Best Universities for Systems Engineering in North America

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Systems Engineering. A graph of 1.16M citations received by 38.9K academic papers made by 215 universities in North America 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. California Institute of Technology

For Systems Engineering

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

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Systems Engineering

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

3. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Systems Engineering

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

For Systems Engineering

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

5. Purdue University

For Systems Engineering

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

6. University of Texas at Austin

For Systems Engineering

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

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Systems Engineering

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

8. University of California - Berkeley

For Systems Engineering

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

9. Pennsylvania State University

For Systems Engineering

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

10. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Systems Engineering

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

11. University of Maryland - College Park

For Systems Engineering

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

12. Stanford University

For Systems Engineering

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

13. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Systems Engineering

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

14. Ontario Tech University

For Systems Engineering

#1 in Canada
#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
2002

15. University of Southern California

For Systems Engineering

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

16. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Systems Engineering

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

17. University of Waterloo

For Systems Engineering

#2 in Canada
#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

18. Ohio State University

For Systems Engineering

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

19. University of Toronto

For Systems Engineering

#3 in Canada
#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
95,055
Founded
1827

20. University of Washington - Seattle

For Systems Engineering

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

21. University of Calgary

For Systems Engineering

#4 in Canada
#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

22. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Systems Engineering

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

23. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Systems Engineering

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

24. Princeton University

For Systems Engineering

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

25. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Systems Engineering

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

26. University of California - Irvine

For Systems Engineering

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

27. University of Florida

For Systems Engineering

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

28. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Systems Engineering

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

29. University of Virginia

For Systems Engineering

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

30. George Mason University

For Systems Engineering

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

31. University of British Columbia

For Systems Engineering

#5 in Canada
#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

32. McMaster University

For Systems Engineering

#6 in Canada
#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
30,117
Founded
1887

33. University of Arizona

For Systems Engineering

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

34. University of Alberta

For Systems Engineering

#7 in Canada
#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

35. University of Colorado Boulder

For Systems Engineering

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

36. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Systems Engineering

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

37. University of California-San Diego

For Systems Engineering

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

38. McGill University

For Systems Engineering

#8 in Canada
#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

39. University of California - Los Angeles

For Systems Engineering

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

40. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Systems Engineering

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

41. University of Connecticut

For Systems Engineering

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

42. Northwestern University

For Systems Engineering

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

43. Harvard University

For Systems Engineering

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

44. Cornell University

For Systems Engineering

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

45. Iowa State University

For Systems Engineering

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

46. Concordia University

For Systems Engineering

#9 in Canada
#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1974

47. University of Pennsylvania

For Systems Engineering

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

48. Michigan State University

For Systems Engineering

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

49. University of Montreal

For Systems Engineering

#10 in Canada
#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
45,360
Founded
1878

50. Missouri University of Science and Technology

For Systems Engineering

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

51. University of Pittsburgh

For Systems Engineering

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

52. Lehigh University

For Systems Engineering

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

53. Western University

For Systems Engineering

#11 in Canada
#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
27,300
Founded
1878

54. Colorado School of Mines

For Systems Engineering

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

55. Yale University

For Systems Engineering

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

56. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Systems Engineering

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$26,789

57. University of Victoria

For Systems Engineering

#12 in Canada
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
20,492
Founded
1963

58. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Systems Engineering

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

59. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Systems Engineering

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

60. Northeastern University

For Systems Engineering

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

61. Washington State University

For Systems Engineering

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

62. Stevens Institute of Technology

For Systems Engineering

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,828

63. Laval University

For Systems Engineering

#13 in Canada
#208 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

64. University of California - Davis

For Systems Engineering

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

65. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Systems Engineering

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

66. Mississippi State University

For Systems Engineering

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

67. University of Alabama

For Systems Engineering

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

68. Clemson University

For Systems Engineering

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

69. University of Utah

For Systems Engineering

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

70. Vanderbilt University

For Systems Engineering

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

71. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Systems Engineering

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

72. Auburn University

For Systems Engineering

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

73. Johns Hopkins University

For Systems Engineering

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

74. Naval Postgraduate School

For Systems Engineering

#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,787
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

75. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Systems Engineering

#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

76. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Systems Engineering

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

77. Columbia University

For Systems Engineering

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

78. University of Notre Dame

For Systems Engineering

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

79. University of Cincinnati

For Systems Engineering

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

80. University of Kentucky

For Systems Engineering

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

81. Drexel University

For Systems Engineering

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

82. Carleton University

For Systems Engineering

#14 in Canada
#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
27,823
Founded
1942

83. San Jose State University

For Systems Engineering

#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Receiving Aid
69%
Average Aid
$9,184
Enrollment
37,133

84. Queen's University

For Systems Engineering

#15 in Canada
#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

85. Wayne State University

For Systems Engineering

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

86. University of Windsor

For Systems Engineering

#16 in Canada
#286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
16,092
Founded
1857

87. Oregon State University

For Systems Engineering

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

88. University of Central Florida

For Systems Engineering

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

89. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Systems Engineering

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

90. Duke University

For Systems Engineering

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

91. University of South Florida

For Systems Engineering

#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

92. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Systems Engineering

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

93. Michigan Technological University

For Systems Engineering

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

94. Ryerson University

For Systems Engineering

#17 in Canada
#309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
38,950
Founded
1948

95. University of Rochester

For Systems Engineering

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

96. Polytechnic School of Montreal

For Systems Engineering

#18 in Canada
#328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
9,476
Founded
1873

97. George Washington University

For Systems Engineering

#330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,240

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

For Systems Engineering

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

99. University of Delaware

For Systems Engineering

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

100. University of Houston

For Systems Engineering

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