Purdue University finished eighth in a ranking of best engineering programs by U.S. News that examined 199 campuses around the nation.
The West Lafayette school’s full-time tuition was $10,330 annually. The engineering program enrolls 3,130 full-time students.
U.S. News surveyed 214 graduate engineering programs and ranked 199 schools that provided the needed data in either fall 2018 or early 2019. The criteria included 10 indicators such as recruiter assessment scores, acceptance rates, student-faculty ratios, research activities and the percentage of instructors in the National Academy of Engineering.
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Top Engineering Schools in the U.S.
| Rank | School | City location | Tuition (Master's) | Enrollment (Full-Time) |
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $51,520 per year (full-time) | 3,130 |
| 2 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $54,015 per year (full-time) | 3,524 |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $11,442 per year (in-state, full-time) | 2,189 |
| 4 | Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $47,300 per year (full-time) | 3,834 |
| 5 (tie) | California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | N/A | 543 |
| 5 (tie) | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | $26,336 per year (in-state, full-time) | 3,285 |
| 7 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA | $13,788 per year (in-state, full-time) | 4,085 |
| 8 | Purdue University-West Lafayette | West Lafayette, IN | $10,330 per year (in-state, full-time) | 3,130 |
| 9 | University of Southern California (Viterbi) | Los Angeles, CA | $2,005 per credit (full-time) | 4,203 |
| 10 | University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign | Urbana, IL | $18,256 per year (in-state, full-time) | 3,733 |
| 11 (tie) | Columbia University (Fu Foundation) | New York, NY | $48,432 per year (full-time) | 2,340 |
| 11 (tie) | University of California-San Diego (Jacobs) | La Jolla, CA | $11,442 per year (in-state, full-time) | 2,815 |
| 11 (tie) | University of Texas-Austin (Cockrell) | Austin, TX | $10,348 per year (in-state, full-time) | 2,011 |
| 14 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $29,500 per year (full-time) | 2,185 |
| 15 | Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station, TX | $273 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 3,065 |
| 16 | University of California-Los Angeles (Samueli) | Los Angeles, CA | $11,442 per year (in-state, full-time) | 2,242 |
| 17 (tie) | Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) | Baltimore, MD | $53,740 per year (full-time) | 1,858 |
| 17 (tie) | Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | N/A | 676 |
| 17 (tie) | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $39,174 per year (full-time) | 2,029 |
| 20 | Northwestern University (McCormick) | Evanston, IL | $54,120 per year (full-time) | 1,791 |
| 21 | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $53,024 per year (full-time) | 559 |
| 22 (tie) | University of Maryland-College Park (Clark) | College Park, MD | $717 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 1,673 |
| 22 (tie) | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | $10,728 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,384 |
| 24 (tie) | Duke University (Pratt) | Durham, NC | $53,540 per year (full-time) | 1,324 |
| 24 (tie) | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC | $8,917 per year (in-state, full-time) | 2,971 |
| 24 (tie) | University of California-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $12,570 per year (in-state, full-time) | 821 |
| 27 (tie) | Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $11,560 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,679 |
| 27 (tie) | Rice University (Brown) | Houston, TX | $46,600 per year (full-time) | 911 |
| 27 (tie) | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $1,422 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 1,551 |
| 27 (tie) | University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $17,772 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,672 |
| 31 (tie) | University of California-Davis | Davis, CA | $13,571 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,204 |
| 31 (tie) | University of Colorado-Boulder | Boulder, CO | $14,940 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,782 |
| 31 (tie) | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | N/A | 1,776 |
| 34 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $1,569 per credit (full-time) | 5,625 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania State University-University Park | University Park, PA | $22,976 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,638 |
| 36 (tie) | Boston University | Boston, MA | $52,816 per year (full-time) | 1,158 |
| 36 (tie) | University of California-Irvine (Samueli) | Irvine, CA | $11,442 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,637 |
| 38 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | $42,100 per year (full-time) | 338 |
| 39 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $35,409 per year (full-time) | 521 |
| 40 | New York University (Tandon) | Brooklyn, NY | $1,798 per credit (full-time) | 1,790 |
| 41 (tie) | Iowa State University | Ames, IA | $11,276 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,521 |
| 41 (tie) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY | $52,550 per year (full-time) | 637 |
| 41 (tie) | University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $16,798 per year (in-state, full-time) | 968 |
| 44 | Arizona State University (Fulton) | Tempe, AZ | $11,136 per year (in-state, full-time) | 2,916 |
| 45 (tie) | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | $12,737 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,841 |
| 45 (tie) | University of Rochester (Hajim) | Rochester, NY | $1,654 per credit (full-time) | 630 |
| 47 (tie) | Brown University | Providence, RI | $7,914 per credit (full-time) | 503 |
| 47 (tie) | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH | $925 per credit (full-time) | 603 |
| 47 (tie) | University of Delaware | Newark, DE | $32,886 per year (in-state, full-time) | 831 |
| 47 (tie) | University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $52,746 per year (full-time) | 552 |
| 47 (tie) | University of Pittsburgh (Swanson) | Pittsburgh, PA | $26,224 per year (in-state, full-time) | 782 |
| 52 (tie) | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $45,168 per year (full-time) | 628 |
| 52 (tie) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick | Piscataway, NJ | $17,232 per year (in-state, full-time) | 859 |
| 52 (tie) | Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis, MO | $52,400 per year (full-time) | 1,043 |
| 55 (tie) | Dartmouth College (Thayer) | Hanover, NH | $53,496 per year (full-time) | 300 |
| 55 (tie) | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $842 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 903 |
| 55 (tie) | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $7,912 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,222 |
| 58 (tie) | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO | $16,650 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,094 |
| 58 (tie) | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst, MA | $14,348 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,280 |
| 58 (tie) | University of Tennessee-Knoxville (Tickle) | Knoxville, TN | $626 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 851 |
| 61 (tie) | Colorado State University (Scott) | Fort Collins, CO | $567 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 749 |
| 61 (tie) | Lehigh University (Rossin) | Bethlehem, PA | $1,500 per credit (full-time) | 602 |
| 63 | University at Buffalo-SUNY | Buffalo, NY | $11,090 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,918 |
| 64 (tie) | Stony Brook University-SUNY | Stony Brook, NY | $11,090 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,226 |
| 64 (tie) | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $11,716 per year (in-state, full-time) | 798 |
| 64 (tie) | University of Texas-Dallas (Jonsson) | Richardson, TX | $13,458 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,724 |
| 67 (tie) | Tufts University | Medford, MA | $51,530 per year (full-time) | 609 |
| 67 (tie) | University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT | $15,350 per year (in-state, full-time) | 560 |
| 69 (tie) | Auburn University (Ginn) | Auburn, AL | $9,630 per year (in-state, full-time) | 573 |
| 69 (tie) | Clemson University | Clemson, SC | $10,886 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,124 |
| 69 (tie) | University of Houston (Cullen) | Houston, TX | $9,036 per year (in-state, full-time | 1,021 |
| 69 (tie) | University of Illinois-Chicago | Chicago, IL | $15,928 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,211 |
| 73 (tie) | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR | $14,535 per year (in-state, full-time) | 985 |
| 73 (tie) | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $9,785 per year (in-state, full-time) | 295 |
| 75 (tie) | Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | N/A | 674 |
| 75 (tie) | George Washington University | Washington, DC | $1,890 per credit (full-time) | 946 |
| 75 (tie) | Rochester Institute of Technology (Gleason) | Rochester, NY | $45,520 per year (full-time) | 951 |
| 75 (tie) | Stevens Institute of Technology (Schaefer) | Hoboken, NJ | $35,960 per year (full-time) | 1,320 |
| 75 (tie) | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | $1,559 per credit (full-time) | 927 |
| 75 (tie) | University of California-Riverside (Bourns) | Riverside, CA | $11,442 per year (in-state, full-time) | 743 |
| 75 (tie) | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | $288 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 1,022 |
| 82 (tie) | Illinois Institute of Technology (Armour) | Chicago, IL | N/A | 1,069 |
| 82 (tie) | Missouri University of Science & Technology | Rolla, MO | $419 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 885 |
| 82 (tie) | University of Texas-Arlington | Arlington, TX | $7,938 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,998 |
| 85 (tie) | Michigan Technological University | Houghton, MI | $1,143 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 714 |
| 85 (tie) | University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $378 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 789 |
| 87 (tie) | University of California-Santa Cruz (Baskin) | Santa Cruz, CA | $11,442 per year (in-state, full-time) | 555 |
| 87 (tie) | Washington State University | Pullman, WA | $5,886 per year (in-state, full-time) | 577 |
| 89 (tie) | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ | $20,232 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,388 |
| 89 (tie) | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $12,790 per year (in-state, full-time) | 736 |
| 89 (tie) | University of South Florida | Tampa, FL | $467 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 1,004 |
| 89 (tie) | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | $27,234 per year (full-time) | 454 |
| 93 (tie) | Air Force Institute of Technology | Wright Patterson AFB, OH | N/A | 554 |
| 93 (tie) | Texas Tech University (Whitacre) | Lubbock, TX | $5,832 per year (in-state, full-time) | 545 |
| 95 (tie) | Binghamton University-SUNY (Watson) | Binghamton, NY | $11,090 per year (in-state, full-time) | 1,004 |
| 95 (tie) | Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | $7,290 per year (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints member, full-time) $14,580 per year (Non-LDS member, full-time) | 422 |
| 95 (tie) | Mississippi State University (Bagley) | Mississippi State, MS | $8,541 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 344 |
| 95 (tie) | Oregon Health and Science University | Portland, OR | N/A | 48 |
| 95 (tie) | University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS | $8,530 per year (in-state, full-time) | 398 |
| 95 (tie) | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $13,052 per year (in-state, full-time) | 412 |
| 95 (tie) | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $2,030 per credit (full-time) | 204 |
| 95 (tie) | University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | $6,617 per year (in-state, full-time) | 477 |
| 95 (tie) | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $8,046 per year (in-state, full-time) | 539 |
| 95 (tie) | University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $13,650 per year (in-state, full-time) | 467 |
| 95 (tie) | Wichita State University | Wichita, KS | $5,436 per year (in-state, full-time) | 266 |
| 106 (tie) | Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $8,728 per year (in-state, full-time) | 504 |
| 106 (tie) | Oklahoma State University | Stillwater, OK | $230 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 397 |
| 106 (tie) | Southern Methodist University (Lyle) | Dallas, TX | $1,200 per credit (full-time) | 491 |
| 106 (tie) | Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | N/A | 105 |
| 106 (tie) | University of Oklahoma | Norman, OK | $237 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 427 |
| 111 (tie) | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Daytona Beach, FL | $17,196 per credit (full-time) | 291 |
| 111 (tie) | Florida A&M University - Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | $8,569 per year (in-state, full-time | 506 |
| 111 (tie) | George Mason University (Volgenau) | Fairfax, VA | $589 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 813 |
| 111 (tie) | Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | $404 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 310 |
| 111 (tie) | Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS | $419 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 302 |
| 111 (tie) | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville | Fayetteville, AR | $10,841 per year (in-state, full-time) | 321 |
| 111 (tie) | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD | $640 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 618 |
| 118 (tie) | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | $1,130 per credit (full-time) | 123 |
| 118 (tie) | Naval Postgraduate School | Monterey, CA | N/A | 676 |
| 118 (tie) | University of Alabama-Huntsville | Huntsville, AL | $10,632 per year (in-state, full-time) | 312 |
| 118 (tie) | University of Georgia | Athens, GA | $13,056 per year (in-state, full-time) | 127 |
| 118 (tie) | University of Massachusetts-Lowell (Francis) | Lowell, MA | $14,590 per year (in-state, full-time) | 468 |
| 118 (tie) | West Virginia University (Statler) | Morgantown, WV | $5,058 per year (in-state, full-time) | 463 |
| 124 (tie) | Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $19,512 per year (in-state, full-time) | 233 |
| 124 (tie) | University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $10,780 per year (in-state, full-time) | 309 |
| 124 (tie) | University of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $1,235 per credit (full-time) | 206 |
| 124 (tie) | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | $12,134 per year (in-state, full-time) | 210 |
| 128 (tie) | Baylor University | Waco, TX | $37,752 per year (full-time) | 100 |
| 128 (tie) | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA | $1,006 per credit (full-time) | 555 |
| 128 (tie) | University of Louisville (Speed) | Louisville, KY | $12,684 per year (in-state, full-time) | 370 |
| 128 (tie) | University of Vermont | Burlington, VT | $664 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 126 |
| 128 (tie) | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $11,880 per year (in-state, full-time) | 332 |
| 128 (tie) | Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $18,315 per year (in-state, full-time) | 742 |
| 134 (tie) | CUNY-City College (Grove) | New York, NY | $12,600 per year (in-state, full-time) | 251 |
| 134 (tie) | Ohio University (Russ) | Athens, OH | $8,188 per year (in-state, full-time) | 254 |
| 134 (tie) | University of Alabama-Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $450 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 219 |
| 134 (tie) | University of California-Merced | Merced, CA | N/A | 212 |
| 134 (tie) | University of Denver | Denver, CO | $32,928 per year (full-time) | 233 |
| 134 (tie) | University of North Carolina-Charlotte (Lee) | Charlotte, NC | $4,684 per year (in-state, full-time) | 500 |
| 134 (tie) | Utah State University | Logan, UT | $5,810 per year (in-state, full-time) | 178 |
| 141 (tie) | Boise State University | Boise, ID | $6,759 per year (in-state, full-time) | 178 |
| 141 (tie) | Clarkson University | Potsdam, NY | $24,984 per year (full-time) | 185 |
| 141 (tie) | Florida International University | Miami, FL | $10,944 per year (in-state, full-time) | 642 |
| 141 (tie) | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA | $14,304 per year (full-time) | 148 |
| 141 (tie) | University of Nevada-Reno | Reno, NV | $4,950 per year (in-state, full-time) | 249 |
| 141 (tie) | University of North Texas | Denton, TX | $303 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 364 |
| 141 (tie) | University of Wyoming | Laramie, WY | $261 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 185 |
| 148 (tie) | Howard University | Washington, DC | $31,309 per year (full-time) | 62 |
| 148 (tie) | Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | $283 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 71 |
| 148 (tie) | North Dakota State University | Fargo, ND | N/A | 229 |
| 148 (tie) | University of Colorado-Denver | Denver, CO | $11,268 per year (in-state, full-time) | 289 |
| 148 (tie) | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | North Dartmouth, MA | $15,912 per year (in-state, full-time) | 133 |
| 148 (tie) | University of Texas-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $6,605 per year (in-state, full-time) | 349 |
| 148 (tie) | University of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $571 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 193 |
| 148 (tie) | Wright State University | Dayton, OH | $15,498 per year (in-state, full-time) | 409 |
| 156 (tie) | Alfred University-New York State College of Ceramics (Inamori) | Alfred, NY | $22,520 per year (full-time) | 35 |
| 156 (tie) | California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $8,232 per year (in-state, full-time) | 245 |
| 156 (tie) | Cleveland State University (Washkewicz) | Cleveland, OH | $545 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 203 |
| 156 (tie) | Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL | $370 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 139 |
| 156 (tie) | Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne, FL | $1,241 per credit (full-time) | 427 |
| 156 (tie) | Lamar University | Beaumont, TX | $6,234 per year (in-state, full-time) | 152 |
| 156 (tie) | Lawrence Technological University | Southfield, MI | $31,276 per year (full-time) | 9 |
| 156 (tie) | Louisiana Tech University | Ruston, LA | $6,592 per year (in-state, full-time) | 218 |
| 156 (tie) | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Socorro, NM | $6,727 per year (in-state, full-time) | 106 |
| 156 (tie) | New Mexico State University | Las Cruces, NM | $4,549 per year (in-state, full-time) | 286 |
| 156 (tie) | North Carolina A&T State University | Greensboro, NC | $4,745 per year (in-state, full-time) | 244 |
| 156 (tie) | Oakland University | Rochester, MI | $738 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 381 |
| 156 (tie) | Old Dominion University (Batten) | Norfolk, VA | $568 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 169 |
| 156 (tie) | Portland State University (Maseeh) | Portland, OR | $467 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 381 |
| 156 (tie) | Prairie View A&M University | Prairie View, TX | $5,284 per year (in-state, full-time) | 134 |
| 156 (tie) | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Syracuse, NY | N/A | 51 |
| 156 (tie) | Saint Louis University (Parks) | St. Louis, MO | $1,130 per credit (full-time) | 84 |
| 156 (tie) | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Rapid City, SD | $325 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 171 |
| 156 (tie) | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Carbondale, IL | $5,634 per year (in-state, full-time) | 194 |
| 156 (tie) | Tennessee State University | Nashville, TN | $443 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 48 |
| 156 (tie) | Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville, TN | $10,200 per year (in-state, full-time) | 120 |
| 156 (tie) | Texas A&M University-Kingsville (Dotterweich) | Kingsville, TX | $3,228 per year (in-state, full-time) | 449 |
| 156 (tie) | The Catholic University of America | Washington, DC | $46,180 per year (full-time) | 68 |
| 156 (tie) | Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,170 per credit (full-time) | 11 |
| 156 (tie) | University of Alaska-Fairbanks | Fairbanks, AK | $10,566 per year (in-state, full-time) | 44 |
| 156 (tie) | University of Arkansas-Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | $621 per year (in-state, full-time) | 120 |
| 156 (tie) | University of Colorado-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs, CO | $724 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 24 |
| 156 (tie) | University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI | $1,607 per credit (full-time) | 93 |
| 156 (tie) | University of Hawaii-Manoa | Honolulu, HI | $10,400 per year (in-state, full-time) | 106 |
| 156 (tie) | University of Louisiana-Lafayette | Lafayette, LA | $5,511 per year (in-state, full-time) | 219 |
| 156 (tie) | University of Maine | Orono, ME | $439 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 139 |
| 156 (tie) | University of Memphis (Herff) | Memphis, TN | $609 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 163 |
| 156 (tie) | University of Michigan-Dearborn | Dearborn, MI | $708 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 344 |
| 156 (tie) | University of Mississippi | University, MS | $8,550 per year (in-state, full-time) | 128 |
| 156 (tie) | University of Missouri-Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $385 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 207 |
| 156 (tie) | University of Nevada-Las Vegas (Hughes) | Las Vegas, NV | $8,834 per year (in-state, full-time) | 205 |
| 156 (tie) | University of New Hampshire | Durham, NH | $15,240 per year (in-state, full-time) | 190 |
| 156 (tie) | University of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | N/A | 71 |
| 156 (tie) | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND | $342 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 130 |
| 156 (tie) | University of Rhode Island | Kingston, RI | $14,924 per year (in-state, full-time) | 140 |
| 156 (tie) | University of South Dakota | Vermillion, SD | $326 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 14 |
| 156 (tie) | University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS | $4,257 per credit (in-state, full-time) | 71 |
| 156 (tie) | University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $8,244 per year (in-state, full-time) | 82 |
| 156 (tie) | Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, MI | $15,638 per year (in-state, full-time) | 388 |