Rank / University
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Overall score
Peer rank
Recruiter assessment
2004 Average GRE Score
2004 Acceptance Rate
2004 Phd students / faculty
2004 faculty membership in Natl. Academy of Engineering
2004 Engg. Research Expenditure ($MM)
2004 Engg. Research Expenditure / faculty member ($000)
PhDs granted 2004
2004 Total Graduate Engineering Enrollment
100
4.9
4.8
770
25.30%
4.1
12.70%
$217
$615
206
2,727
2. Stanford University (CA)
95
4.9
4.7
774
35.50%
5
14.50%
$130
$665
230
3,150
3. University of California–Berkeley
87
4.8
4.5
766
16.20%
4.7
19.00%
$120
$478
164
1,722
4. Georgia Institute of Technology
83
4.5
4.3
755
31.60%
4.2
5.1%
$205
$431
246
3,705
4. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
83
4.6
4.4
769
17.80%
4.3
2.7%
$175
$428
171
2,679
6. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
79
4.5
4.2
768
36.90%
4.4
4.2%
$165
$520
185
2,704
7. University of Southern California (Andrew and Erna Viterbi)
78
3.7
3.7
753
45.60%
5.3
13.50%
$147
$922
97
3,390
8. California Institute of Technology
76
4.8
4.6
780
10.60%
5
0.12
$48.7
$507
69
554
9. Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
75
4.3
4.3
766
21.90%
4.1
8.5%
$124
$598
107
1,528
10. Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN)
74
4.2
4.2
738
30.10%
3.4
3.7%
$196
$569
140
2,423
11. University of California–San Diego (Jacobs)
73
3.8
3.8
765
21.10%
4.7
10.00%
$138
$870
75
1,111
12. Cornell University (NY)
72
4.3
4.2
762
25.20%
3.7
8.7%
$110
$561
116
1,156
12. University of Texas–Austin
72
4.2
4.2
765
25.20%
3.8
8.7%
$98.8
$432
160
2,013
14. Texas A&M University–College Station (Look)
69
3.8
3.7
742
43.10%
3
4.2%
$177
$677
131
2,200
15. University of California–Los Angeles (Samueli)
68
3.8
3.9
760
29.60%
5.4
11.00%
$80.7
$581
118
1,387
15. University of Wisconsin–Madison
68
4.1
4
786
22.80%
3.2
4.3%
$117
$490
119
1,599
17. Princeton University (NJ)
64
4.1
4.1
782
18.10%
3.5
12.00%
$51.9
$436
65
470
17. University of Maryland–College Park (Clark)
64
3.6
3.6
763
23.30%
4.5
5.3%
$133
$577
117
2,334
19. Pennsylvania State University–University Park
60
3.9
3.8
754
26.80%
3.1
2.9%
$117
$324
138
1,615
20. Harvard University (MA)
59
3.7
3.9
783
12.50%
4.1
0.14
$29.8
$574
23
270
21. Northwestern University (IL)
57
4
3.7
761
26.50%
3.9
5.7%
$58.5
$357
106
1,121
21. University of California–Santa Barbara
57
3.5
3.5
761
17.80%
4.5
15.70%
$53.8
$417
53
679
23. Columbia University (Fu Foundation) (NY)
56
3.6
3.5
764
34.20%
4.1
7.5%
$70.4
$563
45
1,229
24. University of Washington
55
3.7
3.7
732
30.30%
3.7
3.7%
$82.9
$434
99
1,387
25. University of Florida
54
3.5
3.6
744
19.70%
4
1.5%
$89.9
$342
127
1,931
26. Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) (MD)
53
4
3.7
760
14.20%
4
1.4%
$53.3
$398
51
2,636
26. Ohio State University
53
3.6
3.5
766
29.90%
2.9
2.4%
$103
$407
88
1,299
26. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
53
3.8
3.8
752
37.80%
3.5
5.3%
$58.8
$264
94
1,645
29. Rice University (Brown) (TX)
52
3.7
4
755
16.00%
4.5
7.1%
$32.2
$332
46
504
29. University of Pennsylvania
52
3.6
3.6
753
29.20%
4
5.8%
$47.7
$463
49
1,066
31. Virginia Tech
51
3.7
3.7
765
24.40%
2.7
2.6%
$68.6
$232
99
1,960
32. Duke University (NC)
50
3.6
3.7
765
23.10%
3.6
1.9%
$49.4
$504
40
477
33. University of Colorado–Boulder
49
3.5
3.5
751
57.40%
3.2
5.1%
$57.4
$352
74
1,579
34. North Carolina State University
48
3.4
3.5
749
29.80%
2.9
3.2%
$86.2
$308
88
1,841
34. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)
48
3.7
3.8
759
26.60%
3.1
5.4%
$34.6
$206
91
1,219
34. University of Virginia
48
3.5
3.6
753
18.30%
3.3
6.1%
$47.0
$365
52
762
34. Washington University in St. Louis (Sever)
48
3.4
3.6
760
35.80%
3.4
6.8%
$46.3
$552
22
851
38. University of California–Davis
47
3.5
3.6
748
27.70%
3.3
4.9%
$53.6
$284
77
1,056
39. Yale University (CT)
44
3.3
3.5
776
14.90%
2.7
9.2%
$24.8
$340
18
223
40. Case Western Reserve University (OH)
43
3.4
3.5
744
26.80%
2.4
2.7%
$41.7
$379
53
631
40. University of California–Irvine (Samueli)
43
3.2
3.4
747
20.90%
4.7
5.7%
$38.8
$279
43
956
40. University of Rochester (NY)
43
2.8
3
743
13.30%
3.4
1.2%
$66.3
$839
24
349
43. Dartmouth College (Thayer) (NH)
41
3.1
3.4
748
15.70%
2.5
2.6%
$22.5
$593
11
196
43. Iowa State University
41
3.3
3.4
765
17.50%
2.2
1.4%
$49.1
$237
58
988
43. Lehigh University (Rossin) (PA)
41
3.2
3.4
770
30.10%
2.8
7.4%
$28.2
$239
43
558
43. Rutgers State University–New Brunswick (NJ)
41
3.1
3.2
746
20.60%
1.4
3.8%
$79.6
$408
43
880
47. Arizona State University (Fulton)
40
3.3
3.2
746
32.20%
2.9
2.7%
$42.2
$220
74
1,448
47. University of Delaware
40
3
3.4
744
25.40%
4.3
2.1%
$29.9
$328
52
637
49. Brown University (RI)
39
3.4
3.5
N/A
21.10%
2.9
6.9%
$15.7
$291
14
217
49. University of Pittsburgh
39
3
3.3
742
29.70%
2.4
4.2%
$45.5
$382
34
649
51. University of Massachusetts–Amherst
38
3
3.3
755
14.50%
3.4
0.7%
$35.2
$260
59
715
51. University of Notre Dame (IN)
38
3.2
3.5
768
24.30%
3.5
2.0%
$19.4
$205
33
401
51. Vanderbilt University (TN)
38
3.2
3.2
756
11.40%
3.5
1.2%
$28.8
$343
26
391
54. Boston University
37
2.9
3
752
30.80%
3.2
2.8%
$46.2
$376
51
55. University of Arizona
36
3.3
3.2
726
41.60%
2.8
2.5%
$27.1
$166
47
914
56. University at Buffalo–SUNY
35
2.9
2.9
762
32.00%
2.8
0.9%
$34.5
$308
51
1,125
56. University of Iowa
35
3
3.1
728
21.80%
3.4
1.1%
$26.9
$292
37
489
58. Michigan State University
34
3.2
3.2
753
11.00%
2.5
0.0%
$25.0
$169
45
576
59. University of Illinois–Chicago
33
2.9
3.2
749
23.30%
3.3
0.0%
$22.7
$204
30
900
59. University of Utah
33
2.9
3.1
731
49.00%
1.9
3.4%
$33.6
$292
37
719
61. Colorado State University
32
2.8
3.1
726
46.30%
1
1.0%
$41.8
$522
27
61. Drexel University (PA)
32
2.9
3.2
741
45.40%
2
2.5%
$28.9
$239
34
965
61. Illinois Institute of Technology (Armour)
32
2.8
3.2
741
57.90%
1.2
2.2%
$20.0
$213
32
1,418
64. Colorado School of Mines
31
2.9
3.7
693
64.60%
1.6
2.0%
$26.8
$163
45
731
64. SUNY–Stony Brook
31
2.9
3.1
741
35.80%
2.2
2.5%
$27.1
$218
43
856
64. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
31
3.1
3.5
698
37.10%
1.9
2.6%
$10.3
$278
6
149
67. University of Missouri–Rolla
30
3
3.5
717
53.70%
1.3
0.6%
$24.2
$134
41
984
68. Northeastern University (MA)
29
2.8
3.1
748
55.30%
2.4
0.0%
$19.3
$239
17
800
68. Oklahoma State University
29
2.6
3
786
40.80%
1.4
0.8%
$17.5
$146
20
957
68. University of California–Riverside (Bourns)
29
2.5
2.9
757
22.10%
3.3
1.4%
$22.6
$389
5
320
68. University of New Mexico
29
2.6
2.9
719
42.70%
2.9
2.1%
$25.1
$270
37
716
68. University of Tennessee–Knoxville
29
2.8
3.2
736
36.00%
0.9
1.9%
$38.3
$247
33
701
73. Clemson University (SC)
28
2.9
3.1
719
53.20%
1.5
0.0%
$28.2
$174
33
73. Syracuse University (NY)
28
2.8
3
N/A
40.20%
2.8
1.5%
$13.3
$196
18
782
73. University of Central Florida
28
2.4
2.8
707
25.00%
2.7
0.0%
$48.2
$362
44
1,110
73. University of Connecticut
28
2.8
2.7
736
26.90%
2.6
1.0%
$25.6
$256
36
553
77. Auburn University (Ginn) (AL)
27
2.9
3.1
728
54.60%
1.3
0.0%
$29.9
$209
28
694
77. Mississippi State University (Bagley)
27
2.4
2.8
726
26.80%
1.1
0.0%
$49.2
$483
12
470
79. George Washington University (DC)
26
2.5
3
718
57.80%
1.7
1.3%
$18.9
$248
52
1,412
79. Tufts University (MA)
26
2.7
3.2
749
53.30%
1.6
1.8%
$6.8
$119
9
503
79. University of Cincinnati
26
2.6
2.8
748
27.00%
2.5
0.0%
$20.2
$139
61
1,115
82. Oregon State University
25
2.8
3
736
40.20%
1.5
0.0%
$19.4
$192
29
527
82. Polytechnic University (NY)
25
2.8
3.1
N/A
69.10%
1
4.7%
$11.3
$160
18
900
82. University of Houston (Cullen)
25
2.6
2.9
737
56.40%
1.9
5.4%
$10.4
$114
30
708
82. Wayne State University (MI)
25
2.5
2.6
N/A
44.10%
3.1
1.2%
$17.4
$208
34
1,239
86. Brigham Young University (Fulton) (UT)
24
2.6
3.1
759
64.20%
1
0.0%
$15.7
$148
20
403
86. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
24
2.6
2.8
742
58.80%
2.4
4.9%
$12.6
$128
12
689
86. Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge
24
2.6
3
733
29.90%
1.9
0.0%
$15.8
$125
28
714
86. University of Kentucky
24
2.5
2.8
751
33.70%
1.9
0.0%
$35.3
$237
22
732
90. Michigan Technological University
23
2.7
3.1
744
54.70%
1.3
0.0%
$15.5
$112
19
505
90. New Jersey Institute of Technology
23
2.6
2.7
724
65.10%
1.1
0.0%
$36.2
$281
35
1,135
90. Tulane University (LA)
23
2.7
3.1
718
30.60%
2.3
0.0%
$6.8
$122
19
183
640
579
829
Engineering Specialties: Computer Engineering New! Ranked in 2005* Rank/School
University
1 2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Stanford University (CA) University of California–Berkeley Carnegie Mellon University (PA) University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign California Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Cornell University (NY) Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) University of Texas–Austin University of California–Los Angeles (Samueli) University of Washington Princeton University (NJ) University of Southern California (Andrew and Erna Viterbi) University of California–San Diego (Jacobs) University of Maryland–College Park (Clark) Columbia University (Fu Foundation) (NY) Rice University (Brown) (TX) University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Ohio State University
4 6 9 12 14 15 16 17 18 21 23
28
35
39
43
47 49 52
61
65
Pennsylvania State University–University Park Duke University (NC) Harvard University (MA) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) Texas A&M University–College Station (Look) University of California–Santa Barbara Brown University (RI) Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) (MD) Northwestern University (IL) University of Massachusetts–Amherst University of Pennsylvania University of Virginia Washington University in St. Louis (Sever) North Carolina State University University of California–Davis University of Colorado–Boulder Virginia Tech Arizona State University (Fulton) Rutgers State University–New Brunswick (NJ) University of Arizona University of Florida Iowa State University Michigan State University University of California–Irvine (Samueli) University of Notre Dame (IN) SUNY–Stony Brook Vanderbilt University (TN) Case Western Reserve University (OH) University of Iowa University of Utah Boston University Dartmouth College (Thayer) (NH) Lehigh University (Rossin) (PA) Northeastern University (MA) Syracuse University (NY) University at Buffalo–SUNY University of California–Santa Cruz (Baskin) University of Rochester (NY) Washington State University Oregon State University Polytechnic University (NY) University of Missouri–Rolla Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA) Clemson University (SC) University of Connecticut University of Illinois–Chicago University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Average assessment score (5.0=highest) 5 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3 3 3 3 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Engineering Specialties: Biomedical/Bioengineering New! Ranked in 2005* Rank/School
University
1 2 3 4
Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) (MD) University of California–San Diego (Jacobs) Georgia Institute of Technology Duke University (NC) University of Washington University of Pennsylvania Boston University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Case Western Reserve University (OH) Rice University (Brown) (TX) University of California–Berkeley † Northwestern University (IL) University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Washington University in St. Louis (Sever) Columbia University (Fu Foundation) (NY) University of Pittsburgh University of Texas–Austin University of Virginia Vanderbilt University (TN) Stanford University (CA) University of Utah Arizona State University (Fulton) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) University of California–Davis University of Minnesota–Twin Cities University of Southern California (Andrew and Erna Viterbi) California Institute of Technology Cornell University (NY) Pennsylvania State University–University Park Tulane University (LA) University of Wisconsin–Madison Carnegie Mellon University (PA) Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) Drexel University (PA) Marquette University (WI) Rutgers State University–New Brunswick (NJ) SUNY–Stony Brook University of Rochester (NY) Texas A&M University–College Station (Look) North Carolina State University University of Alabama–Birmingham University of California–Irvine (Samueli) University of California–Los Angeles (Samueli) University of Iowa Yale University (CT) Brown University (RI) Clemson University (SC) University of Arizona University of Illinois–Chicago
6 7 9 10 12 14 15
19 20 22 24 27
32 34
39 40
46
Average assessment score (5.0=highest) 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 4 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3 3 3 3 3 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Engineering Specialties: Civil New! Ranked in 2005* Rank/School
University
1
University of California–Berkeley University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign University of Texas–Austin Stanford University (CA) Georgia Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) Cornell University (NY) Northwestern University (IL) University of Michigan–Ann Arbor California Institute of Technology Virginia Tech Texas A&M University–College Station (Look) University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Carnegie Mellon University (PA) University of California–Davis University of California–San Diego (Jacobs) University of Washington University of Wisconsin–Madison Pennsylvania State University–University Park University of Colorado–Boulder Lehigh University (Rossin) (PA) North Carolina State University Princeton University (NJ) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) Colorado State University Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) (MD) University of California–Los Angeles (Samueli) University of Maryland–College Park (Clark) University of Southern California (Andrew and Erna Viterbi) Iowa State University Rice University (Brown) (TX) University of California–Irvine (Samueli) Columbia University (Fu Foundation) (NY) Duke University (NC) Ohio State University University at Buffalo–SUNY University of Florida Arizona State University (Fulton) University of Arizona University of Iowa University of Virginia Case Western Reserve University (OH) Michigan State University University of Missouri–Rolla University of Notre Dame (IN) Vanderbilt University (TN) Auburn University (Ginn) (AL) Clemson University (SC) University of Cincinnati University of Tennessee–Knoxville Washington State University Washington University in St. Louis (Sever) Drexel University (PA) Kansas State University Michigan Technological University Rutgers State University–New Brunswick (NJ) Texas Tech University University of Kansas University of Massachusetts–Amherst Utah State University Clarkson University (NY) Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge Northeastern University (MA) Oklahoma State University Oregon State University University of Delaware University of Oklahoma University of Pittsburgh Illinois Institute of Technology (Armour) Syracuse University (NY) Tufts University (MA) University of Houston (Cullen) University of Kentucky University of Nebraska–Lincoln University of Nevada–Reno West Virginia University Brigham Young University (Fulton) (UT) University of Alabama–Tuscaloosa University of Arkansas–Fayetteville University of Illinois–Chicago University of Missouri–Columbia University of South Carolina University of Utah University of Wyoming Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)
3 4 5 8
11 13 15 16
20 22
26
31 34
39
43
48
54
62
70
78
Average assessment score (5.0=highest) 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 4 4 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3 3 3 3 3 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Engineering Specialties: Electrical/Electronic/Communications
New! Ranked in 2005* Rank/School
University
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of California–Berkeley Stanford University (CA) University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign California Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Carnegie Mellon University (PA) Cornell University (NY) Princeton University (NJ) Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) University of Texas–Austin University of California–Los Angeles (Samueli) University of Southern California (Andrew and Erna Viterbi) University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Maryland–College Park (Clark)
3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18
24
28 29
36 38
44
49 50
55
64
73 76
University of Washington Pennsylvania State University–University Park Rice University (Brown) (TX) Texas A&M University–College Station (Look) University of California–San Diego (Jacobs) University of California–Santa Barbara University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Columbia University (Fu Foundation) (NY) Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) (MD) Ohio State University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) Northwestern University (IL) Arizona State University (Fulton) Duke University (NC) North Carolina State University University of Colorado–Boulder University of Florida University of Pennsylvania Virginia Tech University of Arizona Yale University (CT) Brown University (RI) Iowa State University University of California–Davis University of Notre Dame (IN) University of Virginia Washington University in St. Louis (Sever) Case Western Reserve University (OH) Michigan State University Rutgers State University–New Brunswick (NJ) University of Massachusetts–Amherst Vanderbilt University (TN) University of California–Irvine (Samueli) Boston University Dartmouth College (Thayer) (NH) Drexel University (PA) Northeastern University (MA) University of Rochester (NY) Auburn University (Ginn) (AL) Colorado State University Lehigh University (Rossin) (PA) Polytechnic University (NY) Syracuse University (NY) University of Iowa University of Pittsburgh University of Utah Washington State University Oregon State University SUNY–Stony Brook Texas Tech University University at Buffalo–SUNY University of Connecticut University of Illinois–Chicago University of Missouri–Rolla University of New Mexico Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA) Clemson University (SC) University of Delaware University of Tennessee–Knoxville Brigham Young University (Fulton) (UT) Illinois Institute of Technology (Armour) New Jersey Institute of Technology Southern Methodist University (TX) University of Central Florida University of Houston (Cullen) University of Kansas University of North Carolina–Charlotte (Lee)
Average assessment score (5.0=highest) 5 5 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 4 4 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2
Engineering Specialties: Environmental/Environmental Health
Rank/School
University
1 2 3
Stanford University (CA) University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) (MD) University of California–Berkeley University of Texas–Austin California Institute of Technology University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Carnegie Mellon University (PA) Cornell University (NY) Georgia Institute of Technology University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Massachusetts Institute of Technology Virginia Tech University of California–Davis Northwestern University (IL) University of Wisconsin–Madison Pennsylvania State University–University Park Rice University (Brown) (TX) University of Iowa Clemson University (SC) Michigan Technological University University of Cincinnati University of Florida Clarkson University (NY) Princeton University (NJ) Colorado State University North Carolina State University University of Arizona University of Massachusetts–Amherst Colorado School of Mines Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) Michigan State University OGI School of Sci. & Engineering–Oregon Health & Sci. U. University of California–Irvine (Samueli) Washington University in St. Louis (Sever) Drexel University (PA) SUNY Col. of Environmental Sci. and Forestry University of California–Riverside (Bourns) University of Connecticut University of Southern California (Andrew and Erna Viterbi) Vanderbilt University (TN) Rutgers State University–New Brunswick (NJ) University of Oklahoma
5 6 7 8
12 14 15 17 20
24 26
30 32 34 36 38
42
New! Ranked in 2005* Average assessment score (5.0=highest) 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3 3 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5
Engineering Specialties: Industrial/Manufacturing New! Ranked in 2005* Rank/School
University
1 2 3 4
Georgia Institute of Technology University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Pennsylvania State University–University Park Northwestern University (IL) Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) Stanford University (CA) University of California–Berkeley Virginia Tech Cornell University (NY) Texas A&M University–College Station (Look) University of Wisconsin–Madison Columbia University (Fu Foundation) (NY) North Carolina State University Lehigh University (Rossin) (PA) University of Southern California (Andrew and Erna Viterbi) Arizona State University (Fulton) University of Florida Ohio State University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) University of Arizona University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign University of Texas–Austin Rutgers State University–New Brunswick (NJ) University of Pittsburgh Iowa State University University at Buffalo–SUNY Auburn University (Ginn) (AL) University of Oklahoma University of Washington Oklahoma State University University of Arkansas–Fayetteville University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Boston University Clemson University (SC) Northeastern University (MA) Texas Tech University University of Central Florida University of Cincinnati University of Iowa University of Louisville (Speed) (KY)
8 9 10 11 12 14 16 18
23 24 25 27 30 33 35 37
Average assessment score (5.0=highest) 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 3 3 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Engineering Specialties: Materials New! Ranked in 2005* Rank/School
University
1 2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Northwestern University (IL) University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Stanford University (CA) University of California–Santa Barbara University of California–Berkeley Cornell University (NY) California Institute of Technology Pennsylvania State University–University Park University of Florida University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Carnegie Mellon University (PA) Georgia Institute of Technology Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) University of Pennsylvania North Carolina State University Ohio State University University of Wisconsin–Madison Lehigh University (Rossin) (PA) Case Western Reserve University (OH) Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) (MD) University of California–Los Angeles (Samueli) University of Minnesota–Twin Cities University of Washington University of California–Davis University of Texas–Austin University of Virginia Virginia Tech Brown University (RI) Iowa State University Rutgers State University–New Brunswick (NJ) University of California–San Diego (Jacobs) University of Maryland–College Park (Clark) Arizona State University (Fulton) Colorado School of Mines Drexel University (PA) Rice University (Brown) (TX) SUNY–Stony Brook University of Arizona Columbia University (Fu Foundation) (NY) Michigan Technological University University of Missouri–Rolla University of Southern California (Andrew and Erna Viterbi) Alfred Univ.–New York State Col. of Ceramics Michigan State University University of California–Irvine (Samueli) University of Connecticut University of Pittsburgh Clemson University (SC) Dartmouth College (Thayer) (NH) University of Cincinnati University of Delaware University of Tennessee–Knoxville University of Utah
4 6 7 8
12 14 15 17 20 21 22
26
30
35
41
45
49 50
Average assessment score (5.0=highest) 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.1 4 4 4 4 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3 3 3 3 3 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Engineering Specialties: Mechanical New! Ranked in 2005* Rank/School
University
1 2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Stanford University (CA) University of California–Berkeley California Institute of Technology University of Michigan–Ann Arbor University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Georgia Institute of Technology Cornell University (NY) Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) Carnegie Mellon University (PA) Northwestern University (IL) Princeton University (NJ) University of Texas–Austin University of California–Los Angeles (Samueli) Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) (MD) Pennsylvania State University–University Park University of Minnesota–Twin Cities University of California–San Diego (Jacobs) University of Wisconsin–Madison Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) University of Maryland–College Park (Clark) Virginia Tech Ohio State University Texas A&M University–College Station (Look) University of California–Santa Barbara University of Pennsylvania University of Southern California (Andrew and Erna Viterbi) University of California–Davis University of Florida Arizona State University (Fulton) Case Western Reserve University (OH) Columbia University (Fu Foundation) (NY) Duke University (NC) Rice University (Brown) (TX) University of California–Irvine (Samueli) University of Washington Iowa State University North Carolina State University University of Arizona University of Virginia Lehigh University (Rossin) (PA) Michigan State University Rutgers State University–New Brunswick (NJ) University of Colorado–Boulder University of Notre Dame (IN) Yale University (CT) University of Delaware Washington University in St. Louis (Sever) Illinois Institute of Technology (Armour) University of Illinois–Chicago University of Missouri–Rolla Dartmouth College (Thayer) (NH) Drexel University (PA) Michigan Technological University Naval Postgraduate School (CA) University at Buffalo–SUNY University of Connecticut University of Iowa Vanderbilt University (TN) Boston University Clemson University (SC) Colorado State University SUNY–Stony Brook University of Cincinnati University of Massachusetts–Amherst University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester (NY) Washington State University Auburn University (Ginn) (AL) Northeastern University (MA) Oklahoma State University Polytechnic University (NY) Tufts University (MA) University of Oklahoma University of Utah Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA) Brigham Young University (Fulton) (UT) CUNY–City College Kansas State University Syracuse University (NY) University of Houston (Cullen) University of Kentucky University of North Carolina–Charlotte (Lee) University of Tennessee–Knoxville Clarkson University (NY) Florida State Univ./Florida A&M Univ. Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge New Jersey Institute of Technology Oregon State University Stevens Institute of Technology (Schaefer) (NJ) Tulane University (LA) University of California–Riverside (Bourns) University of Kansas University of Miami (FL) University of Missouri–Columbia University of Nebraska–Lincoln University of New Mexico University of Rhode Island University of Texas–Arlington Wayne State University (MI)
4 6 7 8 9 10
14 15 18 20 23
28 30
37
41
47 49 52
60
69
77
85
Average assessment score (5.0=highest) 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3 3 3 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Engineering Specialties: Nuclear New! Ranked in 2005* Rank/School
University
1 2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Michigan–Ann Arbor University of Wisconsin–Madison Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) Texas A&M University–College Station (Look) North Carolina State University Pennsylvania State University–University Park University of California–Berkeley Oregon State University University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign University of Tennessee–Knoxville University of Florida Georgia Institute of Technology University of Missouri–Columbia Ohio State University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)
4 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 16
Average assessment score (5.0=highest) 4.5 4.2 4.2 4 4 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3 2.7 2.6 2.5
Engineering Specialties: Petroleum New! Ranked in 2005* Rank/School
University
1 2 3 4 5
University of Texas–Austin Stanford University (CA) University of Tulsa (OK) Texas A&M University–College Station (Look) Colorado School of Mines University of Oklahoma Pennsylvania State University–University Park Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge University of Southern California (Andrew and Erna Viterbi) New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Texas Tech University University of Kansas
7 8 10 11
Average assessment score (5.0=highest) 4.7 4.4 3.8 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.5
Engineering Specialties: Chemical New! Ranked in 2005* Rank/School
University
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Minnesota–Twin Cities California Institute of Technology University of California–Berkeley Stanford University (CA) University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Texas–Austin Princeton University (NJ) University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign University of California–Santa Barbara University of Delaware Georgia Institute of Technology Northwestern University (IL) Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Carnegie Mellon University (PA) University of Pennsylvania Cornell University (NY) North Carolina State University Pennsylvania State University–University Park University of Colorado–Boulder University of Washington Rice University (Brown) (TX) University of California–Los Angeles (Samueli) Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) (MD) Texas A&M University–College Station (Look) University of California–Davis University of Florida Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) University of Massachusetts–Amherst University of Notre Dame (IN) Iowa State University Ohio State University Washington University in St. Louis (Sever) University at Buffalo–SUNY University of Houston (Cullen) University of Maryland–College Park (Clark) University of Virginia Virginia Tech Case Western Reserve University (OH) University of Pittsburgh Yale University (CT) Columbia University (Fu Foundation) (NY) Lehigh University (Rossin) (PA) Michigan State University Rutgers State University–New Brunswick (NJ) University of Southern California (Andrew and Erna Viterbi) Arizona State University (Fulton) Colorado School of Mines CUNY–City College Illinois Institute of Technology (Armour) University of Arizona University of Connecticut Vanderbilt University (TN) Auburn University (Ginn) (AL) Colorado State University Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge University of California–Irvine (Samueli) University of Illinois–Chicago University of Iowa Clemson University (SC) Tufts University (MA) University of California–San Diego (Jacobs) University of Missouri–Rolla University of Oklahoma University of South Carolina University of Utah
3 5 7 8 10 12
16 18 19 22 23 25
29 32 35
40 43
48
55
61
Average assessment score (5.0=highest) 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4 4 4 4 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3 3 3 3 3 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5