100 Best colleges for Electrical Engineering in the United States

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Electrical Engineering. A graph of 77.8M citations received by 2.08M academic papers made by 854 universities in the United States 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

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Electrical Engineering

#1 in North America

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

2. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Electrical Engineering

#2 in North America

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

3. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Electrical Engineering

#3 in North America

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

4. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Electrical Engineering

#4 in North America

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Electrical Engineering

#5 in North America

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

6. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Electrical Engineering

#6 in North America

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

7. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Electrical Engineering

#7 in North America

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

8. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Electrical Engineering

#8 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

9. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Electrical Engineering

#9 in North America

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

10. California Institute of Technology

California | Pasadena

For Electrical Engineering

#10 in North America

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

11. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Electrical Engineering

#12 in North America

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

12. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Electrical Engineering

#13 in North America

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

13. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Electrical Engineering

#14 in North America

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

14. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Electrical Engineering

#15 in North America

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

15. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Electrical Engineering

#16 in North America

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

16. University of California - Santa Barbara

California | Santa Barbara

For Electrical Engineering

#17 in North America

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

17. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Electrical Engineering

#18 in North America

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

18. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Electrical Engineering

#19 in North America

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

19. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Electrical Engineering

#20 in North America

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

20. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Electrical Engineering

#21 in North America

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

21. Carnegie Mellon University

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#22 in North America

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

22. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Electrical Engineering

#23 in North America

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

23. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Electrical Engineering

#24 in North America

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

24. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Electrical Engineering

#25 in North America

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

25. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Electrical Engineering

#26 in North America

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

26. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Electrical Engineering

#28 in North America

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

27. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Electrical Engineering

#29 in North America

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

28. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Electrical Engineering

#30 in North America

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

29. University of Notre Dame

Indiana | Notre Dame

For Electrical Engineering

#31 in North America

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1508
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,300

30. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Electrical Engineering

#32 in North America

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

31. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Electrical Engineering

#33 in North America

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

32. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#35 in North America

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

33. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Electrical Engineering

#36 in North America

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

34. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Electrical Engineering

#37 in North America

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

35. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Electrical Engineering

#38 in North America

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

36. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Electrical Engineering

#40 in North America

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

37. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Electrical Engineering

#41 in North America

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

38. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Electrical Engineering

#42 in North America

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

39. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Electrical Engineering

#43 in North America

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

40. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Electrical Engineering

#44 in North America

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

41. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Electrical Engineering

#45 in North America

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

42. Iowa State University

Iowa State | Ames

For Electrical Engineering

#46 in North America

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

43. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Electrical Engineering

#48 in North America

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 57%

44. University of Rochester

New York State | Rochester

For Electrical Engineering

#49 in North America

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,462

45. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

New York State | Troy

For Electrical Engineering

#50 in North America

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1443
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,887

46. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Electrical Engineering

#51 in North America

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

47. Rice University

Texas | Houston

For Electrical Engineering

#53 in North America

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

48. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Electrical Engineering

#54 in North America

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

49. University of Central Florida

Florida | Orlando

For Electrical Engineering

#55 in North America

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

50. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Electrical Engineering

#56 in North America

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

51. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#57 in North America

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

52. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Electrical Engineering

#58 in North America

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

53. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#60 in North America

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

54. Northeastern University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Electrical Engineering

#61 in North America

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,207

55. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Electrical Engineering

#62 in North America

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

56. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Electrical Engineering

#64 in North America

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

57. Stony Brook University

New York State | Stony Brook

For Electrical Engineering

#65 in North America

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 99%

58. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Electrical Engineering

#66 in North America

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

59. University of Houston

Texas | Houston

For Electrical Engineering

#67 in North America

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

60. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Electrical Engineering

#68 in North America

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

61. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Electrical Engineering

#69 in North America

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

62. University of South Florida

Florida | Tampa

For Electrical Engineering

#71 in North America

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 89%

63. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Electrical Engineering

#72 in North America

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

64. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Nebraska | Lincoln

For Electrical Engineering

#73 in North America

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1214
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

65. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Electrical Engineering

#74 in North America

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

66. Oregon State University

Oregon | Corvallis

For Electrical Engineering

#75 in North America

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

67. University of Texas at Dallas

Texas | Richardson

For Electrical Engineering

#78 in North America

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

68. University of California - Riverside

California | Riverside

For Electrical Engineering

#79 in North America

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

69. Drexel University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Electrical Engineering

#80 in North America

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

70. University of New Mexico

New Mexico | Albuquerque

For Electrical Engineering

#81 in North America

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 100%

71. University of South Carolina - Columbia

South Carolina | Columbia

For Electrical Engineering

#82 in North America

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 94%

72. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Electrical Engineering

#83 in North America

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,186

73. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#84 in North America

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

74. Clemson University

South Carolina | Clemson

For Electrical Engineering

#85 in North America

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

75. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Electrical Engineering

#87 in North America

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,160
Enrollment: 34,096

76. Florida State University

Florida | Tallahassee

For Electrical Engineering

#88 in North America

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

77. Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois | Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#89 in North America

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,796

78. Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri | Rolla

For Electrical Engineering

#90 in North America

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 99%

79. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Electrical Engineering

#94 in North America

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

80. Auburn University

Alabama | Auburn

For Electrical Engineering

#95 in North America

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 85%

81. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Electrical Engineering

#96 in North America

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

82. Washington State University

Washington | Pullman

For Electrical Engineering

#99 in North America

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 25,685

83. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Electrical Engineering

#100 in North America

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

84. Brown University

Rhode Island | Providence

For Electrical Engineering

#101 in North America

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,256

85. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Electrical Engineering

#102 in North America

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

86. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Electrical Engineering

#103 in North America

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

87. University of Texas at Arlington

Texas | Arlington

For Electrical Engineering

#104 in North America

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

88. University of California - Santa Cruz

California | Santa Cruz

For Electrical Engineering

#105 in North America

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $22,774
Enrollment: 19,938

89. University of Arkansas

Arkansas | Fayetteville

For Electrical Engineering

#106 in North America

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 77%

90. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Electrical Engineering

#109 in North America

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

91. Syracuse University

New York State | Syracuse

For Electrical Engineering

#111 in North America

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $48,215

92. Dartmouth College

New Hampshire | Hanover

For Electrical Engineering

#112 in North America

#387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,322

93. University of Maryland, Baltimore

Maryland | Baltimore

For Electrical Engineering

#113 in North America

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,636
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

94. Lehigh University

Pennsylvania | Bethlehem

For Electrical Engineering

#114 in North America

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,154

95. New Jersey Institute of Technology

New Jersey | Newark

For Electrical Engineering

#115 in North America

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 95%

96. Brigham Young University - Provo

Utah | Provo

For Electrical Engineering

#116 in North America

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $16,694

97. Texas Tech University

Texas | Lubbock

For Electrical Engineering

#117 in North America

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

98. Wayne State University

Michigan | Detroit

For Electrical Engineering

#118 in North America

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

99. Florida International University

Florida | Miami

For Electrical Engineering

#119 in North America

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

100. Colorado School of Mines

Colorado | Golden

For Electrical Engineering

#122 in North America

#450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 98%

The best cities to study Electrical Engineering in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Stanford, Berkeley, and Atlanta.