Best Universities for Engineering in North America

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 359M citations received by 11.1M academic papers made by 1,602 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

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

2. Stanford University

United States | California

For Engineering

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

3. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Engineering

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

4. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Engineering

#5 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

6. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#6 in the United States

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

7. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#1 in Canada

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

8. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Engineering

#7 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

9. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Engineering

#8 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

10. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#9 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

11. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Engineering

#10 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

12. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#11 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

13. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#12 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

14. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Engineering

#13 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

15. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Engineering

#14 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Engineering

#15 in the United States

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

17. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Engineering

#16 in the United States

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

18. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Engineering

#17 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

19. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Engineering

#18 in the United States

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

20. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#19 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

21. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Engineering

#20 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

22. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Engineering

#21 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

23. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#22 in the United States

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

24. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#23 in the United States

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

25. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#24 in the United States

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

26. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Engineering

#25 in the United States

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

27. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Engineering

#2 in Canada

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

28. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#26 in the United States

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

29. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Engineering

#27 in the United States

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

30. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Engineering

#28 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

31. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Engineering

#29 in the United States

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

32. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Engineering

#30 in the United States

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

33. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Engineering

#31 in the United States

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

34. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Engineering

#32 in the United States

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

35. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Engineering

#33 in the United States

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

36. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Engineering

#3 in Canada

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

37. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Engineering

#4 in Canada

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

38. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering

#34 in the United States

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

39. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Engineering

#35 in the United States

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

40. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Engineering

#36 in the United States

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

41. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#5 in Canada

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

42. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Engineering

#37 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

43. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Engineering

#38 in the United States

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

44. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Engineering

#39 in the United States

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

45. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#40 in the United States

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

46. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#41 in the United States

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

47. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Engineering

#42 in the United States

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

48. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering

#43 in the United States

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

49. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Engineering

#44 in the United States

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

50. New York University

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#45 in the United States

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

51. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering

#46 in the United States

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

52. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Engineering

#47 in the United States

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

53. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#48 in the United States

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

54. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Engineering

#49 in the United States

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

55. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Engineering

#50 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

56. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Engineering

#6 in Canada

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

57. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#7 in Canada

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

58. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#51 in the United States

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

59. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#52 in the United States

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,775

60. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#53 in the United States

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

61. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Engineering

#54 in the United States

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

62. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Engineering

#55 in the United States

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

63. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Engineering

#56 in the United States

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

64. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Engineering

#57 in the United States

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,474

65. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#8 in Canada

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

66. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Engineering

#58 in the United States

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

67. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#59 in the United States

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

68. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#60 in the United States

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

69. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#61 in the United States

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 86%

70. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#62 in the United States

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,127

71. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Engineering

#63 in the United States

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

72. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Engineering

#64 in the United States

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

73. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Engineering

#65 in the United States

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,723

74. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Engineering

#66 in the United States

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,970

75. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Engineering

#67 in the United States

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

76. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Engineering

#68 in the United States

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

77. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#9 in Canada

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

78. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Engineering

#69 in the United States

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

79. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Engineering

#70 in the United States

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $10,689
Enrollment: 27,539

80. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Engineering

#71 in the United States

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

81. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Engineering

#72 in the United States

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

82. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#73 in the United States

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

83. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Engineering

#74 in the United States

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,260
Enrollment: 34,292

84. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Engineering

#75 in the United States

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

85. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Engineering

#76 in the United States

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

86. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Engineering

#10 in Canada

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

87. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#11 in Canada

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

88. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Engineering

#77 in the United States

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

89. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Engineering

#78 in the United States

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

90. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Engineering

#79 in the United States

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

91. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Engineering

#12 in Canada

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

92. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Engineering

#80 in the United States

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

93. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Engineering

#81 in the United States

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

94. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Engineering

#82 in the United States

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 98%

95. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Engineering

#83 in the United States

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $11,830
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,182

96. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For Engineering

#84 in the United States

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 85%

97. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Engineering

#85 in the United States

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

98. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Engineering

#86 in the United States

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $9,280

99. Drexel University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#87 in the United States

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,267

100. Northeastern University

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#88 in the United States

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,827

Engineering subfields in North America

Acoustical Engineering876

Aerospace Engineering801

Agricultural Engineering101

Applied/Engineering Physics245

Architectural Engineering250

Architecture225

Automation and Control engineering255

Automotive Engineering313

Biochemical Engineering192

Biomedical Engineering297

Biotechnology483

Chemical Engineering635

Civil Engineering585

Computer Engineering319

Computer Networking833

Construction Management194

Electrical Engineering870

Electronic Engineering500

Engineering Management345

Environmental Engineering377

Firefighting and Fire Science209

Geotechnical Engineering526

Human-Computer Interaction471

Industrial Engineering188

Landscape Architecture203

Marine Engineering217

Materials Science1168

Mechanical Engineering1036

Metallurgical Engineering869

Mining Engineering185

Nanotechnology609

Nuclear Engineering184

Operations Research362

Optical Engineering1024

Petroleum Engineering246

Polymer science and Plastics engineering213

Product and Industrial Design226

Reliability and Quality Engineering307

Remote Sensing374

Renewable Energy Engineering262

Structural Engineering661

Systems Engineering577

Technical Drawing179

Telecommunications815

Transportation Engineering307