This article features top engineering colleges in Florida that offer master and doctoral degrees in the fields of biological engineering, chemical engineering, computer science, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, etc. Please be informed that each school receives national wide rank as the ranking compares all engineering schools in the United States. Some important ranking factors include average GRE scores, alumni surveys, current student interviews, institutional research publications, and peer college assessment. In the following list of best engineering schools in the state of Florida, you can see tuition cost for both in-state and out-of-state students, acceptable rates and admissions statistics for each top ranked engineering college.
| National Ranking | Florida Top Engineering Programs |
| 36 | University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) Overall acceptance rate: 41.6% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 760 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $11,954 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,347 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 2,905 Research expenditures per faculty member: $252,977 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $66,280,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.4% |
| 73 | University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL) Overall acceptance rate: 45.1% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 712 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $352 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,145 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 1,309 Research expenditures per faculty member: $630,860 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $75,072,433 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.8% |
| 102 | Florida A&M University – Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) Overall acceptance rate: 49.9% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 726 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $373 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,005 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 287 Research expenditures per faculty member: $189,324 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $14,010,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.4% |
| 113 | University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) Overall acceptance rate: 47.2% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 724 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $9,640 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,760 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 791 Research expenditures per faculty member: $268,653 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $28,477,226 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.0% |
| 125 | University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL) Overall acceptance rate: 48.8% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 707 Tuition: Full-time: $1,600 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 253 Research expenditures per faculty member: $115,985 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $5,799,250 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.7% |
| 153 | Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL) Overall acceptance rate: 42.5% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 667 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $343 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $997 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 303 Research expenditures per faculty member: $100,847 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $6,857,607 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 154 | Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, FL) Overall acceptance rate: 61.0% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 680 Tuition: Full-time: $1,090 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 655 Research expenditures per faculty member: $57,888 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $4,052,179 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 155 | Florida International University (Miami, FL) Overall acceptance rate: 52.6% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 662 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $9,598 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,696 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 839 Research expenditures per faculty member: $239,365 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $21,303,487 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |