Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Colleges Tuition Comparison

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked first in the Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Colleges rankings, followed by Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus and University of California-Berkeley.

The average tuition & fees of Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Colleges is $13,928 for in-state and $50,407 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 Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $15,756 for in-state and $40,919 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 21.98% and the SAT score is 1444 for the Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Colleges. Their acceptance rate is low, making it difficult to get into the schools, and the SAT score is high.

Table. Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Colleges Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA$60,156$63,3934.74%1,550 SAT
35 ACT		11,85894%
2Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA$32,876 ($11,764)$30,646 ($15,570)16.46%1,450 SAT
32 ACT		45,29692%
3University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA$45,627 ($14,850)$30,363 ($15,261)11.66%-45,30794%
4Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$62,484$59,4993.91%1,550 SAT
35 ACT		18,28395%
5University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL$39,192 ($18,060)$33,640 ($18,837)43.69%1,410 SAT
32 ACT		56,91684%
6California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA$63,255$63,0633.14%-2,40194%
7Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN$28,794 ($9,992)$28,794 ($9,992)50.30%1,320 SAT
31 ACT		51,52883%
8University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI$60,107 ($18,309)$55,052 ($27,524)17.94%1,470 SAT
33 ACT		51,22593%
9Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA$63,274$49,45011.40%1,540 SAT
35 ACT		16,00291%
10Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY$66,014$30,0858.16%1,520 SAT
34 ACT		25,89895%
11Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX$40,328 ($12,841)$24,090 ($11,093)63.25%1,260 SAT
28 ACT		74,01483%
12The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX$42,778 ($11,678)$22,954 ($12,012)29.12%1,370 SAT
31 ACT		52,38487%
Average$50,407 ($13,928)$40,919 ($15,756)22%1,44437,59390%