Best Universities for Engineering in North America

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 770M citations received by 24.2M academic papers made by 1,531 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. Stanford University

United States | California

For Engineering

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

3. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Engineering

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

4. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Engineering

#5 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

6. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#6 in the United States

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

7. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Engineering

#7 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 72%

8. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#1 in Canada

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

9. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Engineering

#8 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

10. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#9 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

11. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#10 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

12. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Engineering

#11 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

13. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#12 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

14. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Engineering

#13 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

15. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Engineering

#14 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Engineering

#15 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

17. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Engineering

#16 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

18. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Engineering

#17 in the United States

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

19. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Engineering

#18 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

20. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Engineering

#19 in the United States

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

21. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#20 in the United States

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $37,450

22. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#21 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

23. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#22 in the United States

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

24. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#23 in the United States

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

25. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Engineering

#24 in the United States

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

26. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Engineering

#2 in Canada

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

27. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Engineering

#25 in the United States

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

28. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Engineering

#26 in the United States

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

29. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Engineering

#27 in the United States

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

30. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#28 in the United States

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

31. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Engineering

#29 in the United States

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

32. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Engineering

#30 in the United States

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

33. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Engineering

#31 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

34. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Engineering

#3 in Canada

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

35. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Engineering

#32 in the United States

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

36. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Engineering

#33 in the United States

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

37. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Engineering

#4 in Canada

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

38. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering

#34 in the United States

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

39. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#5 in Canada

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

40. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Engineering

#35 in the United States

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

41. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Engineering

#36 in the United States

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

42. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Engineering

#37 in the United States

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

43. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Engineering

#38 in the United States

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

44. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Engineering

#39 in the United States

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

45. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#40 in the United States

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

46. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#41 in the United States

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 78%

47. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Engineering

#42 in the United States

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

48. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#43 in the United States

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,727

49. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering

#44 in the United States

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

50. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Engineering

#45 in the United States

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

51. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering

#46 in the United States

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 60%

52. New York University

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#47 in the United States

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

53. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Engineering

#48 in the United States

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 63%

54. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Engineering

#49 in the United States

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

55. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Engineering

#50 in the United States

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,298

56. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Engineering

#6 in Canada

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

57. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#51 in the United States

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,125

58. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#52 in the United States

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

59. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#53 in the United States

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $18,521

60. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#7 in Canada

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

61. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Engineering

#54 in the United States

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,166

62. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Engineering

#55 in the United States

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

63. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Engineering

#56 in the United States

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,513

64. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Engineering

#57 in the United States

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

65. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#8 in Canada

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

66. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Engineering

#58 in the United States

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1248
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 90%

67. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#59 in the United States

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 82%

68. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Engineering

#60 in the United States

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

69. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#61 in the United States

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,070

70. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Engineering

#62 in the United States

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,553

71. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Engineering

#63 in the United States

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,028

72. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Engineering

#64 in the United States

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

73. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Engineering

#65 in the United States

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 85%

74. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#66 in the United States

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

75. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#9 in Canada

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

76. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Engineering

#67 in the United States

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,566

77. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Engineering

#68 in the United States

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

78. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Engineering

#69 in the United States

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

79. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Engineering

#70 in the United States

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

80. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#71 in the United States

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

81. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Engineering

#72 in the United States

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $28,367

82. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#10 in Canada

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

83. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Engineering

#73 in the United States

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

84. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Engineering

#11 in Canada

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,360
Founded: 1878

85. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Engineering

#74 in the United States

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $18,676
Enrollment: 26,847

86. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Engineering

#75 in the United States

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

87. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Engineering

#12 in Canada

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

88. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Engineering

#76 in the United States

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

89. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#77 in the United States

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%

90. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Engineering

#78 in the United States

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,492

91. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Engineering

#79 in the United States

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,993
Enrollment: 29,843

92. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Engineering

#80 in the United States

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

93. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For Engineering

#81 in the United States

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 87%

94. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Engineering

#82 in the United States

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

95. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Engineering

#83 in the United States

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

96. Drexel University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#84 in the United States

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $26,076

97. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Engineering

#85 in the United States

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,531

98. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Engineering

#86 in the United States

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

99. Northeastern University

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#87 in the United States

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,927

100. University of Manitoba

Canada | Manitoba

For Engineering

#13 in Canada

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 29,800
Founded: 1877

Engineering subfields in North America

Acoustical Engineering829

Aerospace Engineering759

Agricultural Engineering99

Applied/Engineering Physics231

Architectural Engineering237

Architecture208

Automation and Control engineering247

Automotive Engineering285

Biochemical Engineering185

Biomedical Engineering283

Biotechnology457

Chemical Engineering587

Civil Engineering529

Computer Engineering303

Computer Networking782

Construction Management197

Electrical Engineering811

Electronic Engineering466

Engineering Management292

Environmental Engineering346

Firefighting and Fire Science210

Geotechnical Engineering485

Human-Computer Interaction440

Industrial Engineering193

Landscape Architecture182

Marine Engineering215

Materials Science1125

Mechanical Engineering950

Metallurgical Engineering810

Mining Engineering179

Nanotechnology569

Nuclear Engineering186

Operations Research325

Optical Engineering956

Petroleum Engineering229

Polymer science and Plastics engineering192

Product and Industrial Design222

Reliability and Quality Engineering286

Remote Sensing359

Renewable Energy Engineering239

Structural Engineering605

Systems Engineering524

Technical Drawing184

Telecommunications763

Transportation Engineering285