Last year, 103,550 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Engineering Colleges. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign had the most completers of 16,497, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, The University of Texas at Austin had the most completers of 9,532. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign had the most completers of Master's (7,130) and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor had the most completers of Doctor's (1,625) degree.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | 3,726 | 1,146 | 1,936 | 684 | - | - | - |
| 2 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | 608 | 233 | 155 | 228 | 1 | - | - |
| 3 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 4,725 | 1,546 | 2,475 | 1,069 | 3 | - | - |
| 4 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 15,308 | 7,931 | 5,800 | 1,625 | 362 | - | - |
| 5 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA | 11,220 | 4,140 | 6,571 | 556 | 27 | - | - |
| 6 | Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN | 12,253 | 7,798 | 3,155 | 1,078 | 342 | 24 | 999 |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 16,497 | 8,310 | 7,130 | 1,137 | 36 | - | - |
| 8 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | 14,083 | 9,532 | 3,366 | 1,291 | 83 | - | 2,372 |
| 9 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | 8,310 | 3,791 | 3,779 | 848 | - | - | - |
| 10 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 2,344 | 1,284 | 661 | 445 | - | - | - |
| 11 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO | 9,514 | 6,802 | 2,150 | 588 | - | - | - |
| - | Average | 103,550 | 4,774 | 3,380 | 868 | 122 | 24 | 1,686 |