List of Top Engineering Colleges in USA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• According to U.S. News and World Report, Massachusetts Institute of Technology's engineering department is the best in the country. Students who are accepted into this most selective school will have the opportunity to learn from the nation's best in specialties such as chemical, biological, mechanical, nuclear and aeronautics and astronautics. The school also offers a flexible degree program for some engineering majors which allows them to incorporate an interdisciplinary course of study in areas traditionally outside the engineering major. As of 2010, tuition and fees at MIT cost $37,782 and the school has an acceptance rate of about 11 percent.

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA 02139
  617-253-3400
  mit.edu

Stanford University

• California's Stanford University is home to a top-rated engineering program. As of 2010, tuition and fees at Stanford are $37,881 with a 9.5 percent acceptance rate. Among the top specialties offered at Stanford are chemical, civil and mechanical engineering, as well as bioengineering and computer science. Stanford also allows to students the opportunity to take part in an Individually-Designed Major program. Examples include a joint program in design, an architectural design program and energy resource engineering. At any time, the engineering department at Stanford is home to more than 4,000 students and 240 faculty.

  Stanford University
  Stanford, CA 94305
  650-723-2091
  stanford.edu

University of California-Berkeley

• According to U.S. News and World Report, University of California-Berkeley offers one of the nation's top schools in engineering. Berkeley's engineering department offers degrees in areas such as nuclear, mechanical, industrial, civil and bio engineering. Like other top programs, University of California-Berkeley's engineering school is quite competitive. As of 2010, it has a 21.6 percent acceptance rate and tuition and fees cost $8,352 for California residents and $30,022 for out of state students.

  University of California-Berkeley
  110 Sproul Hall
  Berkeley, CA 94720-5800
  510-642-3175
  berkeley.edu