| Ranking | School and Information |
| 1 | Purdue University–West Lafayette (West Lafayette, IN) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $9,979 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,147 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 2,965 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 763 Research expenditures per faculty member: $587,522 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $219,733,287 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 4.7% |
| 2 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $15,732 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,998 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 2,773 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 774 Research expenditures per faculty member: $571,122 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $220,453,475 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 4.3% |
| 3 | Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) Tuition: Full-time: $29,500 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 1,705 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 774 Research expenditures per faculty member: $679,587 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $134,558,287 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 11.6% |
| 4 | University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $11,954 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,347 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 2,905 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 760 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% |
| 5 | Iowa State University (Ames, IA) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $8,616 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,280 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 997 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 756 Research expenditures per faculty member: $366,205 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $78,368,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.9% |
| 6 | Texas A&M University–College Station (Look) (College Station, TX) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $227 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $539 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 2,870 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 758 Research expenditures per faculty member: $779,229 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $274,288,947 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 2.6% |
| 7 | University of California: Davis (Davis, CA) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $15,271 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,373 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 1,252 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 758 Research expenditures per faculty member: $422,710 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $79,469,487 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 6.7% |
| 8 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $10,048 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,497 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 2,336 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 755 Research expenditures per faculty member: $471,162 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $152,656,772 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 3.9% |
| 9 | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $7,834 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,882 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 2,899 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 755 Research expenditures per faculty member: $486,626 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $148,421,098 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 3.1% |
| 10 | University of Nebraska – Lincoln (Lincoln, NE) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $380 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $956 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 659 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 723 Research expenditures per faculty member: $227,264 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $38,862,220 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 11 | Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $569 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,118 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 812 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 745 Research expenditures per faculty member: $305,836 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $50,463,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.8% |
| 12 | Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $169 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $667 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 900 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 730 Research expenditures per faculty member: $215,661 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $29,976,893 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 13 | University of Georgia (Athens, GA) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $300 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $913 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 54 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 742 Research expenditures per faculty member: $175,731 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $5,271,947 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 8.0% |
| 14 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus (Columbus, OH) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $11,325 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,050 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 1,748 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 764 Research expenditures per faculty member: $528,675 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $126,882,145 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 2.4% |
| 15 | University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $9,866 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,326 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 499 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 723 Research expenditures per faculty member: $273,655 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $40,227,350 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.7% |
| 16 | Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $310 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $700 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 520 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 739 Research expenditures per faculty member: $187,462 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $22,308,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 17 | Penn State University Park (University Park, PA) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $18,146 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $30,768 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 1,953 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 763 Research expenditures per faculty member: $416,140 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $137,742,570 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.8% |
| 18 | University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $10,839 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,801 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 957 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 756 Research expenditures per faculty member: $326,723 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $57,503,293 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 3.5% |
| 19 | Mississippi State University (Bagley) (Mississippi State, MS) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $7,740 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,560 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 608 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 730 Research expenditures per faculty member: $498,771 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $52,371,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 20 | University of Arkansas–Fayetteville (Fayetteville, AR) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $335 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $793 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 387 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 749 Research expenditures per faculty member: $201,017 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $20,905,853 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 2.0% |
| 21 | Washington State University (Pullman, WA) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $10,188 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,342 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 680 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 733 Research expenditures per faculty member: $198,305 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $19,632,228 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.1% |
| 22 | Auburn University (Ginn) (Auburn University, AL) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $7,290 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,870 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 834 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 737 Research expenditures per faculty member: $401,503 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $57,415,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.4% |
| 23 | Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $8,982 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,582 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 642 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 727 Research expenditures per faculty member: $593,838 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $62,353,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.0% |
| 24 | University of Maryland: College Park (Clark) (College Park, MD) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $9,450 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,358 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 2,259 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 767 Research expenditures per faculty member: $776,575 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $179,388,838 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 3.0% |
| 25 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville (Knoxville, TN) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $9,494 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,636 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 916 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 759 Research expenditures per faculty member: $372,359 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $56,971,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.6% |
| 26 | North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $274 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $732 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 182 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 753 Research expenditures per faculty member: $43,014 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $3,011,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 27 | Utah State University (Logan, UT) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $5,563 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $16,079 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 446 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): N/A Research expenditures per faculty member: $234,400 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $17,345,650 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 28 | University of Idaho (Moscow, ID) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $3,874 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $16,394 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 451 Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): N/A Research expenditures per faculty member: $165,366 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $13,063,958 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
