Cooper Union's Albert Nerken School of Engineering is the number-one-ranked engineering college according to collegecrunch.org. This college offers programs in civil, mechanical, chemical and electrical engineering. Its high ranking is largely based on its reputation with companies who hire engineers. The program only admits around 550 students at a time to keep the student-to-teacher ratio low. Cooper Union also offers an integrated master's program that allows students to simultaneously work on their bachelors' and masters' degrees, and earn both in as few as five years. In their final years of study, students work in state-of-the-art laboratories on projects that put their skills to the test in real-world situations.
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Cooper Square
New York, NY 10003
212-353-4100
cooper.edu/legacy/engineering
The Cal Poly School of Engineering provides a project-based curriculum that combines classroom theory with practical application. The school is ranked number two in the College Crunch rankings. It offers degree programs that instruct students in the fields of aerospace, biomedical, computer science, electrical, materials and mechanical engineering. The school ranks so highly, according to College Crunch, because of its reputation for having graduates ready to work right out of school. The school offers 13 different bachelor's and nine different master's degree programs in the fields of engineering.
California Polytechnic State University
1 Grand Ave.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
805-756-1111
http://ceng.calpoly.edu/
The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology offers engineering degrees that include chemical, civil, electrical, computer and software, environmental, mechanical, physics and optical, and engineering management. It ranks third in the study. The Rose-Hulman Institute's curriculum is heavy on research tools as their focus is to prepare students to work in the industry today while being prepared to find solutions for the future as well.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
5500 Wabash Avenue
Terre Haute, IN 47803
812-877-1511
www.rose-hulman.edu/academics/
For students looking for an engineering program that pushes the envelope in the use and development of technology, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is at the top of the list. Overall, the college is number four on the College Crunch list. In addition to the areas of biological, chemical, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering, MIT also offers programs in aeronautics and astronautics, computer science and nuclear science. Because of its reputation, MIT has working agreements in place with the government and private industry as a provider of engineering research and expertise. Its graduates have a reputation as leaders in the field.
MIT School of Engineering
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-3291
engineering.mit.edu/
The United States Military Academy ranks number five on the list, with Stanford University sixth, the United States Naval Academy seventh, followed by the University of California at Berkeley, Georgia Institute of Technology and Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Another college that is included in most "top 10" lists is the California Institute of Technology.