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

For Structural Engineering

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Structural Engineering

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

3. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Structural Engineering

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

4. University of California - Berkeley

For Structural Engineering

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Structural Engineering

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

6. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Structural Engineering

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

7. Northwestern University

For Structural Engineering

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

8. Purdue University

For Structural Engineering

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

9. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Structural Engineering

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

10. Stanford University

For Structural Engineering

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

11. Ohio State University

For Structural Engineering

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

12. Pennsylvania State University

For Structural Engineering

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

13. University of Rochester

For Structural Engineering

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,125

14. University of Akron

For Structural Engineering

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$7,341
Enrollment
14,498

15. University of Maryland - College Park

For Structural Engineering

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

16. University of Texas at Austin

For Structural Engineering

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

17. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Structural Engineering

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1060
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
100%

18. University of California-San Diego

For Structural Engineering

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

19. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Structural Engineering

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

20. Missouri University of Science and Technology

For Structural Engineering

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
98%

21. Lehigh University

For Structural Engineering

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1408
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,539

22. University of Washington - Seattle

For Structural Engineering

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

23. California Institute of Technology

For Structural Engineering

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,162
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$47,556

24. University of Florida

For Structural Engineering

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

25. Northeastern University

For Structural Engineering

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,927

26. Harvard University

For Structural Engineering

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

27. University at Buffalo

For Structural Engineering

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

28. Cornell University

For Structural Engineering

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

29. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Structural Engineering

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

30. University of Pittsburgh

For Structural Engineering

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

31. Princeton University

For Structural Engineering

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,908

32. Michigan State University

For Structural Engineering

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

33. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Structural Engineering

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
95%

34. University of Colorado Boulder

For Structural Engineering

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

35. Johns Hopkins University

For Structural Engineering

#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Net Price
$20,680
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$45,373

36. University of Notre Dame

For Structural Engineering

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,513

37. Iowa State University

For Structural Engineering

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

38. University of Arizona

For Structural Engineering

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

39. Augsburg University

For Structural Engineering

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1282
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$23,871

40. University of California - Davis

For Structural Engineering

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

41. Syracuse University

For Structural Engineering

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,545

42. University of Virginia

For Structural Engineering

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

43. University of California - Los Angeles

For Structural Engineering

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

44. University of Houston

For Structural Engineering

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

45. Duke University

For Structural Engineering

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

46. University of Cincinnati

For Structural Engineering

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
85%

47. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Structural Engineering

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

48. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Structural Engineering

#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

49. Auburn University

For Structural Engineering

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$10,448
Enrollment
31,526

50. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Structural Engineering

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

51. University of Nevada - Reno

For Structural Engineering

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
90%

52. West Virginia University

For Structural Engineering

#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

53. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Structural Engineering

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,070

54. Columbia University

For Structural Engineering

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

55. Clemson University

For Structural Engineering

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
87%

56. University of Delaware

For Structural Engineering

#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1248
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
90%

57. California State University - Long Beach

For Structural Engineering

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$9,433
Enrollment
40,190

58. University of Toledo

For Structural Engineering

#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

59. Case Western Reserve University

For Structural Engineering

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,166

60. University of California - Irvine

For Structural Engineering

#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

61. University of Southern California

For Structural Engineering

#228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

62. University of Iowa

For Structural Engineering

#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
87%

63. Brown University

For Structural Engineering

#230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$25,028

64. Washington State University

For Structural Engineering

#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$9,993
Enrollment
29,843

65. Rice University

For Structural Engineering

#236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$18,521

66. University of Kentucky

For Structural Engineering

#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

67. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Structural Engineering

#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

68. University of Utah

For Structural Engineering

#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

69. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Structural Engineering

#251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

70. Wayne State University

For Structural Engineering

#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
99%

71. University of Pennsylvania

For Structural Engineering

#266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

72. Carnegie Mellon University

For Structural Engineering

#267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

73. University of Alabama

For Structural Engineering

#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

74. Lynn University

For Structural Engineering

#285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$38,315

75. University of Connecticut

For Structural Engineering

#288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

76. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Structural Engineering

#289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

77. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Structural Engineering

#293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

78. Vanderbilt University

For Structural Engineering

#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,553

79. Marquette University

For Structural Engineering

#298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$33,566

80. Washington University in St Louis

For Structural Engineering

#300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,298

81. Mississippi State University

For Structural Engineering

#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

82. Drexel University

For Structural Engineering

#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$26,076

83. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Structural Engineering

#311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$13,432

84. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management

For Structural Engineering

#315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
1,178
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1919

85. East Tennessee State University

For Structural Engineering

#318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$9,541

86. University of Kansas

For Structural Engineering

#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

87. Oregon State University

For Structural Engineering

#328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

88. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Structural Engineering

#331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

89. Georgetown University

For Structural Engineering

#339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,049

90. Concordia University - Wisconsin

For Structural Engineering

#347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$25,830
Receiving Aid
100%

91. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Structural Engineering

#354 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

92. Michigan Technological University

For Structural Engineering

#357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1233
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
99%

93. Catholic University of America

For Structural Engineering

#378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$35,520
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$31,915

94. University of Central Florida

For Structural Engineering

#380 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

95. Colorado School of Mines

For Structural Engineering

#386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
98%

96. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Structural Engineering

#387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

97. University of Texas at Arlington

For Structural Engineering

#393 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
91%

98. Clarkson University

For Structural Engineering

#394 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$31,413

99. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Structural Engineering

#399 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

100. University of New Mexico

For Structural Engineering

#400 in the World
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.