Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked first in the Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges rankings, followed by Stanford University and California Institute of Technology.

The average tuition & fees of Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges is $14,109 for in-state and $52,022 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2023-2024.

Cornell University has the highest tuition & fees of $66,014 and Purdue University-Main Campus has the lowest tuition & fees of $28,794 among Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,533 for in-state and $44,150 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 17.09% and the SAT score is 1472 for the Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges. Their acceptance rate is low, making it difficult to get into the schools, and the SAT score is high.

Table. Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges Tuition & Fees Comparison
Rank	School Name	Undergraduate Tuition	Graduate Tuition	Acceptance Rate	SAT/ACT Scores	Student Population	Graduation Rate
Rank	School Name	1	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA	Acceptance Rate	SAT/ACT Scores	Student Population	Graduation Rate	$60,156	$63,393	4.74%	1,550 SAT 35 ACT	11,858	94%
2	Stanford UniversityStanford, CA	$62,484	$59,499	3.91%	1,550 SAT 35 ACT	18,283	95%
3	California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA	$63,255	$63,063	3.14%	-	2,401	94%
4	University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA	$45,627 ($14,850)	$30,363 ($15,261)	11.66%	-	45,307	94%
5	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA	$32,876 ($11,764)	$30,646 ($15,570)	16.46%	1,450 SAT 32 ACT	45,296	92%
6	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL	$39,192 ($18,060)	$33,640 ($18,837)	43.69%	1,410 SAT 32 ACT	56,916	84%
7	University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI	$60,107 ($18,309)	$55,052 ($27,524)	17.94%	1,470 SAT 33 ACT	51,225	93%
8	Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY	$66,014	$30,085	8.16%	1,520 SAT 34 ACT	25,898	95%
9	Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ	$59,710	$62,860	4.50%	1,540 SAT 34 ACT	8,842	97%
10	Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA	$63,274	$49,450	11.40%	1,540 SAT 35 ACT	16,002	91%
11	Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN	$28,794 ($9,992)	$28,794 ($9,992)	50.30%	1,320 SAT 31 ACT	51,528	83%
12	The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX	$42,778 ($11,678)	$22,954 ($12,012)	29.12%	1,370 SAT 31 ACT	52,384	87%
	Average	$52,022 ($14,109)	$44,150 ($16,533)	17%	1,472	32,162	92%

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges Tuition Comparison