The engineering school directory lists the 199 schools in the US that offer doctoral programs. One hundred eighty-five responded to the U.S. News survey, which was conducted in the fall of 2006 and early 2007. Institutions that did not respond to the survey have abbreviated entries.
Air Force Institute of Technology *
Alfred University--New York State College of Ceramics (Inamori)
Arizona State University (Fulton)
Auburn University (Ginn)
Boston University
Brigham Young University (Fulton)
Brown University
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (Grove)
CUNY--City College (Grove)
California Institute of Technology
California State University--Long Beach
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Catholic University of America
Clarkson University
Clemson University
Cleveland State University (Fenn)
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Columbia University (Fu Foundation)
Cornell University
Dartmouth College (Thayer)
Drexel University
Duke University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida International University
Florida State University/Florida A&M University
George Mason University (Volgenau)
George Washington University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Howard University
Idaho State University
Illinois Institute of Technology (Armour)
Indiana University-Purdue University--Indianapolis
Iowa State University
Johns Hopkins University (Whiting)
Kansas State University
Lamar University
Lawrence Technological University
Lehigh University (Rossin)
Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge
Louisiana Tech University
Marquette University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michigan State University
Michigan Technological University
Mississippi State University (Bagley)
Montana State University
Morgan State University (Mitchell)
Naval Postgraduate School *
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
New Mexico State University
North Carolina A&T State University *
North Carolina State University
North Dakota State University *
Northeastern University
Northwestern University (McCormick)
OGI School of Science and Engineering--Oregon Health and Science University
Oakland University
Ohio State University
Ohio University (Russ)
Oklahoma State University
Old Dominion University
Oregon State University
Pennsylvania State University--University Park
Polytechnic University
Portland State University (Maseeh)
Prairie View A&M University
Princeton University
Purdue University--West Lafayette
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rice University (Brown)
Rochester Institute of Technology (Gleason)
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
SUNY--Binghamton (Watson)
SUNY--Stony Brook
San Diego State University
Santa Clara University
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
South Dakota State University
Southern Illinois University--Carbondale
Southern Methodist University
St. Louis University (Parks)
Stanford University
Stevens Institute of Technology (Schaefer)
Syracuse University
Temple University
Tennessee State University
Tennessee Technological University
Texas A&M University--College Station (Look)
Texas A&M University--Kingsville (Dotterweich) *
Texas Tech University
Tufts University
Tulane University
Tuskegee University
University at Buffalo--SUNY
University of Akron
University of Alabama
University of Alabama--Birmingham
University of Alabama--Huntsville
University of Alaska--Fairbanks
University of Arizona
University of Arkansas--Fayetteville
University of Bridgeport
University of California--Berkeley
University of California--Davis
University of California--Irvine (Samueli)
University of California--Los Angeles (Samueli)
University of California--Riverside (Bourns)
University of California--San Diego (Jacobs)
University of California--San Francisco
University of California--Santa Barbara
University of California--Santa Cruz (Baskin)
University of Central Florida
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado--Boulder
University of Colorado--Colorado Springs
University of Colorado--Denver and Health Sciences Center
University of Connecticut
University of Dayton
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Detroit Mercy *
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Hawaii--Manoa
University of Houston (Cullen)
University of Idaho
University of Illinois--Chicago
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Louisiana--Lafayette
University of Louisville (Speed)
University of Maine
University of Maryland--Baltimore County
University of Maryland--College Park (Clark)
University of Massachusetts--Amherst
University of Massachusetts--Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts--Lowell (Francis)
University of Memphis
University of Miami
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri--Columbia
University of Missouri--Kansas City *
University of Missouri--Rolla
University of Nebraska--Lincoln
University of Nevada--Las Vegas (Hughes)
University of Nevada--Reno
University of New Hampshire
University of New Mexico
University of New Orleans
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina--Charlotte (Lee)
University of North Dakota
University of Notre Dame
University of Oklahoma
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rhode Island
University of Rochester
University of South Carolina
University of South Florida
University of Southern California (Viterbi)
University of Tennessee--Knoxville
University of Texas--Arlington
University of Texas--Austin
University of Texas--Dallas (Jonsson)
University of Texas--El Paso
University of Texas--San Antonio *
University of Toledo
University of Tulsa
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin--Madison
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
University of Wyoming
Utah State University
Vanderbilt University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech
Washington State University
Washington University in St. Louis (Sever)
Wayne State University
West Virginia University
Western Michigan University
Wichita State University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Wright State University
Yale University
*This school refused to fill out the U.S. News survey; limited data appear.
ASchool was unable to complete the survey because of damage from Hurricane Katrina. Last year's data was used to calculate the school's ranking and is displayed here, with the exception of tuition.
Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical
| Rank/School | Average assessment score (5.0=highest) | ||
| 1. | California Institute of Technology | 4.7 | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 4.7 | ||
| Stanford University (CA) | 4.7 | ||
Engineering Specialties: Biomedical/Bioengineering Rank/School | Average assessment score (5.0=highest) | ||
| 1. | Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) (MD) | 4.7 | |
| 2. | Georgia Institute of Technology | 4.6 | |
| University of California–San Diego (Jacobs) | 4.6 | ||
Engineering Specialties: Chemical
| Rank/School | Average assessment score (5.0=highest) | ||
| 1. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 4.9 | |
| 2. | California Institute of Technology | 4.8 | |
| University of Minnesota–Twin Cities | 4.8 | ||
Engineering Specialties: Civil
| Rank/School | Average assessment score (5.0=highest) | ||
| 1. | University of California–Berkeley | 4.8 | |
| 2. | University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign | 4.6 | |
| 3. | Stanford University (CA) | 4.5 | |
Engineering Specialties: Computer Engineering
| Rank/School | Average assessment score (5.0=highest) | ||
| 1. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 5.0 | |
| 2. | Stanford University (CA) | 4.9 | |
| 3. | University of California–Berkeley | 4.8 | |
Electrical/Electronic/Communications
| Rank/School | Average assessment score (5.0=highest) | ||
| 1. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 5.0 | |
| 2. | Stanford University (CA) | 4.9 | |
| University of California–Berkeley | 4.9 | ||
Engineering Specialties: Environmental/Environmental Health
| Rank/School | Average assessment score (5.0=highest) | ||
| 1. | Stanford University (CA) | 4.8 | |
| 2. | University of California–Berkeley | 4.5 | |
| University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign | 4.5 | ||
Engineering Specialties: Industrial/Manufacturing
| Rank/School | Average assessment score (5.0=highest) | ||
| 1. | Georgia Institute of Technology | 4.8 | |
| 2. | University of Michigan–Ann Arbor | 4.5 | |
| 3. | Pennsylvania State University–University Park | 4.2 | |
| University of California–Berkeley | 4.2 | ||
Engineering Specialties: Materials
| Rank/School | Average assessment score (5.0=highest) | ||
| 1. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 4.8 | |
| 2. | Northwestern University (McCormick) (IL) | 4.6 | |
| University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign | 4.6 | ||
Engineering Specialties: Mechanical
| Rank/School | Average assessment score (5.0=highest) | ||
| 1. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 4.9 | |
| Stanford University (CA) | 4.9 | ||
| 3. | California Institute of Technology | 4.8 | |
| University of California–Berkeley | 4.8 | ||
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Overall Score 100
Peer assess- ment score (5.0 highest) 4.9
Recruiter assessment score (5.0 highest) 4.8
'06 average quantitative GRE score 779
'06 acceptance rate 22.2%
'06 Ph.D. students/ faculty 4.2
'06 faculty membership in Natl. Academy of Engineering 12.7%
'06 engineering school research expenditures (in millions) $234.5
'06 research expenditures per faculty member (in thousands) $644.3
Ph.D.'s granted 2005-06 288
'06 total graduate engineering enrollment 2662
2Stanford University (CA)
Overall Score 99
Peer assess- ment score (5.0 highest) 4.8
Recruiter assessment score (5.0 highest) 4.7
'06 average quantitative GRE score 781
'06 acceptance rate 31.2%
'06 Ph.D. students/ faculty 7.3
'06 faculty membership in Natl. Academy of Engineering 16.9%
'06 engineering school research expenditures (in millions) $152.4
'06 research expenditures per faculty member (in thousands) $725.8
Ph.D.'s granted 2005-06 247
'06 total graduate engineering enrollment 3243
3University of California–Berkeley
RANK | Name of Institute | City |
1 | Indian Institute of Technology IIT Kanpur | Kanpur |
2 | Indian Institute of Technology IIT Kharagpur | Kharagpur |
3 | Indian Institute of Technology IIT Bombay | Mumbai |
4 | Indian Institute of Technology IIT Madras | Chennai |
5 | Indian Institute of Technology IIT Delhi | Delhi |
6 | BITS Pilani | Pilani |
7 | IIT Roorkee | Roorkee |
8 | IT-BHU | Varanasi |
9 | IIT-Guwahati | Guwahati |
10 | College of Engg , Anna University | Guindy |
11 | Jadavpur University , Faculty of Engg & Tech | Calcutta |
12 | Indian School of Mines | Dhanbad |
13 | NIT- National Institute of Technology | Warangal |
14 | BIT, Mesra | Ranchi |
15 | NIT- National Institute of Technology | Trichy |
16 | Delhi College of Engineering | New Delhi |
17 | Punjab Engineering College | Chandigarh |
18 | NIT- National Institute of Technology | Suratkal |
19 | Motilal Nehru National Inst. of Technology | Allahabad |
20 | Thapar Inst of Engineering & Technology | Patiala |
21 | Bengal Eng and Science University , Shibpur | Howrah |
22 | MANIT | Bhopal |
23 | PSG College of Technology | Coimbatore |
24 | IIIT | Hyderabad |
25 | Harcourt Butler Technological Institute | Kanpur |
26 | Malviya National Institute of Technology | Jaipur |
27 | VNIT | Nagpur |
28 | NIT- National Institute of Technology | Kozhikode |
29 | Dhirubhai Ambani IICT | Gandhinagar |
30 | Osmania Univ. College of Engineering | Hyderabad |
31 | College of Engineering , Andhra University | Vishakhapatnam |
32 | Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology | New Delhi |
33 | NIT- National Institute of Technology | Kurukshetra |
34 | NIT- National Institute of Technology | Rourkela |
35 | SVNIT | Surat |
36 | Govt. College of Engineering | Pune |
37 | Manipal Institute of Technology | Manipal |
38 | JNTU | Hyderabad |
39 | R.V. College of Engineering | Bangalore |
40 | NIT- National Institute of Technology | Jamshedpur |
41 | University Visvesvaraya College of Engg. | Bangalore |
42 | VJTI | Mumbai |
43 | Vellore Institute of Technology | Vellore |
44 | Coimbatore Institute of Technology | Coimbatore |
45 | SSN College of Engineering | Chennai |
46 | IIIT | Allahabad |
47 | College of Engineering | Trivandrum |
48 | NIT Durgapur | Durgapur |
49 | SIT | Calcutta |
50 | Mumbai University Inst of Chemical Tech | Mumbai |
51 | Sardar Patel College of Engineering | Mumbai |
52 | P.E.S. Institute of Technology | Bangalore |
53 | Maharashtra Institute of Technology | Pune |
54 | Amrita Institute of Technology & Science | Coimbatore |
55 | National Institute of Engineering | Mysore |
56 | B.M.S. College of Engineering | Bangalore |
57 | Laxminarayan Institute Of Tech. | Nagpur |
58 | Nirma Institute of Technology | Ahmedabad |
59 | IIIT | Pune |
60 | Amity School of Engineering | Noida |
61 | JNTU | Kakinada |
62 | S.J. College of Engineering | Mysore |
63 | Chaitanya Bharathi Inst. of Technology | Hyderabad |
64 | IIIT | Bangalore |
65 | SRM Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai |
66 | SASTRA | Thanjavur |
67 | Bangalore Institute of Technology | Bangalore |
68 | The Technological Inst. of Textile & Sciences | Bhiwani |
69 | III | Gwalior |
70 | JNTU | Anantpur |
71 | M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology | Bangalore |
72 | Gitam | Vishakhapatnam |
73 | NIT- National Institute of Technology | Hamirpur |
74 | NIT- National Institute of Technology | Jalandhar |
75 | SV University Engineering College | Tirupati |
76 | NIT- National Institute of Technology | Raipur |
77 | Vasavi College of Engineering | Hyderabad |
78 | The ICFAI Inst of Science and Technology | Hyderabad |
79 | NIT- National Institute of Technology | Patna |
80 | Cummins Colleges of Engg of Women | Pune |
81 | VIT | Pune |
82 | Shri Ramdeo Baba K.N. Engineering College | Nagpur |
83 | Muffakham Jah Engineering College | Hyderabad |
84 | Karunya Institute of Technology | Coimbatore |
85 | D.J. Sanghvi | Mumbai |
86 | Sathyabhama Engineering College | Chennai |
87 | Kongu Engineering College | Erode |
88 | Mepco Schlek Engineering College | Sivakasi |
89 | Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College | Ludhiana |
90 | Hindustan Inst of Engineering Technology | Chennai |
91 | SDM College of Engineering | Dharwad |
92 | R.V.R. & J.C. College Of Engg | Guntur |
93 | Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi | New Delhi |
94 | K.L. College of Engineering | Veddeswaram |
95 | Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology | Nadiad |
96 | S.G.S. Institute of Technology & Science | Indore |
97 | Jabalpur Engineering College | Jabalpur |
98 | Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering | Trivandrum |
99 | G.H. Patel College of Engg & Technology | Vallabh Vidyanagar |
100 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Bhubaneshwar |
