100 Best colleges for Structural Engineering in the United States
Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Structural Engineering. A graph of 1.81M citations received by 68.6K academic papers made by 211 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Net Price
- $30,958
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,562
2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
3. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
4. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $21,406
- Enrollment
- 45,036
5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
- Average Aid
- $16,326
- Enrollment
- 50,278
6. Georgia Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
7. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $29,999
8. Purdue University
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
9. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
10. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $14,402
11. Ohio State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
12. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,719
- Enrollment
- 40,363
13. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,125
14. University of Akron
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $7,341
- Enrollment
- 14,498
15. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
16. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
17. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1060
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
18. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $18,083
- Enrollment
- 41,885
19. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
20. Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
21. Lehigh University
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1408
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $31,539
22. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $15,895
- Enrollment
- 52,434
23. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Net Price
- $30,162
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $47,556
24. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
25. Northeastern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1490
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $38,927
26. Harvard University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $13,910
27. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
28. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,262
29. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
30. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
31. Princeton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,908
32. Michigan State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
33. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
34. University of Colorado Boulder
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
35. Johns Hopkins University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Net Price
- $20,680
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $45,373
36. University of Notre Dame
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,513
37. Iowa State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1207
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
38. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
39. Augsburg University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1282
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $23,871
40. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $17,628
- Enrollment
- 40,050
41. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $43,545
42. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
43. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $17,592
- Enrollment
- 46,116
44. University of Houston
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
45. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1513
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,297
46. University of Cincinnati
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
47. University of South Carolina - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
48. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $12,201
- Enrollment
- 77,881
49. Auburn University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
- Average Aid
- $10,448
- Enrollment
- 31,526
50. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
51. University of Nevada - Reno
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
52. West Virginia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
53. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,070
54. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $12,411
55. Clemson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
56. University of Delaware
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1248
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
57. California State University - Long Beach
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $9,433
- Enrollment
- 40,190
58. University of Toledo
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
59. Case Western Reserve University
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $38,166
60. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $16,868
- Enrollment
- 36,505
61. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,021
62. University of Iowa
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
63. Brown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $25,028
64. Washington State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,993
- Enrollment
- 29,843
65. Rice University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $18,521
66. University of Kentucky
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1207
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
67. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
68. University of Utah
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
69. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
70. Wayne State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
71. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $14,578
72. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $37,450
73. University of Alabama
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
74. Lynn University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $38,315
75. University of Connecticut
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
76. University of Oklahoma - Norman
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
77. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
78. Vanderbilt University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $27,553
79. Marquette University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $33,566
80. Washington University in St Louis
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,298
81. Mississippi State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
82. Drexel University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $26,076
83. Brigham Young University - Provo
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $13,432
84. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Enrollment
- 1,178
- Male:Female
- 83:17
- Founded
- 1919
85. East Tennessee State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $9,541
86. University of Kansas
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
87. Oregon State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
88. Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
89. Georgetown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $23,049
90. Concordia University - Wisconsin
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $25,830
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
91. University of Missouri - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
92. Michigan Technological University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1233
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
93. Catholic University of America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $35,520
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $31,915
94. University of Central Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 36%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
95. Colorado School of Mines
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
96. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
97. University of Texas at Arlington
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
98. Clarkson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $31,413
99. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
100. University of New Mexico
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $7,531
The best cities to study Structural Engineering in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Champaign, Blacksburg, and Berkeley.