Spike Rankings 2027
Best Colleges for Engineering in America
Strong colleges that graduate at least 25 students a year in Engineering. How Spike ranks
How this list is ranked.
The Best Colleges score 75%, the size of the engineering program 25%.
166 colleges qualify from Spike’s guide of 233. At least 25 bachelor’s degrees a year in the field. Colleges without enough reported data are left out.
Guide updated . Data snapshot: . Sources and data years.
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166 colleges
Number 1: Massachusetts Institute of Technology- 422 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $153k after 10 years
Number 2: University of California-Berkeley- 1,160 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 3: Princeton University- 211 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $134k after 10 years
Number 4: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus- 1,964 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 5: University of Florida- 1,211 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 6: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor- 1,107 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 7: University of Maryland-College Park- 1,013 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 8: University of California-Irvine- 1,044 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 9: University of California-San Diego- 940 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 10: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign- 1,818 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 11: Columbia University in the City of New York- 308 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $109k after 10 years
Number 12: University of California-Los Angeles- 706 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 13: University of California-Davis- 816 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $87k after 10 years
Number 14: Stanford University- 259 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $125k after 10 years
Number 15: Cornell University- 527 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 16: University of Virginia-Main Campus- 475 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 17: The University of Texas at Austin- 1,381 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 18: Yale University- 103 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $118k after 10 years
Number 19: Duke University- 309 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 20: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo- 1,151 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 21: Ohio State University-Main Campus- 1,726 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 22: California Institute of Technology- 84 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $167k after 10 years
Number 23: University of Wisconsin-Madison- 1,006 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 24: University of Pennsylvania- 234 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $122k after 10 years
Number 25: North Carolina State University at Raleigh- 1,501 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 26: Rutgers University-New Brunswick- 969 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 27: Carnegie Mellon University- 411 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $125k after 10 years
Number 28: Northwestern University- 319 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 29: Harvard University- 87 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $122k after 10 years
Number 30: Johns Hopkins University- 285 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $105k after 10 years
Number 31: University of Washington-Seattle Campus- 855 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 32: University of Southern California- 453 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 33: Texas A&M University-College Station- 2,334 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 34: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University- 1,788 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 35: University of Notre Dame- 310 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $113k after 10 years
Number 36: San Jose State University- 854 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 37: New Jersey Institute of Technology- 711 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 38: Vanderbilt University- 226 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $99k after 10 years
Number 39: Purdue University-Main Campus- 2,251 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 40: Rice University- 177 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 41: University of Connecticut- 635 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 42: Washington University in St Louis- 256 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 43: Florida International University- 763 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 44: Dartmouth College- 90 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $111k after 10 years
Number 45: Stevens Institute of Technology- 503 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $118k after 10 years
Number 46: Michigan State University- 853 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $74k after 10 years
Number 47: Worcester Polytechnic Institute- 732 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 48: University of Georgia- 424 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 49: Colorado School of Mines- 917 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $102k after 10 years
Number 50: Drexel University- 677 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $92k after 10 years
Number 51: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute- 602 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $113k after 10 years
Number 52: The University of Texas at Dallas- 660 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $75k after 10 years
Number 53: University of Central Florida- 1,295 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 54: Clemson University- 938 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $79k after 10 years
Number 55: Lehigh University- 305 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $116k after 10 years
Number 56: Michigan Technological University- 691 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 57: California State University-Long Beach- 733 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 58: University of Chicago- 39 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 59: San Diego State University- 771 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 60: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus- 1,587 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 61: Iowa State University- 1,323 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 62: Arizona State University Campus Immersion- 1,376 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 63: University of California-Riverside- 403 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 64: Brown University- 106 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 65: University of California-Santa Barbara- 239 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 66: University of Delaware- 406 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 67: Florida State University- 360 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 68: Stony Brook University- 300 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 69: California State University-Fullerton- 325 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 70: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- 149 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 71: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus- 585 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 72: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus- 482 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 73: Missouri University of Science and Technology- 794 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $86k after 10 years
Number 74: Case Western Reserve University- 403 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $90k after 10 years
Number 75: University of Houston- 564 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 76: Tufts University- 242 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 77: Boston University- 401 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 78: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art- 104 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 79: CUNY City College- 358 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 80: University of Colorado Boulder- 865 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 81: California State University-Sacramento- 482 grads a year in the field
- 55% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 82: Villanova University- 238 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $115k after 10 years
Number 83: Santa Clara University- 214 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $117k after 10 years
Number 84: George Mason University- 297 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 85: University of Iowa- 431 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 86: Auburn University- 969 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 87: Washington State University- 481 grads a year in the field
- 62% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 88: University of Rochester- 207 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 89: University of Kentucky- 508 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 90: Illinois Institute of Technology- 273 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 91: University of Missouri-Columbia- 365 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 92: Kettering University- 295 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 93: New York University- 278 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 94: California State University-Northridge- 361 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 95: Marquette University- 232 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 96: Oregon State University- 931 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 97: Lafayette College- 134 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $102k after 10 years
Number 98: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus- 813 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 99: Texas Tech University- 728 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 100: University of the Pacific- 77 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 101: Clarkson University- 409 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $92k after 10 years
Number 102: University of Portland- 70 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $86k after 10 years
Number 103: University of South Carolina-Columbia- 442 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 104: Wake Forest University- 36 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 105: University of Dayton- 405 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 106: Rochester Institute of Technology- 576 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 107: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology- 308 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $108k after 10 years
Number 108: The University of Texas at Arlington- 582 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 109: Southern Methodist University- 136 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $90k after 10 years
Number 110: University of Nebraska-Lincoln- 467 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 111: California State University-Fresno- 169 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 112: Kansas State University- 414 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 113: Bucknell University- 172 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $110k after 10 years
Number 114: Mississippi State University- 771 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $54k after 10 years
Number 115: George Washington University- 146 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $97k after 10 years
Number 116: Temple University- 242 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 117: University of Kansas- 358 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 118: Wentworth Institute of Technology- 340 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $95k after 10 years
Number 119: Colorado State University-Fort Collins- 546 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 120: West Virginia University- 607 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 121: University of Utah- 468 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 122: Milwaukee School of Engineering- 382 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 123: Bradley University- 182 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $76k after 10 years
Number 124: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College- 509 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 125: University of Rhode Island- 300 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 126: University of New Hampshire-Main Campus- 241 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 127: University of Miami- 186 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 128: New Mexico State University-Main Campus- 312 grads a year in the field
- 54% graduate
- $44k after 10 years
Number 129: Miami University-Oxford- 267 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 130: San Francisco State University- 185 grads a year in the field
- 50% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 131: University of Louisville- 369 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 132: Saint Louis University- 140 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $76k after 10 years
Number 133: The University of Texas at San Antonio- 434 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 134: Florida Atlantic University- 273 grads a year in the field
- 63% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 135: University of Mississippi- 170 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 136: Indiana University-Bloomington- 30 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 137: Trinity University- 35 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 138: Seattle University- 70 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 139: University of Vermont- 206 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 140: University of Wyoming- 202 grads a year in the field
- 60% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 141: Portland State University- 212 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 142: Virginia Commonwealth University- 230 grads a year in the field
- 64% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 143: James Madison University- 66 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $75k after 10 years
Number 144: Syracuse University- 199 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 145: Texas Christian University- 51 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 146: University of Denver- 40 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 147: Cleveland State University- 256 grads a year in the field
- 51% graduate
- $57k after 10 years
Number 148: University of North Florida- 138 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 149: North Carolina A & T State University- 320 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $50k after 10 years
Number 150: Wichita State University- 261 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $56k after 10 years
Number 151: Loyola Marymount University- 77 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $86k after 10 years
Number 152: Ohio University-Main Campus- 225 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 153: Old Dominion University- 218 grads a year in the field
- 45% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 154: University of Maine- 215 grads a year in the field
- 56% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 155: Montana State University- 441 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 156: Florida Gulf Coast University- 152 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 157: Tulane University of Louisiana- 60 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 158: University of New Mexico-Main Campus- 205 grads a year in the field
- 54% graduate
- $50k after 10 years
Number 159: Loyola University Chicago- 51 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 160: Howard University- 66 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 161: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University- 48 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $52k after 10 years
Number 162: Baylor University- 87 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 163: University of Idaho- 146 grads a year in the field
- 59% graduate
- $58k after 10 years
Number 164: Boise State University- 185 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 165: Morgan State University- 103 grads a year in the field
- 41% graduate
- $57k after 10 years
Number 166: Tuskegee University- 65 grads a year in the field
- 55% graduate
- $58k after 10 years
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