U.S. News Top Engineering Graduate Schools

U.S. News Top Engineering Graduate Schools

The US News 2008 ranking of the best graduate engineering schools presented few surprises this year. MIT remains the top engineering school in the nation. The 198 schools were ranked by using surveys, statistics, and peer grading. They calculate the overall score of each college by adding up grades for quality assessment, peer assessment, recruiter assessment, student selectivity, mean GRE quantitative scores, acceptance rate, faculty resources, student to faculty ratio, doctoral degrees awarded and more.

RankCollegeStudents Enrolled Tuition 
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,636$34,750 
2 Stanford University Stanford University3,229$37,110 
3 University of California University of California1,780$14,998 
4 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology4,303$22,188 
5 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2,479$24,644 
6 California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology536$29,940 
7 Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University1,698$34,000 
8 University of Southern California University of Southern California3,945$22,734 
9 Cornell University Cornell University1,378$32,800 
9 University of Michigan University of Michigan2,416$33,372 
11 University of California, San Diego University of California, San Diego1,213$14,694 
11 University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Austin2,100$11,748 
13 Texas A&M University Texas A&M University2,428$8,712 
13 University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles1,388$22,428 
15 Purdue University Purdue University2,323$22,438 
15 University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Madison1,524$24,910 
17 University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland, College Park1,862$16,578 
18 Princeton University Princeton University519$34,050 
19 University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Barbara724$14,988 
20 Northwestern University Northwestern University1,255$35,064 
21 Columbia University Columbia University1,433$35,520 
22 Harvard University Harvard University355$31,456 
23 Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University1,720$26,050 
24 University of Florida University of Florida2,474$22,603 
24 University of Minnesota University of Minnesota1,790$16,838 
24 University of Washington University of Washington1,423$21,464 
27 Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University2,661$35,900 
28 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech1,807$13,556 
29 Ohio State University Ohio State University1,347$24,486 
30 North Carolina State University North Carolina State University2,125$17,684 
30 University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania1,111$34,064 
32 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute1,052$34,900 
32 University of California, Davis University of California, Davis1,124$24,639 
32 University of Rochester University of Rochester451$34,000 
35 Duke University Duke University648$29,340 
35 Rice University Rice University521$24,564 
37 University of California, Irvine University of California, Irvine984$24,934 
38 University of Virginia University of Virginia737$19,133 
39 University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Boulder1,298$23,576 
39 Yale University Yale University172$30,500 
41 Iowa State University Iowa State University956$16,906 
42 Lehigh University Lehigh University568$990 (per credit hour) 
42 Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University406$1,434 (per credit hour) 
44 Boston University Boston University664$34,930 
45 Arizona State University Arizona State University2,019$17,920 
46 University of Delaware University of Delaware629$18,590 
46 Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis759$34,500 
48 University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh641$30,908 
49 Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University612$22,356 
49 University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst665$9,937 
49 University of Notre Dame University of Notre Dame401$34,580 
52 Brown University Brown University261$35,584 
52 Drexel University Drexel University1,150$22,545 
52 Rutgers University Rutgers University883$18,406 
52 University at Buffalo, The State University of New York University at Buffalo, The State University of New York1,015$10,920 
52 University of Arizona University of Arizona961$16,574 
57 Dartmouth College Dartmouth College212$34,965 
57 Stony Brook Manhattan Stony Brook Manhattan908$10,920 
59 Michigan State University Michigan State University583$800 (per credit hour) 
59 University of Utah University of Utah857$12,177 
61 Colorado State University Colorado State University538$16,426 
61 University of California, San Francisco University of California, San Francisco171$24,810 
61 University of Iowa University of Iowa435$18,264 
64 University of Dayton University of Dayton405$637 (per credit hour) 
65 Northeastern University, Boston Northeastern University, Boston1,019$1,050 (per credit hour) 
65 University of California, Riverside University of California, Riverside367$24,803 
65 University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago928$21,688 
68 Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Institute of Technology1,589$778 (per credit hour) 
68 Missouri University of Science & Technology Missouri University of Science & Technology900$14,278 
70 Colorado School of Mines Colorado School of Mines846$21,744 
70 New Mexico State University New Mexico State University392$14,173 
70 University of Tennessee University of Tennessee844$18,962 
73 Auburn University Auburn University694$15,750 
73 University of Cincinnati University of Cincinnati934$20,442 
73 University of Connecticut University of Connecticut514$21,924 
73 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill122$18,720 
77 Washington State University Washington State University476$18,398 
78 Michigan Technological University Michigan Technological University502$9,630 
78 University of New Mexico University of New Mexico601$15,311 
80 Clemson University Clemson University749$14,570 
80 Oregon State University Oregon State University564$16,243 
80 Polytechnic University of New York Polytechnic University of New York1,169$1,027 (per credit hour) 
80 Stevens Institute of Technology Stevens Institute of Technology1,764$995 (per credit hour) 
80 Syracuse University Syracuse University639$1,012 (per credit hour) 
80 University of Central Florida University of Central Florida977$997 (per credit hour) 
80 University of Texas University of Texas1,049$12,632 
87 Louisiana State University Louisiana State University576$11,281 
87 Tufts University Tufts University517$35,052 
87 University of Houston University of Houston878$540 (per credit hour) 
87 University of Kentucky University of Kentucky615$16,158 
87 University of Missouri - Columbia University of Missouri - Columbia476$792 (per credit hour) 
92 Florida A&M University Florida A&M University284$880 (per credit hour) 
92 Kansas State University Kansas State University485$586 (per credit hour) 
92 Mississippi State University Mississippi State University546$15,228 
92 University of California, Santa Cruz University of California, Santa Cruz312$14,694 
92 University of Maryland Baltimore County University of Maryland Baltimore County393$681 (per credit hour) 
92 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute553$18,756 
Information Provided by U.S. News & World Report
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