U.S. News and World Report ranks the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the No. 1 program in the United States for engineering as of 2010. MIT says it has an unquenchable thirst for massive problems and its students should have a love for solving those problems, which can make a permanent difference in the world. The intensely creative atmosphere at MIT follows an extremely difficult selection process.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617- 253-3400
http://web.mit.edu/
U.S. News ties Stanford with California-Berkeley in the No. 2 spot for engineering programs in the United States as of 2010. Jane and Leland Stanford founded Stanford University in 1885, and it has since become one of the greatest universities in the world, with a true entrepreneurial spirit. If you want excellent business knowledge to accompany a world-class engineering diploma, apply to Stanford.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305
650-723-2091
http://www.stanford.edu
U.S. News ranks the University of California-Berkeley as tied for No. 2 among U.S. engineering programs as of 2010.
UC Berkeley, founded in 1868, remains one of the nation's best public universities. For residents of California, the low in-state tuition makes Berkeley the premier choice for an engineering degree.
University of California-Berkeley
110 Sproul Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-5800
510-642-3175
http://www.berkeley.edu
U.S. News ranks California Institute of Technology as the No. 4 program in the United States for engineering as of 2010. Cal Tech aims to "investigate the most challenging fundamental problems in science and technology." The school boasts a 3-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio. This leads to exceptional collaboration opportunities for engineering students.
California Institute of Technology
1200 E. California Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91125
626-395-6341
http://www.caltech.edu