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About the Top Engineering Colleges
More than one-third of the undergraduate degrees awarded annually by the following colleges are in engineering; the percentage for each college is listed below. To help you gage the breadth of the engineering research conducted and the undergraduate research opportunities, we provide the number of PhD degrees awarded in engineering, as well as, the percentage of engineering PhD's to bachelor degrees in engineering for each college. Universities that award no PhD's generally focus less on research and more on undergraduate teaching.
The colleges below are listed in descending order based on their percentage of PhD to BS degrees in engineering:
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California Institute of Technology
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Pasadena, California
Private
Small city environment
900 Undergraduates
52% Engineering majors
53 engineering PhD's awarded
50% PhD/BS engineering
SAT or ACT, two SAT Subject Tests in science/math
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Private
Small city environment
4,100 Undergraduates
53% Engineering majors
229 engineering PhD's awarded
34% PhD/BS engineering
SAT or ACT, two SAT Subject Tests in science/math, essay, interview recommended
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Case Western Reserve University*
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Cleveland, Ohio
Private
Very large environment
3,500 Undergraduates
42% Engineering majors
51 engineering PhD's awarded
17% PhD/BS engineering
SAT or ACT, SAT Subject Tests strongly recommended, essay required
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Colorado School of Mines
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Golden, Colorado
Public
Large town environment
2,500 Undergraduates
70% Engineering majors
53 engineering PhD's awarded
15% PhD/BS engineering
SAT or ACT
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute*
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Troy, New York
Private
Small city environment
5,100 Undergraduates
58% Engineering majors
80 engineering PhD's awarded
14% PhD/BS engineering
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT, essay
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Atlanta, Georgia
Public
Very large city environment
11,200 Undergraduates
61% Engineering majors
172 engineering PhD's awarded
14% PhD/BS engineering
SAT or ACT, essay required
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Stevens Institute of Technology
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Hoboken, New Jersey
Private
Small city environment
1,700 Undergraduates
63% Engineering majors
13 engineering PhD's awarded
7% PhD/BS engineering
SAT or ACT, SAT Subject Tests for accelerated program, interview, essay required
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Clarkson University*
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Potsdam, New York
Private
Large town environment
2,700 Undergraduates
49% Engineering majors
16 engineering PhD's awarded
5% PhD/BS engineering
SAT or ACT, SAT Subject Tests optional, essay and interview recommended
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University of Missouri: Rolla
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Rolla, Missouri
Public
Large town environment
3,900 Undergraduates
83% Engineering majors
29 engineering PhD's awarded
5% PhD/BS engineering
SAT or ACT, essay required
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Worcester, Massachusetts
Private
Small city environment
2,800 Undergraduates
75% Engineering majors
19 engineering PhD's awarded
4% PhD/BS engineering
SAT or ACT, essay
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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Terre Haute, Indiana
Private
Small city environment
1,600 Undergraduates
63% Engineering majors
No engineering PhD's awarded
SAT or ACT, SAT Subject Tests and essay optional
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Cooper Union
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New York, New York
Private
Very large city environment
900 Undergraduates
63% Engineering majors
No engineering PhD's awarded
SAT or ACT (SAT Subject tests in Math/Physics/Chemistry required for engineering)
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Milwaukee School of Engineering
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Private
Large city environment
2,300 Undergraduates
55% Engineering majors
No engineering PhD's awarded
SAT or ACT required
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Harvey Mudd College**
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Claremont, California
Private
Large town environment
700 Undergraduates
44% Engineering majors
No engineering PhD's awarded
SAT and SAT Subject Tests (including Math-IIC), essay required
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United States Naval Academy
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Annapolis, Maryland
Public
Large town environment
4,300 Undergraduates
41% Engineering majors
No engineering PhD's awarded
SAT or ACT, physical aptitude exam (PAE), recommendation from congressional rep, essay, interview required
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* Indicates that the school accepts the Common Application
** Indicates that the school accepts the Common Application
and a supplemental form is required
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