Best Universities for Nuclear Engineering in North America

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in the United States

#9 in the World

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

5. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in the United States

#11 in the World

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

6. University of California - Berkeley

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in the United States

#13 in the World

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

7. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in the United States

#15 in the World

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

8. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in the United States

#16 in the World

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

9. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in the United States

#26 in the World

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

10. Ontario Tech University

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Canada

#29 in the World

Founded: 2002

11. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in the United States

#30 in the World

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

12. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in the United States

#33 in the World

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

13. Stanford University

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in the United States

#36 in the World

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

14. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in the United States

#39 in the World

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

15. University of Texas at Austin

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in the United States

#46 in the World

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

16. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Nuclear Engineering

#15 in the United States

#47 in the World

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

17. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Nuclear Engineering

#16 in the United States

#48 in the World

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

18. University of California - Los Angeles

For Nuclear Engineering

#17 in the United States

#50 in the World

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

19. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Nuclear Engineering

#18 in the United States

#54 in the World

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

20. Ohio State University

For Nuclear Engineering

#19 in the United States

#57 in the World

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

21. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Nuclear Engineering

#20 in the United States

#60 in the World

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

22. University of Florida

For Nuclear Engineering

#21 in the United States

#65 in the World

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

23. University of Toronto

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Canada

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

24. California Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#22 in the United States

#78 in the World

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

25. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Nuclear Engineering

#23 in the United States

#79 in the World

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

26. University of Waterloo

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Canada

#80 in the World

Founded: 1957

27. University of California-San Diego

For Nuclear Engineering

#24 in the United States

#81 in the World

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

28. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Nuclear Engineering

#25 in the United States

#82 in the World

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

29. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Nuclear Engineering

#26 in the United States

#101 in the World

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

30. Columbia University

For Nuclear Engineering

#27 in the United States

#102 in the World

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

31. University of California - Irvine

For Nuclear Engineering

#28 in the United States

#106 in the World

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

32. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Nuclear Engineering

#29 in the United States

#107 in the World

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

33. University of Rochester

For Nuclear Engineering

#30 in the United States

#114 in the World

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

34. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Nuclear Engineering

#31 in the United States

#122 in the World

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

35. McMaster University

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Canada

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

36. Polytechnic School of Montreal

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Canada

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

37. Cornell University

For Nuclear Engineering

#32 in the United States

#138 in the World

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

38. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Nuclear Engineering

#33 in the United States

#141 in the World

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

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: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

40. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Canada

#155 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

#166 in the World

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

42. Colorado School of Mines

United States | Colorado

For Nuclear Engineering

#36 in the United States

#170 in the World

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

43. Royal Military College of Canada

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Canada

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1876

44. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Nuclear Engineering

#37 in the United States

#175 in the World

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

45. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Canada

#177 in the World

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

46. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Nuclear Engineering

#38 in the United States

#181 in the World

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

47. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Nuclear Engineering

#39 in the United States

#184 in the World

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

48. Carleton University

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Canada

#186 in the World

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

49. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in Canada

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

50. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Nuclear Engineering

#40 in the United States

#189 in the World

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

51. University of Chicago

For Nuclear Engineering

#41 in the United States

#192 in the World

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

52. Missouri University of Science and Technology

United States | Missouri

For Nuclear Engineering

#42 in the United States

#196 in the World

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

53. University of California - Davis

For Nuclear Engineering

#43 in the United States

#197 in the World

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

54. Florida State University

For Nuclear Engineering

#44 in the United States

#201 in the World

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

55. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Nuclear Engineering

#45 in the United States

#203 in the World

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

56. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Nuclear Engineering

#46 in the United States

#204 in the World

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

57. University of Houston

For Nuclear Engineering

#47 in the United States

#211 in the World

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

58. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#48 in the United States

#223 in the World

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

59. Carnegie Mellon University

For Nuclear Engineering

#49 in the United States

#227 in the World

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

60. University of Central Florida

For Nuclear Engineering

#50 in the United States

#235 in the World

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

61. University of Idaho

United States | Idaho

For Nuclear Engineering

#51 in the United States

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

62. University of Pennsylvania

For Nuclear Engineering

#52 in the United States

#242 in the World

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

63. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Nuclear Engineering

#53 in the United States

#243 in the World

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

64. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in Canada

#246 in the World

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

65. University of Cincinnati

For Nuclear Engineering

#54 in the United States

#248 in the World

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

66. Western University

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in Canada

#250 in the World

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

67. McGill University

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in Canada

#263 in the World

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

68. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Nuclear Engineering

#55 in the United States

#264 in the World

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

69. University of Southern California

For Nuclear Engineering

#56 in the United States

#269 in the World

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

70. Queen's University

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in Canada

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 35,612
Founded: 1841

71. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Nuclear Engineering

#57 in the United States

#280 in the World

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

72. Lehigh University

For Nuclear Engineering

#58 in the United States

#281 in the World

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

73. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Nuclear Engineering

#59 in the United States

#285 in the World

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

74. University of Texas at Arlington

For Nuclear Engineering

#60 in the United States

#286 in the World

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

75. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Nuclear Engineering

#61 in the United States

#290 in the World

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

76. University of Nevada - Reno

United States | Nevada

For Nuclear Engineering

#62 in the United States

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

77. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Nuclear Engineering

#63 in the United States

#294 in the World

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

78. Ryerson University

For Nuclear Engineering

#15 in Canada

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

79. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Nuclear Engineering

#64 in the United States

#308 in the World

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

80. Old Dominion University

United States | Virginia

For Nuclear Engineering

#65 in the United States

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 94%

81. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Nuclear Engineering

#66 in the United States

#316 in the World

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

82. Stony Brook University

For Nuclear Engineering

#67 in the United States

#318 in the World

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

83. University of Miami

For Nuclear Engineering

#68 in the United States

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,397

84. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

For Nuclear Engineering

#16 in Canada

#326 in the World

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

85. University of Pittsburgh

For Nuclear Engineering

#69 in the United States

#327 in the World

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

86. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Nuclear Engineering

#70 in the United States

#329 in the World

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

87. University of Sherbrooke

For Nuclear Engineering

#17 in Canada

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

88. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Nuclear Engineering

#71 in the United States

#345 in the World

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

89. Texas Tech University

For Nuclear Engineering

#72 in the United States

#346 in the World

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

90. West Virginia University

United States | West Virginia

For Nuclear Engineering

#73 in the United States

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

91. Concordia University

For Nuclear Engineering

#18 in Canada

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

92. University of Victoria

Canada | British Columbia

For Nuclear Engineering

#19 in Canada

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

93. University of Dayton

For Nuclear Engineering

#74 in the United States

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,794

94. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Nuclear Engineering

#75 in the United States

#369 in the World

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

95. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Nuclear Engineering

#76 in the United States

#371 in the World

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

96. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Nuclear Engineering

#20 in Canada

#372 in the World

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

97. Mississippi State University

United States | Mississippi

For Nuclear Engineering

#77 in the United States

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

98. University of Windsor

For Nuclear Engineering

#21 in Canada

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,092
Founded: 1857

99. Case Western Reserve University

For Nuclear Engineering

#78 in the United States

#385 in the World

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

100. University of South Florida