Prestigious Engineering Colleges

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: School of Engineering

• The School of Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, also known as MIT, was ranked #1 in "US News and World Report" in 2010 for its engineering program. Tuition runs $37,510 per year, as of 2010. MIT focuses on hands-on experience, project-based and context-based learning, while also offering leadership training. The university offers degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Biological, Chemical, Civil and Environmental Engineering, as well as many others. MIT has graduated more astronauts than any other private institution in the world.

  MIT School of Engineering

  Room 1-206

  77 Massachusetts Avenue

  Cambridge, MA 02139

  617-253-3291

  engineering.mit.edu

Stanford: School of Engineering

• Stanford's School of Engineering ranked #2 in "US News and World Report" in engineering in 2010. The National Research Council, however, ranked Stanford #1 in Electrical Engineering. As of 2010, tuition costs $39,840 per year. Stanford's School of Engineering has about 4,000 students, as of 2010. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford offers access to many of the companies and technologies available in the area.

  Stanford University: School of Engineering

  Huang Engineering Center

  475 Via Ortega

  Stanford, CA 94305

  650-725-1575

  engineering.stanford.edu

University of California Berkeley: College of Engineering

• The College of Engineering at the University of California Berkeley ranked #3 in engineering in "US World and News Report" in 2010. For the 2010-2011 school year, undergraduate tuition was $6,230.75 for in-state students and $17,670 for out-of-state students. Berkeley engineering alumni helped create the microelectronics that helped make the Silicon Valley, while others helped build structures like Hoover Dam and the Golden Gate Bridge.

  University of California-Berkeley: College of Engineering

  320 McLaughlin Hall # 1700

  University of California Berkeley, CA 94720

  510-642-5771

  coe.berkeley.edu

Georgia Institute of Technology: College of Engineering

• Georgia Tech's College of Engineering is the largest U.S. College of Engineering. The college ranked #4 in engineering in "US World and News Report" in 2010. Georgia Tech's College of Engineering awarded the greatest number of engineering degrees to women and underrepresented minority students according to the American Society of Engineering Education. Tuition costs $6,884 per year for in-state students and $24,956 for out-of-state students, as of 2010.

  Georgia Institute of Technology

  219 Uncle Heinie Way

  Atlanta, Georgia 30332

  404-894-4154

  coe.gatech.edu