia

For Electrical Engineering

#3 in Canada
#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

35. University of Pennsylvania

For Electrical Engineering

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

36. University of Colorado Boulder

For Electrical Engineering

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

37. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Electrical Engineering

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

38. University of Alberta

For Electrical Engineering

#4 in Canada
#90 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

39. University of California - Davis

For Electrical Engineering

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

40. Iowa State University

For Electrical Engineering

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

41. Yale University

For Electrical Engineering

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

42. University of Arizona

For Electrical Engineering

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

43. Johns Hopkins University

For Electrical Engineering

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

44. Duke University

For Electrical Engineering

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

45. University of California - Irvine

For Electrical Engineering

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

46. Michigan State University

For Electrical Engineering

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

47. McGill University

For Electrical Engineering

#5 in Canada
#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

48. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Electrical Engineering

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$39,127

49. University of Rochester

For Electrical Engineering

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

50. Rice University

For Electrical Engineering

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

51. New York University

For Electrical Engineering

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

52. University of Utah

For Electrical Engineering

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

53. McMaster University

For Electrical Engineering

#6 in Canada
#149 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

54. University of Virginia

For Electrical Engineering

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

55. University of Central Florida

For Electrical Engineering

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

56. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Electrical Engineering

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

57. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Electrical Engineering

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

58. University of Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

59. University of Calgary

For Electrical Engineering

#7 in Canada
#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

60. University of Pittsburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

61. Boston University

For Electrical Engineering

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

62. Stony Brook University

For Electrical Engineering

#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

63. Concordia University

For Electrical Engineering

#8 in Canada
#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1974

64. University of Delaware

For Electrical Engineering

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

65. University of Houston

For Electrical Engineering

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

66. University of Connecticut

For Electrical Engineering

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

67. Queen's University

For Electrical Engineering

#9 in Canada
#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

68. University at Buffalo

For Electrical Engineering

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

69. Northeastern University

For Electrical Engineering

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,827

70. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Electrical Engineering

#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

71. Case Western Reserve University

For Electrical Engineering

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

72. University of Ottawa

For Electrical Engineering

#10 in Canada
#210 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

73. Polytechnic School of Montreal

For Electrical Engineering

#11 in Canada
#216 in the World
Enrollment
9,476
Founded
1873

74. Oregon State University

For Electrical Engineering

#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,260
Enrollment
34,292

75. Washington University in St Louis

For Electrical Engineering

#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

76. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Electrical Engineering

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

77. University of Texas at Dallas

For Electrical Engineering

#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
75%

78. Western University

For Electrical Engineering

#12 in Canada
#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

79. University of New Mexico

For Electrical Engineering

#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

80. University of California - Riverside

For Electrical Engineering

#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

81. Drexel University

For Electrical Engineering

#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$39,267

82. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Electrical Engineering

#245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

83. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

84. Clemson University

For Electrical Engineering

#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
85%

85. Vanderbilt University

For Electrical Engineering

#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

86. University of South Florida

For Electrical Engineering

#267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

87. University of Victoria

For Electrical Engineering

#13 in Canada
#270 in the World
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1963

88. Missouri University of Science and Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1272
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
98%

89. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#275 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$28,702

90. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Electrical Engineering

#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

91. University of Iowa

For Electrical Engineering

#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

92. Florida State University

For Electrical Engineering

#286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

93. University of Manitoba

For Electrical Engineering

#14 in Canada
#288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

94. Carleton University

For Electrical Engineering

#15 in Canada
#289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

95. University of Kentucky

For Electrical Engineering

#298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

96. Auburn University

For Electrical Engineering

#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
79%

97. Washington State University

For Electrical Engineering

#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

98. University of Cincinnati

For Electrical Engineering

#307 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

99. Simon Fraser University

For Electrical Engineering

#16 in Canada
#310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

100. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Electrical Engineering

#316 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%