Best Colleges for Engineering

This ranking showcases leading universities for engineering majors across all disciplines, from mechanical and civil to electrical, chemical, and aerospace. Compare schools on lab facilities, research funding, co-op programs, and licensure exam prep to find the engineering program that will equip you with hands-on skills for building tomorrow's innovations.

226 schools ranked in this list.

RankSchool
#1Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ, 08544
#2Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA, 02139
#3Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA, 30332
#4Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA, 15213
#5Stanford UniversityStanford, CA, 94305
#6University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA, 19104
#7Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY, 14853
#8Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD, 21218
#9University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA, 94720
#10University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA, 90095
#11Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN, 37240
#12California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA, 91125
#13University of FloridaGainesville, FL, 32611
#14Rice UniversityHouston, TX, 77005
#15University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL, 61820
#16The University of Texas--AustinAustin, TX, 78705
#17Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH, 03755
#18Washington University in St. LouisLouis, MO, 63130
#19Purdue University--Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN, 47907
#20University of California, IrvineIrvine, CA, 92697
#21University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MD, 20742
#22Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA, 24061
#23The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH, 43210
#24University of Detroit MercyDetroit, MI, 48221
#25University of WashingtonSeattle, WA, 98195
#26Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL, 60616
#27Rutgers University--New BrunswickPiscataway, NJ, 08854
#28The Pennsylvania State University--University ParkUniversity Park, PA, 16802
#29Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA, 18015
#30Tufts UniversityMedford, MA, 02155
#31Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA, 02115
#32United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, MD, 21403
#33Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, NY, 10003
#34United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, CO, 80840
#35Kettering UniversityFlint, MI, 48504
#36Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA, 91711
#37United States Military Academy at West PointWest Point, NY, 10996
#38United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point, NY, 11024
#39Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University--PrescottPrescott, AZ, 86301
#40California Polytechnic State University--San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA, 93407
#41Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, ME, 04420
#42The Citadel, the Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC, 29409
#43Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL, 32114
#44University of Washington BothellBothell, WA, 98011
#45Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA, 16127
#46University of PortlandPortland, OR, 97203
#47Trine UniversityAngola, IN, 46703
#48Virginia Military InstituteLexington, VA, 24450
#49Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, WI, 53202
#50Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, MI, 49546
#51Dordt UniversitySioux Center, IA, 51250
#52Union CollegeSchenectady, NY, 12308
#53Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA, 18042
#54Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA, 17837
#55San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA, 95192
#56Keene State CollegeKeene, NH, 03435
#57Farmingdale State College--SUNYFarmingdale, NY, 11735
#58Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, OR, 97601
#59Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA, 17701
#60Murray State UniversityMurray, KY, 42071
#61California State Polytechnic University--PomonaPomona, CA, 91768
#62Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX, 78212
#63Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD, 21251
#64Prairie View A&M UniversityPrairie View, TX, 77446
#65George Fox UniversityNewberg, OR, 97132
#66Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA, 01119
#67Sweet Briar CollegeSweet Briar, VA, 24595
#68Tennessee Tech UniversityCookeville, TN, 38505
#69Gannon UniversityErie, PA, 16541
#70Wilkes UniversityBarre, PA, 18766
#71The University of ToledoToledo, OH, 43606
#72University of MaineOrono, ME, 04469
#73South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD, 57007
#74Texas A & M University-KingsvilleKingsville, TX, 78363
#75Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, LA, 71272
#76Oakland UniversityRochester, MI, 48309
#77Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL, 62026
#78University of South AlabamaMobile, AL, 36688
#79Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, MI, 49307
#80Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI, 49008
#81Wichita State UniversityWichita, KS, 67260
#82Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH, 44115
#83Southern Illinois University--CarbondaleCarbondale, IL, 62901
#84University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN, 37403
#85Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA, 30460
#86Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GA, 30144
#87The University of AkronAkron, OH, 44325
#88Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA, 02532
#89Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, IN, 47803
#90SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NY, 10465
#91Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA, 02115
#92New Mexico TechSocorro, NM, 87801
#93University of Michigan--DearbornDearborn, MI, 48128
#94University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownJohnstown, PA, 15904
#95LeTourneau UniversityLongview, TX, 75607
#96North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC, 27695
#97Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, SC, 29614
#98Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX, 77843
#99South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SD, 57701
#100Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyFlushing, NY, 11369
#101Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY, 12180
#102Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, NY, 10471
#103Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA, 01609
#104University of Wisconsin--PlattevillePlatteville, WI, 53818
#105University of RochesterRochester, NY, 14627
#106Alfred State College--SUNYAlfred, NY, 14802
#107University of Minnesota DuluthDuluth, MN, 55812
#108Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA, 17055
#109Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN, 37682
#110Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH, 45750
#111Fairleigh Dickinson University--Metropolitan CampusTeaneck, NJ, 07666
#112University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN, 55455
#113University of California, MercedMerced, CA, 95343
#114Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO, 80401
#115North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityGreensboro, NC, 27411
#116New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ, 07102
#117University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA, 15260
#118Lake Superior State UniversityMarie, MI, 49783
#119University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT, 06269
#120Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH, 45314
#121Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ, 07030
#122Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA, 17022
#123SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY, 13502
#124Alfred UniversityAlfred, NY, 14802
#125McPherson CollegeMcPherson, KS, 67460
#126Clemson UniversityClemson, SC, 29634
#127Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, IN, 46383
#128Everglades UniversityBoca Raton, FL, 33431
#129Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI, 48824
#130Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA, 16057
#131Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH, 44106
#132Montana Technological UniversityButte, MT, 59701
#133Morehead State UniversityMorehead, KY, 40351
#134University at Buffalo--SUNYBuffalo, NY, 14260
#135Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA, 19085
#136University of DelawareNewark, DE, 19716
#137Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL, 61625
#138University of DaytonDayton, OH, 45469
#139University of California, RiversideRiverside, CA, 92521
#140Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT, 84602
#141Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA, 95053
#142ArtCenter College of DesignPasadena, CA, 91103
#143Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY, 14623
#144University of Northwestern--St. PaulPaul, MN, 55113
#145Mercer UniversityMacon, GA, 31207
#146University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA, 92110
#147Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY, 13699
#148Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA, 01845
#149Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA, 15108
#150California Baptist UniversityRiverside, CA, 92504
#151Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL, 36849
#152Doane UniversityCrete, NE, 68333
#153Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA, 02215
#154University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO, 80309
#155University of Puerto Rico--AguadillaAguadilla, PR, 00604
#156CUNY--New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, NY, 11201
#157Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyAmes, IA, 50011
#158Pennsylvania State University -- BehrendErie, PA, 16563
#159Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL, 60914
#160Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI, 49931
#161University of Tennessee--KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN, 37996
#162University of Wisconsin--StoutMenomonie, WI, 54751
#163Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, MO, 65409
#164University of New HampshireDurham, NH, 03824
#165University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL, 60607
#166Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI, 53233
#167University of MissouriColumbia, MO, 65211
#168The University of OklahomaNorman, OK, 73019
#169Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, WA, 99324
#170University of the PacificStockton, CA, 95211
#171Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA, 19122
#172University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MD, 21853
#173Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ, 85287
#174Purdue University--NorthwestHammond, IN, 46323
#175University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, TX, 79762
#176Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, MI, 48075
#177University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL, 32816
#178Alabama A&M UniversityNormal, AL, 35762
#179University of ArizonaTucson, AZ, 85721
#180University of Maryland Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD, 21250
#181University of IdahoMoscow, ID, 83844
#182California State University, Long BeachLong Beach, CA, 90840
#183University of Massachusetts--LowellLowell, MA, 01854
#184University of KentuckyLexington, KY, 40506
#185University of St. Thomas (MN)St Paul, MN, 55105
#186Oklahoma Christian UniversityOklahoma City, OK, 73136
#187Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PA, 15010
#188University of HoustonHouston, TX, 77204
#189University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC, 28223
#190Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA, 19104
#191CUNY--City CollegeNew York, NY, 10031
#192Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR, 97331
#193Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, GA, 31206
#194University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY, 40292
#195University of Alabama at HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL, 35899
#196Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS, 66506
#197University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH, 45221
#198University of Nebraska -- LincolnLincoln, NE, 68588
#199The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL, 35487
#200Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA, 99258
#201York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA, 17403
#202Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL, 32901
#203Louisiana State University--Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA, 70803
#204Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ, 08028
#205West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV, 26506
#206Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX, 79409
#207University of TulsaTulsa, OK, 74104
#208North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND, 58108
#209University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR, 72701
#210Washington State UniversityPullman, WA, 99164
#211University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND, 58202
#212Pennsylvania State University--HarrisburgMiddletown, PA, 17057
#213Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI, 48202
#214New Mexico State UniversityLas Cruces, NM, 88003
#215East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC, 27858
#216DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, WA, 98052
#217University of Massachusetts DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA, 02747
#218Indiana TechFort Wayne, IN, 46803
#219Indiana University IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN, 46202
#220The University of Texas--ArlingtonArlington, TX, 76019
#221Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoHato Rey, PR, 00919
#222University of Missouri--Kansas CityKansas City, MO, 64110
#223The University of Texas--San AntonioSan Antonio, TX, 78249
#224Wright State UniversityDayton, OH, 45435
#225Utah State UniversityLogan, UT, 84322
#226University of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA, 70148