New England Engineering Colleges

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• In 2010, U.S. News and World Report named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best engineering college in the United States. Located in Cambridge, Mass., the private, nonsectarian university is home to more than 10,000 students. Admission to the university is highly competitive; less than 12 percent of those who apply receive an invitation to attend the school, reports the 2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges. The college grants bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in aeronautical, biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, materials, mechanical, nuclear and oceanic engineering. Engineering students can spend a semester studying at Oxford University in England or in Madrid, Spain. Approximately 83 percent of all freshmen and 73 percent of all continuing students receive some type of financial aid from the university, Barron's reports.

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

University of Connecticut

• A public institution, the University of Connecticut is in Storrs, a rural area 25 miles from the state capital of Hartford. Home to nearly 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students, the university received the 17th-place ranking among engineering schools from U.S. News and World Report in 2010. Among the baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees offered in the engineering are biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, electronic, environmental, manufacturing, material and mechanical engineering. The university sponsors for-credit internships in engineering that place students in real-life work settings. A limited number of paid, cooperative placements are also available, which allow students to alternate semesters of classwork with semesters spent working in the field at local engineering firms or other organizations. About 86 percent of freshmen and 74 percent of continuing students receive some type of financial aid, according to the 2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges.

  University of Connecticut
  2131 Hillside Road
  Unit 3088
  Storrs, CT 06269
  860-486-3137
  uconn.edu

Norwich University

• Established in 1819, Norwich University is a private, nonsectarian military college in Northfield, Vt., a rural area 11 miles south of Montpelier. The university has approximately 3,300 students and admits students for traditional study and through the Reserve Officer Training Corps. The engineering programs are rated among its strongest academically, reports the 2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, and include bachelor's degrees in civil, computer, electrical and mechanical engineering and an online-based Master of master's degree in civil engineering. Collaboration and teamwork are major focuses of the college's undergraduate engineering offerings with students assigned to complete many projects with peers. All students complete a formal, independent senior project prior to graduation, as well. Approximately 96 percent of students receive some type of financial aid while attending Norwich, explains the 2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges.

  Norwich University
  158 Harmon Drive
  Northfield, VT 05663
  800-468-6679
  norwich.edu