100 Best colleges for Reliability / Quality Engineering in the United States
Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Reliability and Quality Engineering. A graph of 593K citations received by 21.5K academic papers made by 167 universities in the United States 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. Georgia Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
2. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
3. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
- Average Aid
- $16,326
- Enrollment
- 50,278
5. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
6. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $37,450
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Net Price
- $30,958
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,562
8. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $14,402
9. Purdue University
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
10. Iowa State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1207
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
11. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
12. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $12,201
- Enrollment
- 77,881
13. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $21,406
- Enrollment
- 45,036
14. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1513
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,297
15. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
16. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
17. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,021
18. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $15,895
- Enrollment
- 52,434
19. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
20. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
21. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Net Price
- $30,162
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $47,556
22. Ohio State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
23. Princeton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,908
24. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,719
- Enrollment
- 40,363
25. University of Cincinnati
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
26. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
27. Illinois Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $26,789
28. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $18,083
- Enrollment
- 41,885
29. Oregon State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
30. University of Iowa
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
31. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
32. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
33. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
34. George Mason University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
35. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
36. Northeastern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1490
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $38,927
37. Clemson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
38. University of Colorado Boulder
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
39. Vanderbilt University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $27,553
40. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
41. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $17,592
- Enrollment
- 46,116
42. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $43,545
43. West Virginia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
44. Auburn University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
- Average Aid
- $10,448
- Enrollment
- 31,526
45. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,125
46. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,262
47. Lehigh University
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1408
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $31,539
48. University of Connecticut
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
49. Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
50. Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
51. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,070
52. University of Texas at Dallas
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
- Average Aid
- $15,140
- Enrollment
- 29,696
53. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $16,868
- Enrollment
- 36,505
54. Mississippi State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
55. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
56. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
57. University of Arkansas
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
58. Michigan State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
59. Washington State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,993
- Enrollment
- 29,843
60. University of South Carolina - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
61. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
62. Wayne State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
63. George Washington University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $31,240
64. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $29,999
65. University of Missouri - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
66. University of Central Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 36%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
67. Wichita State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1102
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
68. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
69. Johns Hopkins University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Net Price
- $20,680
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $45,373
70. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $4,401
71. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $14,578
72. University of Houston
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
73. Harvard University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $13,910
74. Kansas State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $6,774
- Enrollment
- 20,229
75. Rice University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $18,521
76. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $12,411
77. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 2,787
- Male:Female
- 79:21
- Founded
- 1909
78. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $19,199
- Enrollment
- 19,841
79. Florida Atlantic University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
80. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
81. Binghamton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
82. Case Western Reserve University
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $38,166
83. St John's University - New York
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $26,655
84. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
85. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $17,628
- Enrollment
- 40,050
86. Oklahoma State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
87. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Enrollment
- 1,178
- Male:Female
- 83:17
- Founded
- 1919
88. University of South Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
89. University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
- Average Aid
- $6,940
- Enrollment
- 12,031
90. Portland State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
91. University of Oklahoma - Norman
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
92. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $18,107
- Enrollment
- 26,124
93. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $50,991
94. Colorado School of Mines
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
95. Stevens Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,828
96. University of Kentucky
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1207
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
97. University of Texas at Arlington
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
98. Drexel University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $26,076
99. Florida State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
100. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $18,676
- Enrollment
- 26,847
The best cities to study Reliability and Quality Engineering in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Atlanta, College Station, College Park, and Ann Arbor.