Best Universities for Nuclear Engineering in North America

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

5. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

6. University of California - Berkeley

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

7. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

8. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

9. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in the United States

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

10. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

11. Ontario Tech University

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Canada

#30 in the World

Founded: 2002

12. Stanford University

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in the United States

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

13. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 90%

14. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in the United States

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

15. University of Texas at Austin

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in the United States

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

16. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Nuclear Engineering

#15 in the United States

#46 in the World

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

17. University of California - Los Angeles

For Nuclear Engineering

#16 in the United States

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

18. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Nuclear Engineering

#17 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

19. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Nuclear Engineering

#18 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

20. Ohio State University

For Nuclear Engineering

#19 in the United States

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

21. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Nuclear Engineering

#20 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

22. University of Florida

For Nuclear Engineering

#21 in the United States

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

23. University of Toronto

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Canada

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

24. California Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#22 in the United States

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

25. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Nuclear Engineering

#23 in the United States

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

26. University of California-San Diego

For Nuclear Engineering

#24 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

27. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Nuclear Engineering

#25 in the United States

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

28. University of Waterloo

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Canada

#81 in the World

Founded: 1957

29. Columbia University

For Nuclear Engineering

#26 in the United States

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

30. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Nuclear Engineering

#27 in the United States

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

31. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Nuclear Engineering

#28 in the United States

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

32. University of California - Irvine

For Nuclear Engineering

#29 in the United States

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

33. University of Rochester

For Nuclear Engineering

#30 in the United States

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

34. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Nuclear Engineering

#31 in the United States

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,940

35. McMaster University

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Canada

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

36. Polytechnic School of Montreal

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Canada

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

37. Cornell University

For Nuclear Engineering

#32 in the United States

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

38. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Nuclear Engineering

#33 in the United States

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,922
Enrollment: 35,622

39. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Nuclear Engineering

#34 in the United States

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

40. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Canada

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

41. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Nuclear Engineering

#35 in the United States

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

42. Royal Military College of Canada

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Canada

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1876

43. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Canada

#171 in the World

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

44. Colorado School of Mines

United States | Colorado

For Nuclear Engineering

#36 in the United States

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 97%

45. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Nuclear Engineering

#37 in the United States

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

46. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Nuclear Engineering

#38 in the United States

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

47. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Nuclear Engineering

#39 in the United States

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

48. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Nuclear Engineering

#40 in the United States

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

49. University of Chicago

For Nuclear Engineering

#41 in the United States

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

50. University of California - Davis

For Nuclear Engineering

#42 in the United States

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

51. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Nuclear Engineering

#43 in the United States

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

52. Carleton University

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Canada

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,109
Founded: 1942

53. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in Canada

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

54. Missouri University of Science and Technology

United States | Missouri

For Nuclear Engineering

#44 in the United States

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1264
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

55. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Nuclear Engineering

#45 in the United States

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

56. Florida State University

For Nuclear Engineering

#46 in the United States

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

57. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#47 in the United States

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,001

58. University of Houston

For Nuclear Engineering

#48 in the United States

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

59. Carnegie Mellon University

For Nuclear Engineering

#49 in the United States

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

60. University of Pennsylvania

For Nuclear Engineering

#50 in the United States

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

61. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Nuclear Engineering

#51 in the United States

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,554
Enrollment: 33,500

62. University of Idaho

United States | Idaho

For Nuclear Engineering

#52 in the United States

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

63. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in Canada

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 30,867
Founded: 1818

64. University of Cincinnati

For Nuclear Engineering

#53 in the United States

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

65. Western University

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in Canada

#247 in the World

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

66. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Nuclear Engineering

#54 in the United States

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,083

67. McGill University

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in Canada

#253 in the World

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

68. University of Central Florida

For Nuclear Engineering

#55 in the United States

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

69. Lehigh University

For Nuclear Engineering

#56 in the United States

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,289

70. Queen's University

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in Canada

#272 in the World

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

71. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Nuclear Engineering

#57 in the United States

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

72. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Nuclear Engineering

#58 in the United States

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

73. University of Southern California

For Nuclear Engineering

#59 in the United States

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

74. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Nuclear Engineering

#60 in the United States

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 81%

75. University of Nevada - Reno

United States | Nevada

For Nuclear Engineering

#61 in the United States

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $6,658
Enrollment: 21,778

76. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Nuclear Engineering

#62 in the United States

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,370
Enrollment: 26,490

77. University of Texas at Arlington

For Nuclear Engineering

#63 in the United States

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

78. Old Dominion University

United States | Virginia

For Nuclear Engineering

#64 in the United States

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 94%

79. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Nuclear Engineering

#65 in the United States

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

80. Ryerson University

For Nuclear Engineering

#15 in Canada

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

81. University of Pittsburgh

For Nuclear Engineering

#66 in the United States

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

82. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Nuclear Engineering

#67 in the United States

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

83. University of Miami

For Nuclear Engineering

#68 in the United States

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $41,028

84. Stony Brook University

For Nuclear Engineering

#69 in the United States

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

85. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Nuclear Engineering

#70 in the United States

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

86. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Nuclear Engineering

#71 in the United States

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $14,643

87. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

For Nuclear Engineering

#16 in Canada

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1969

88. Texas Tech University

For Nuclear Engineering

#72 in the United States

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

89. Concordia University

For Nuclear Engineering

#17 in Canada

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

90. University of Sherbrooke

For Nuclear Engineering

#18 in Canada

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

91. West Virginia University

United States | West Virginia

For Nuclear Engineering

#73 in the United States

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

92. University of Victoria

Canada | British Columbia

For Nuclear Engineering

#19 in Canada

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

93. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Nuclear Engineering

#74 in the United States

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

94. Mississippi State University

United States | Mississippi

For Nuclear Engineering

#75 in the United States

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

95. University of Dayton

For Nuclear Engineering

#76 in the United States

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1283
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,551

96. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Nuclear Engineering

#77 in the United States

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 92%

97. Case Western Reserve University

For Nuclear Engineering

#78 in the United States

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

98. University of South Florida

For Nuclear Engineering

#79 in the United States

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

99. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Nuclear Engineering

#20 in Canada

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

100. University of Windsor