100 Best Engineering schools in the United States

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 693M citations received by 21.4M academic papers made by 1,447 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. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Engineering

#1 in North America

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Engineering

#2 in North America

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

3. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Engineering

#3 in North America

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

4. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Engineering

#4 in North America

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Engineering

#5 in North America

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

6. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Engineering

#6 in North America

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

7. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Engineering

#7 in North America

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 72%

8. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Engineering

#9 in North America

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

9. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Engineering

#10 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

10. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Engineering

#11 in North America

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

11. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Engineering

#12 in North America

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

12. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Engineering

#13 in North America

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

13. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Engineering

#14 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

14. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Engineering

#15 in North America

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Engineering

#16 in North America

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

16. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Engineering

#17 in North America

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

17. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Engineering

#18 in North America

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

18. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Engineering

#19 in North America

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

19. California Institute of Technology

California | Pasadena

For Engineering

#20 in North America

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

20. Carnegie Mellon University

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Engineering

#21 in North America

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $37,450

21. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Engineering

#22 in North America

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

22. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Engineering

#23 in North America

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

23. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Engineering

#24 in North America

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

24. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Engineering

#25 in North America

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

25. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Engineering

#27 in North America

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

26. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Engineering

#28 in North America

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

27. University of California - Santa Barbara

California | Santa Barbara

For Engineering

#29 in North America

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

28. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Engineering

#30 in North America

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

29. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Engineering

#31 in North America

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

30. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Engineering

#32 in North America

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

31. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Engineering

#33 in North America

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

32. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Engineering

#35 in North America

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

33. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Engineering

#36 in North America

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

34. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Engineering

#38 in North America

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

35. Iowa State University

Iowa State | Ames

For Engineering

#40 in North America

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

36. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Engineering

#41 in North America

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

37. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Engineering

#42 in North America

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

38. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Engineering

#43 in North America

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

39. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Engineering

#44 in North America

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

40. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Engineering

#45 in North America

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

41. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Engineering

#46 in North America

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 78%

42. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Engineering

#47 in North America

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

43. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Engineering

#48 in North America

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,727

44. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Engineering

#49 in North America

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

45. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Engineering

#50 in North America

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

46. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Engineering

#51 in North America

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 60%

47. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Engineering

#52 in North America

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

48. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Engineering

#53 in North America

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 63%

49. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Engineering

#54 in North America

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

50. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Engineering

#55 in North America

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,298

51. University of Rochester

New York State | Rochester

For Engineering

#57 in North America

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,125

52. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Engineering

#58 in North America

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

53. Rice University

Texas | Houston

For Engineering

#59 in North America

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $18,521

54. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Engineering

#61 in North America

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,166

55. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Engineering

#62 in North America

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

56. University of Notre Dame

Indiana | Notre Dame

For Engineering

#63 in North America

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,513

57. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Engineering

#64 in North America

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

58. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Engineering

#66 in North America

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1248
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 90%

59. Stony Brook University

New York State | Stony Brook

For Engineering

#67 in North America

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 82%

60. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Engineering

#68 in North America

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

61. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

New York State | Troy

For Engineering

#69 in North America

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,070

62. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Engineering

#70 in North America

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,553

63. Brown University

Rhode Island | Providence

For Engineering

#71 in North America

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,028

64. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Engineering

#72 in North America

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

65. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Engineering

#73 in North America

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 85%

66. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Engineering

#74 in North America

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

67. Providence College

Rhode Island | Providence

For Engineering

#76 in North America

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,566

68. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Engineering

#77 in North America

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

69. Oregon State University

Oregon | Corvallis

For Engineering

#78 in North America

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

70. University of Central Florida

Florida | Orlando

For Engineering

#79 in North America

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

71. University of Houston

Texas | Houston

For Engineering

#80 in North America

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

72. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Engineering

#81 in North America

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $28,367

73. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Nebraska | Lincoln

For Engineering

#83 in North America

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

74. University of California - Riverside

California | Riverside

For Engineering

#85 in North America

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $18,676
Enrollment: 26,847

75. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Engineering

#86 in North America

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

76. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Engineering

#88 in North America

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

77. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Engineering

#89 in North America

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%

78. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Engineering

#90 in North America

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,492

79. Washington State University

Washington | Pullman

For Engineering

#91 in North America

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,993
Enrollment: 29,843

80. University of South Carolina - Columbia

South Carolina | Columbia

For Engineering

#92 in North America

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

81. Clemson University

South Carolina | Clemson

For Engineering

#93 in North America

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 87%

82. Florida State University

Florida | Tallahassee

For Engineering

#94 in North America

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

83. Wayne State University

Michigan | Detroit

For Engineering

#95 in North America

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

84. Drexel University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Engineering

#96 in North America

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $26,076

85. University of New Mexico

New Mexico | Albuquerque

For Engineering

#97 in North America

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,531

86. University of South Florida

Florida | Tampa

For Engineering

#98 in North America

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

87. Northeastern University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Engineering

#99 in North America

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,927

88. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Engineering

#101 in North America

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $31,630

89. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Minnesota | Rochester

For Engineering

#102 in North America

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Net Price: $11,188
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $2,100

90. University of California - Santa Cruz

California | Santa Cruz

For Engineering

#103 in North America

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $19,199
Enrollment: 19,841

91. Indiana University - Bloomington

Indiana | Bloomington

For Engineering

#104 in North America

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 79%

92. University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alabama | Birmingham

For Engineering

#105 in North America

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1281
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

93. University of Oklahoma - Norman

Oklahoma State | Norman

For Engineering

#107 in North America

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

94. University of Georgia

Georgia | Athens

For Engineering

#109 in North America

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

95. Auburn University

Alabama | Auburn

For Engineering

#110 in North America

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $10,448
Enrollment: 31,526

96. Baylor College of Medicine

Texas | Houston

For Engineering

#111 in North America

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,596
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1900

97. University of Kansas

Kansas State | Lawrence

For Engineering

#112 in North America

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

98. Lehigh University

Pennsylvania | Bethlehem

For Engineering

#115 in North America

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1408
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,539

99. Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri | Rolla

For Engineering

#116 in North America

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 98%

100. Kansas State University

Kansas State | Manhattan

For Engineering

#117 in North America

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,774
Enrollment: 20,229

The best cities to study Engineering in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Stanford, Cambridge, Berkeley, and Ann Arbor.