100 Best colleges for Renewable Energy Engineering in the United States

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Renewable Energy Engineering. A graph of 3.71M citations received by 88.2K academic papers made by 230 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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in North America

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

2. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in North America

#20 in the World

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

3. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in North America

#22 in the World

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

4. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in North America

#23 in the World

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

5. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in North America

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

6. Iowa State University

Iowa State | Ames

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#7 in North America

#32 in the World

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

7. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#8 in North America

#35 in the World

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

8. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#9 in North America

#45 in the World

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

9. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#10 in North America

#48 in the World

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

10. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#11 in North America

#52 in the World

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

11. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#12 in North America

#53 in the World

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

12. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#13 in North America

#60 in the World

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

13. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#14 in North America

#61 in the World

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

14. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#17 in North America

#67 in the World

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

15. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#19 in North America

#73 in the World

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

16. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#20 in North America

#74 in the World

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

17. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#21 in North America

#75 in the World

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

18. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Nebraska | Lincoln

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#22 in North America

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

19. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#24 in North America

#83 in the World

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

20. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#25 in North America

#84 in the World

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

21. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#26 in North America

#88 in the World

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

22. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#27 in North America

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

23. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#28 in North America

#97 in the World

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

24. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#29 in North America

#99 in the World

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

25. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#30 in North America

#101 in the World

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

26. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#33 in North America

#113 in the World

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

27. California Institute of Technology

California | Pasadena

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#34 in North America

#115 in the World

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

28. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#35 in North America

#136 in the World

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

29. Colorado School of Mines

Colorado | Golden

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#36 in North America

#146 in the World

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

30. Carnegie Mellon University

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#37 in North America

#147 in the World

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

31. Washington State University

Washington | Pullman

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#38 in North America

#151 in the World

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

32. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#39 in North America

#153 in the World

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

33. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#42 in North America

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

34. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#43 in North America

#170 in the World

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

35. Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois | Chicago

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#45 in North America

#182 in the World

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

36. Oregon State University

Oregon | Corvallis

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#46 in North America

#188 in the World

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

37. Mississippi State University

Mississippi | Starkville

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#47 in North America

#191 in the World

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

38. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#48 in North America

#206 in the World

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

39. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#49 in North America

#208 in the World

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

40. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#50 in North America

#211 in the World

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

41. Kansas State University

Kansas State | Manhattan

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#51 in North America

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

42. Michigan Technological University

Michigan | Houghton

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#53 in North America

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

43. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#54 in North America

#232 in the World

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

44. Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri | Rolla

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#55 in North America

#240 in the World

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

45. Auburn University

Alabama | Auburn

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#56 in North America

#246 in the World

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

46. Clemson University

South Carolina | Clemson

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#57 in North America

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 84%

47. University of Texas at Arlington

Texas | Arlington

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#58 in North America

#249 in the World

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

48. University of South Florida

Florida | Tampa

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#59 in North America

#256 in the World

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

49. University of Hawaii at Manoa

Hawaii | Honolulu

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#61 in North America

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 79%

50. Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State | Stillwater

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#63 in North America

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 96%

51. University of California - Riverside

California | Riverside

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#64 in North America

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

52. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#65 in North America

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

53. Dartmouth College

New Hampshire | Hanover

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#66 in North America

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,322

54. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#67 in North America

#328 in the World

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

55. University of Georgia

Georgia | Athens

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#71 in North America

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

56. Montana State University

Montana | Bozeman

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#72 in North America

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

57. South Dakota State University

South Dakota | Brookings

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#73 in North America

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

58. North Dakota State University

North Dakota | Fargo

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#74 in North America

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $5,841

59. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#75 in North America

#364 in the World

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

60. University of Denver

Colorado | Denver

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#76 in North America

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,324

61. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#77 in North America

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

62. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#78 in North America

#372 in the World

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

63. Seattle University

Washington | Seattle

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#80 in North America

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $37,103

64. New Mexico State University

New Mexico | Las Cruces

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#81 in North America

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 998
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

65. University of California - Santa Barbara

California | Santa Barbara

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#82 in North America

#385 in the World

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

66. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#83 in North America

#392 in the World

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

67. University of Central Florida

Florida | Orlando

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#84 in North America

#393 in the World

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

68. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Wisconsin | Milwaukee

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#85 in North America

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $5,305

69. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#86 in North America

#402 in the World

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

70. Florida International University

Florida | Miami

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#87 in North America

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

71. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#89 in North America

#424 in the World

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

72. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

New York State | Troy

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#90 in North America

#427 in the World

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

73. Texas Tech University

Texas | Lubbock

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#91 in North America

#429 in the World

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

74. Florida State University

Florida | Tallahassee

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#92 in North America

#431 in the World

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

75. University of Toledo

Ohio | Toledo

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#94 in North America

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 92%

76. University of Houston

Texas | Houston

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#96 in North America

#458 in the World

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

77. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#97 in North America

#462 in the World

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

78. University of Nevada - Reno

Nevada | Reno

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#99 in North America

#473 in the World

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

79. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#100 in North America

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

80. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#101 in North America

#476 in the World

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

81. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

North Carolina | Charlotte

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#102 in North America

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 72%

82. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#103 in North America

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

83. Clarkson University

New York State | Potsdam

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#104 in North America

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1294
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,192

84. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#105 in North America

#494 in the World

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

85. Utah State University

Utah | Logan

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#107 in North America

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

86. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#108 in North America

#506 in the World

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

87. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#109 in North America

#507 in the World

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

88. University of Oklahoma - Norman

Oklahoma State | Norman

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#110 in North America

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

89. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#112 in North America

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

90. Rice University

Texas | Houston

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#113 in North America

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

91. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#114 in North America

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

92. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#116 in North America

#550 in the World

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

93. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

New York State | Syracuse

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#117 in North America

#552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,675
Enrollment: 2,737

94. University of Notre Dame

Indiana | Notre Dame

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#118 in North America

#555 in the World

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

95. University of Texas at Dallas

Texas | Richardson

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#119 in North America

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

96. West Virginia University

West Virginia | Morgantown

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#120 in North America

#576 in the World

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

97. University of Arkansas

Arkansas | Fayetteville

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#121 in North America

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 73%

98. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#122 in North America

#594 in the World

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

99. University of Maine

Maine | Orono

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#123 in North America

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $11,376
Enrollment: 11,760

100. Portland State University

Oregon | Portland

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#124 in North America

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $8,827
Enrollment: 20,519

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