Best Universities for Nuclear Engineering in North America

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in the United States

#8 in the World

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

4. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in the United States

#10 in the World

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

5. University of California - Berkeley

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in the United States

#11 in the World

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

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in the United States

#12 in the World

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

7. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in the United States

#14 in the World

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

8. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in the United States

#18 in the World

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

9. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in the United States

#26 in the World

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

10. Ontario Tech University

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Canada

#28 in the World

Founded: 2002

11. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in the United States

#32 in the World

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

12. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in the United States

#33 in the World

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

13. University of Texas at Austin

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in the United States

#38 in the World

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

14. Stanford University

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in the United States

#39 in the World

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

15. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in the United States

#40 in the World

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

16. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Nuclear Engineering

#15 in the United States

#48 in the World

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

17. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Nuclear Engineering

#16 in the United States

#51 in the World

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

18. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Nuclear Engineering

#17 in the United States

#54 in the World

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

19. University of California - Los Angeles

For Nuclear Engineering

#18 in the United States

#56 in the World

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

20. University of Florida

For Nuclear Engineering

#19 in the United States

#58 in the World

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

21. Ohio State University

For Nuclear Engineering

#20 in the United States

#59 in the World

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

22. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Nuclear Engineering

#21 in the United States

#63 in the World

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

23. University of California-San Diego

For Nuclear Engineering

#22 in the United States

#65 in the World

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

24. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Nuclear Engineering

#23 in the United States

#68 in the World

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

25. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Nuclear Engineering

#24 in the United States

#70 in the World

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

26. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Nuclear Engineering

#25 in the United States

#74 in the World

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

27. University of Waterloo

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Canada

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

28. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Nuclear Engineering

#26 in the United States

#90 in the World

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

29. University of Toronto

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Canada

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

30. University of California - Irvine

For Nuclear Engineering

#27 in the United States

#97 in the World

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

31. Cornell University

For Nuclear Engineering

#28 in the United States

#107 in the World

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

32. McMaster University

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Canada

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

33. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Nuclear Engineering

#29 in the United States

#114 in the World

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

34. Columbia University

For Nuclear Engineering

#30 in the United States

#118 in the World

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

35. University of Rochester

For Nuclear Engineering

#31 in the United States

#120 in the World

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

36. Royal Military College of Canada

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Canada

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1876

37. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Nuclear Engineering

#32 in the United States

#135 in the World

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

38. California Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#33 in the United States

#137 in the World

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

39. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Canada

#144 in the World

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

40. Polytechnic School of Montreal

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Canada

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

41. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Nuclear Engineering

#34 in the United States

#148 in the World

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

42. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Nuclear Engineering

#35 in the United States

#153 in the World

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

43. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Nuclear Engineering

#36 in the United States

#157 in the World

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

44. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Nuclear Engineering

#37 in the United States

#158 in the World

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

45. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Nuclear Engineering

#38 in the United States

#162 in the World

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

46. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Canada

#163 in the World

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

47. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Nuclear Engineering

#39 in the United States

#166 in the World

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

48. Colorado School of Mines

United States | Colorado

For Nuclear Engineering

#40 in the United States

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1409
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 98%

49. Florida State University

For Nuclear Engineering

#41 in the United States

#170 in the World

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

50. University of California - Davis

For Nuclear Engineering

#42 in the United States

#175 in the World

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

51. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Canada

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

52. Missouri University of Science and Technology

United States | Missouri

For Nuclear Engineering

#43 in the United States

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1272
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

53. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Nuclear Engineering

#44 in the United States

#191 in the World

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

54. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#45 in the United States

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,702

55. University of Cincinnati

For Nuclear Engineering

#46 in the United States

#217 in the World

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

56. University of Houston

For Nuclear Engineering

#47 in the United States

#218 in the World

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

57. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Nuclear Engineering

#48 in the United States

#221 in the World

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

58. Carleton University

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in Canada

#222 in the World

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

59. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Nuclear Engineering

#49 in the United States

#225 in the World

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

60. Queen's University

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in Canada

#231 in the World

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

61. Lehigh University

For Nuclear Engineering

#50 in the United States

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,453

62. University of Idaho

United States | Idaho

For Nuclear Engineering

#51 in the United States

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

63. Western University

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in Canada

#239 in the World

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

64. Old Dominion University

United States | Virginia

For Nuclear Engineering

#52 in the United States

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 92%

65. Carnegie Mellon University

For Nuclear Engineering

#53 in the United States

#245 in the World

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

66. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Nuclear Engineering

#54 in the United States

#249 in the World

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

67. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Nuclear Engineering

#55 in the United States

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 79%

68. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in Canada

#259 in the World

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

69. University of Pennsylvania

For Nuclear Engineering

#56 in the United States

#264 in the World

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

70. University of Pittsburgh

For Nuclear Engineering

#57 in the United States

#268 in the World

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

71. University of Miami

For Nuclear Engineering

#58 in the United States

#275 in the World

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

72. McGill University

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in Canada

#278 in the World

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

73. University of Central Florida

For Nuclear Engineering

#59 in the United States

#283 in the World

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

74. University of Chicago

For Nuclear Engineering

#60 in the United States

#284 in the World

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

75. University of Texas at Arlington

For Nuclear Engineering

#61 in the United States

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

76. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Nuclear Engineering

#62 in the United States

#286 in the World

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

77. Concordia University

For Nuclear Engineering

#15 in Canada

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

78. University of Southern California

For Nuclear Engineering

#63 in the United States

#291 in the World

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

79. University of Nevada - Reno

United States | Nevada

For Nuclear Engineering

#64 in the United States

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $7,829
Enrollment: 20,945

80. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Nuclear Engineering

#65 in the United States

#299 in the World

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

81. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Nuclear Engineering

#66 in the United States

#300 in the World

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

82. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

For Nuclear Engineering

#16 in Canada

#308 in the World

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

83. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Nuclear Engineering

#67 in the United States

#311 in the World

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

84. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Nuclear Engineering

#68 in the United States

#312 in the World

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

85. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Nuclear Engineering

#69 in the United States

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $13,521

86. Texas Tech University

For Nuclear Engineering

#70 in the United States

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

87. University of Victoria

Canada | British Columbia

For Nuclear Engineering

#17 in Canada

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

88. Northwestern University

For Nuclear Engineering

#71 in the United States

#327 in the World

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

89. University of Sherbrooke

For Nuclear Engineering

#18 in Canada

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

90. University of Dayton

For Nuclear Engineering

#72 in the United States

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1261
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,590

91. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Nuclear Engineering

#73 in the United States

#342 in the World

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

92. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Nuclear Engineering

#74 in the United States

#349 in the World

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

93. Mississippi State University

United States | Mississippi

For Nuclear Engineering

#75 in the United States

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

94. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#76 in the United States

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,600

95. Case Western Reserve University

For Nuclear Engineering

#77 in the United States

#366 in the World

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

96. West Virginia University

United States | West Virginia

For Nuclear Engineering

#78 in the United States

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

97. United States Naval Academy

United States | Maryland

For Nuclear Engineering

#79 in the United States

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 0%

98. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Nuclear Engineering

#19 in Canada

#372 in the World

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

99. Stony Brook University