100 Best Systems Engineering schools in the United States
Below is the list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Systems Engineering. A graph of 978K citations received by 34.2K academic papers made by 182 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. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1555
- Average ACT
- 36
- Net Price
- $26,591
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $19,998
3. Georgia Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
6. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Average SAT
- 1430
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
8. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
9. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,719
- Enrollment
- 40,363
10. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
11. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
13. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
14. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1435
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $39,759
15. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
17. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1327
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
18. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
19. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
21. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1350
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
22. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
24. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
28. University of Colorado Boulder
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
29. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
30. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
31. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $15,461
- Enrollment
- 44,589
32. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
40. Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1314
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
45. Illinois Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $28,161
46. Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
47. Brigham Young University - Provo
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $13,150
49. Washington State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
50. Stevens Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,303
51. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
52. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1222
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
53. Mississippi State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
58. University of Oklahoma - Norman
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
62. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
63. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $40,661
72. University of Central Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
73. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
75. University of South Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
76. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
77. Michigan Technological University
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
79. George Washington University
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $40,308
80. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Enrollment
- 1,129
- Male:Female
- 82:18
- Founded
- 1919
86. New Mexico State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1050
- Average ACT
- 20
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
87. New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
88. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Net Price
- $45,834
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,536
91. Washington University in St Louis
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,233
92. Kansas State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $8,453
- Enrollment
- 20,854
93. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
94. University of South Carolina - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
95. Florida International University
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
97. United States Military Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 31
- Enrollment
- 4,536
99. University of Texas at Arlington
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
The best cities to study Systems Engineering in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Pasadena, Cambridge, Atlanta, and Pittsburgh.