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Best colleges for electrical & computer engineering

Each school is scored out of 10 for electrical & computer engineering on what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (30%), research spending in electrical engineering (30%, NSF; at least its usual share of the school's EE and computer science research, since joint EECS departments report it either way), the student body's test scores (20%), how many undergraduate courses the department lists, where counted (15%), and the number of graduates in the major (5%; schools file EE and computer engineering under different codes, so the count says little). Pay is compared after a half adjustment for state price levels (BEA), since many graduates move. A program needs at least 15 graduates a year (or 8, with research spending in the field in the top quarter) and data about the program itself (its own graduates' pay, its course catalog or research in the field) to be ranked; school-wide numbers alone never rank a program. Missing inputs drop out and the rest are reweighted. Scores run 0–10 against the other ranked schools: 8.0+ is a standout program, 6.5+ strong, 4.5+ solid. Schools with the same score share a rank. Electrical and computer engineering are one list because schools file them differently, and MIT, Stanford and Caltech graduate most of their electrical engineers as computer science or a joint EECS degree, so their counts here are small.

The top electrical & computer engineering schools: University of California, Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Top 100 colleges for electrical & computer engineering
Rank	School	Score (out of 10)	Tier	Graduates per year in the major	Share of the class	Pay vs. national, same major	Acceptance rate
1	University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA	10.0	Standout	504	4.9%	1.95×	11%
2	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	9.9	Standout	162	8.5%	2.43×	11%
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	9.8	Standout	80	5.7%	1.56×	5%
4	University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	9.7	Standout	374	4%	1.26×	29%
T-5	Duke University Durham, NC	9.6	Standout	122	4.5%	1.69×	5%
T-5	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	9.6	Standout	538	5.9%	1.37×	37%
7	University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	9.5	Standout	214	2.2%	1.46×	9%
8	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	9.4	Standout	218	2.4%	1.26×	16%
9	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	9.3	Standout	94	1.5%	1.39×	10%
10	Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA	9.2	Standout	308	7.5%	1.15×	13%
11	The University of Texas–Austin Austin, TX	9.1	Standout	331	3.1%	1.42×	22%
12	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	9.0	Standout	62	4.8%	2.08×	4%
13	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	8.9	Standout	94	2.2%	1.43×	9%
T-14	Northeastern University Boston, MA	8.8	Standout	210	4.7%	1.24×	5%
T-14	University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD	8.8	Standout	216	2.4%	1.22×	45%
T-16	University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	8.7	Standout	128	1.8%	1.27×	38%
T-16	Rice University Houston, TX	8.7	Standout	54	4.3%	1.33×	8%
T-16	Stanford University Stanford, CA	8.7	Standout	36	2.2%	1.84×	4%
T-19	University of Washington Seattle, WA	8.6	Standout	271	2.7%	1.19×	39%
T-19	Columbia University New York, NY	8.6	Standout	52	1.9%	1.65×	5%
T-19	The Ohio State University Columbus, OH	8.6	Standout	638	5.4%	1.10×	45%
T-22	Boston University Boston, MA	8.5	Standout	157	3.2%	1.23×	13%
T-22	Purdue University–Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	8.5	Standout	496	5.7%	1.09×	43%
T-24	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	8.4	Standout	40	1.1%	–	5%
T-24	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	8.4	Standout	30	1.6%	1.23×	8%
T-24	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	8.4	Standout	226	2.2%	1.13×	20%
T-27	University of California, Davis Davis, CA	8.3	Standout	208	2.2%	1.41×	44%
T-27	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	8.3	Standout	67	2.3%	1.10×	11%
T-27	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	8.3	Standout	316	4.1%	1.11×	55%
T-30	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	8.2	Standout	88	1.6%	1.22×	17%
T-30	Arizona State University Tempe, AZ	8.2	Standout	292	1.9%	1.05×	88%
T-30	University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA	8.2	Standout	332	3.7%	1.19×	29%
T-33	University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI	8.1	Standout	224	2.2%	1.03×	41%
T-33	North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC	8.1	Standout	284	4.4%	1.03×	42%
T-35	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	8.0	Standout	32	1.3%	–	6%
T-35	New York University New York, NY	8.0	Standout	79	1.1%	1.13×	9%
T-35	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	8.0	Standout	33	1.2%	1.36×	7%
T-38	Texas A&M University College Station, TX	7.9	Strong	453	3.3%	1.09×	52%
T-38	University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	7.9	Strong	164	3.1%	1.18×	73%
T-38	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	7.9	Strong	134	1.5%	1.04×	80%
T-41	University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	7.8	Strong	134	7.9%	0.99×	74%
T-41	University of Massachusetts–Amherst Amherst, MA	7.8	Strong	110	1.5%	1.05×	60%
T-41	Auburn University Auburn, AL	7.8	Strong	171	3%	1.03×	46%
T-44	The University of Texas–Dallas Richardson, TX	7.7	Strong	335	6.4%	1.06×	69%
T-44	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	7.7	Strong	180	2.7%	1.08×	68%
T-44	Stony Brook University–SUNY Stony Brook, NY	7.7	Strong	105	2.1%	1.09×	49%
T-47	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	7.6	Strong	100	4.7%	1.02×	60%
T-47	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	7.6	Strong	96	1.2%	1.03×	86%
T-47	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	7.6	Strong	139	2.5%	1.04×	59%
T-50	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	7.5	Strong	387	14.8%	1.12×	71%
T-50	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	7.5	Strong	86	1.4%	1.04×	87%
T-50	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	7.5	Strong	125	1.7%	1.07×	78%
T-50	The Pennsylvania State University–University Park University Park, PA	7.5	Strong	250	2.1%	0.95×	55%
T-54	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	7.4	Strong	46	1.9%	–	12%
T-54	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	7.4	Strong	158	2.8%	1.05×	54%
T-54	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	7.4	Strong	138	14.7%	1.16×	51%
T-57	University of South Carolina Columbia, SC	7.3	Strong	74	1%	1.02×	57%
T-57	University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	7.3	Strong	44	1.7%	1.10×	72%
T-57	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	7.3	Strong	98	6%	1.59×	48%
T-60	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	7.2	Strong	16	6.9%	–	3%
T-60	University of Houston Houston, TX	7.2	Strong	116	1.4%	1.04×	74%
T-62	Iowa State University of Science and Technology Ames, IA	7.1	Strong	377	5.7%	1.01×	89%
T-62	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	7.1	Strong	173	4.2%	1.07×	70%
T-62	Tufts University Medford, MA	7.1	Strong	30	1.4%	1.11×	11%
T-65	Villanova University Villanova, PA	7.0	Strong	65	3%	1.15×	28%
T-65	University of Tennessee–Knoxville Knoxville, TN	7.0	Strong	66	1.2%	0.94×	42%
T-65	University of Nebraska – Lincoln Lincoln, NE	7.0	Strong	124	2.6%	0.99×	87%
T-68	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	6.9	Strong	162	1.7%	0.99×	85%
T-68	University of Missouri Columbia, MO	6.9	Strong	54	1%	1.04×	78%
T-68	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	6.9	Strong	87	1.5%	0.97×	90%
T-71	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	6.8	Strong	88	6%	1.02×	67%
T-71	Clemson University Clemson, SC	6.8	Strong	135	2.6%	0.96×	42%
T-71	University of Delaware Newark, DE	6.8	Strong	54	1.1%	1.00×	71%
T-74	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM	6.7	Strong	18	7.8%	1.14×	54%
T-74	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	6.7	Strong	42	3%	1.10×	29%
T-74	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	6.7	Strong	110	1.9%	1.02×	79%
T-77	Rutgers University–New Brunswick Piscataway, NJ	6.6	Strong	256	2.9%	1.05×	65%
T-77	The University of Oklahoma Norman, OK	6.6	Strong	114	2.2%	0.93×	77%
T-77	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	6.6	Strong	358	2.4%	1.00×	43%
T-77	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	6.6	Strong	144	1.4%	1.02×	43%
T-81	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	6.5	Strong	82	6.3%	1.06×	62%
T-81	Binghamton University–SUNY Binghamton, NY	6.5	Strong	94	2.4%	1.04×	37%
T-81	Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	6.5	Strong	154	12.1%	0.96×	79%
T-84	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	6.4	Solid	33	0.7%	1.10×	93%
T-84	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	6.4	Solid	92	1.2%	0.96×	71%
T-84	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	6.4	Solid	36	0.9%	1.08×	46%
T-84	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	6.4	Solid	44	4.1%	1.52×	32%
T-88	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	6.3	Solid	68	1.3%	0.95×	74%
T-88	George Washington University Washington, DC	6.3	Solid	16	0.5%	–	47%
T-88	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	6.3	Solid	94	1.9%	0.96×	73%
T-91	University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	6.2	Solid	168	2.5%	0.97×	88%
T-91	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	6.2	Solid	64	0.7%	0.98×	24%
T-91	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	6.2	Solid	60	2.8%	1.02×	42%
T-94	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	6.1	Solid	54	1.1%	1.08×	84%
T-94	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	6.1	Solid	116	1.6%	0.99×	69%
T-94	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	6.1	Solid	112	2.5%	0.98×	84%
T-94	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	6.1	Solid	58	3.5%	0.97×	35%
T-94	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	6.1	Solid	54	8.6%	1.02×	55%
T-94	University at Albany–SUNY Albany, NY	6.1	Solid	30	0.8%	–	69%
T-94	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	6.1	Solid	353	4.9%	1.28×	80%

171 more schools are on the full electrical & computer engineering ranking.

Selective schools not ranked here: Harvard University, Yale University (fewer than 15 graduates a year).

How this ranking works

A dash for pay means the Department of Education withheld it (small programs, or most graduates in grad school); those schools are scored on the other inputs.

Updated October 23, 2026. Sources: early-career pay for graduates of each program, by field of study (College Scorecard; 5- or 1-year pay against the same horizon nationally where the 4-year figure is withheld), graduates per year in the major (IPEDS), research spending by field (NSF HERD), undergraduate courses listed in each department's current catalog, and the student body's test scores. No outside ranking is used.

To cite: prefrosh.ai, "Best colleges for electrical & computer engineering," updated October 23, 2026, https://prefrosh.ai/majors/electrical-engineering. For a specific student's chances at these schools, use Chance me, which reads odds from the student's own high school's admissions chart.

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