Best Graduate Civil Engineering Programs in US 2015

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More US Graduate School Rankings

* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

Rank School name Tuition Enrollment (full-time) Average GRE quantitative score (master's and Ph.D. students) (new test)
1 University of California—​Berkeley

(Berkeley, CA, US)

$11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,936 165
1 University of Illinois—​Urbana-​Champaign

(Urbana, IL, US)

$16,754 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,246per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3,154 165
3 Stanford University

(Stanford, CA, US)

$45,480 per year (full-time) 3,517 166
3 University of Texas—​Austin (Cockrell)

(Austin, TX, US)

$9,564 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,506 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,397 164
5 Georgia Institute of Technology

(Atlanta, GA, US)

$11,324 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,330per year (out-of-state, full-time) 4,576 164
6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(Cambridge, MA, US)

$43,210 per year (full-time) 3,174 165
6 Purdue University—​West Lafayette

(West Lafayette, IN, US)

$10,332 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,134per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3,333 163
8 University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor

(Ann Arbor, MI, US)

$22,322 per year (in-state, full-time); $41,998per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3,178 165
9 Cornell University

(Ithaca, NY, US)

$29,530 per year (full-time) 1,812 165
10 Carnegie Mellon University

(Pittsburgh, PA, US)

$40,000 per year (full-time) 3,157 165
10 University of California—​Davis

(Davis, CA, US)

$13,109 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,211per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,130 163
10 Virginia Tech

(Blacksburg, VA, US)

$11,184 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,146per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,193 162
13 California Institute of Technology

(Pasadena, CA, US)

$39,990 per year (full-time) 569 168
13 Northwestern University (McCormick)

(Evanston, IL, US)

$45,120 per year (full-time) 1,799 164
15 Texas A&M University—​College Station (Look)

(College Station, TX, US)

$227 per credit (in-state, full-time); $581 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 3,066 160
15 University of Colorado—​Boulder

(Boulder, CO, US)

$12,960 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,142per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,623 161
17 University of California—​San Diego (Jacobs)

(La Jolla, CA, US)

$11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,715 164
17 University of Washington

(Seattle, WA, US)

$14,904 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,594per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,139 164
17 University of Wisconsin—​Madison

(Madison, WI, US)

$11,858 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,184per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,940 164
20 Johns Hopkins University (Whiting)

(Baltimore, MD, US)

$45,470 per year (full-time) 3,296 163
20 University of Minnesota—​Twin Cities

(Minneapolis, MN, US)

$14,708 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,990per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,928 163
22 Columbia University (Fu Foundation)

(New York, NY, US)

$39,360 per year (full-time) 2,827 165
22 Lehigh University (Rossin)

(Bethlehem, PA, US)

$1,300 per credit (full-time) 826 163
22 North Carolina State University

(Raleigh, NC, US)

$7,173 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,511 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,929 163
22 Pennsylvania State University—​University Park

(University Park, PA, US)

$19,304 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,416per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,719 163
22 University of California—​Los Angeles (Samueli)

(Los Angeles, CA, US)

$12,562 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,664per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,854 164
22 University of Southern California (Viterbi)

(Los Angeles, CA, US)

$29,448 per year (full-time) 4,857 163
28 Princeton University

(Princeton, NJ, US)

$40,170 per year (full-time) 576 165
28 University of Florida

(Gainesville, FL, US)

$12,642 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,035per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,739 162
28 University of Maryland—​College Park (Clark)

(College Park, MD, US)

$11,460 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,720per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,150 163
31 Colorado State University

(Fort Collins, CO, US)

$10,450 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,240per year (out-of-state, full-time) 726 159
31 Iowa State University

(Ames, IA, US)

$9,046 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,304 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,161 160
31 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

(Troy, NY, US)

$45,100 per year (full-time) 783 163
31 Rice University (Brown)

(Houston, TX, US)

$38,260 per year (full-time) 760 164
31 University at Buffalo—​SUNY

(Buffalo, NY, US)

$9,870 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,350 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,801 162
36 Arizona State University (Fulton)

(Tempe, AZ, US)

$10,300 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,286per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3,136 162
36 Duke University (Pratt)

(Durham, NC, US)

$47,100 per year (full-time) 981 163
36 Northeastern University

(Boston, MA, US)

$1,315 per credit (full-time) 2,690 162
36 Ohio State University

(Columbus, OH, US)

$11,928 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,592per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,680 163
36 University of California—​Irvine (Samueli)

(Irvine, CA, US)

$13,812 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,914per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,325 163
41 Michigan State University

(East Lansing, MI, US)

$621 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,220 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 897 N/A
41 University of Arizona

(Tucson, AZ, US)

$10,508 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,380per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,041 162
41 University of Iowa

(Iowa City, IA, US)

$8,106 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,690 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 412 161
41 University of Notre Dame

(Notre Dame, IN, US)

$43,980 per year (full-time) 484 163
41 Vanderbilt University

(Nashville, TN, US)

$1,747 per credit (full-time) 495 163
46 Oregon State University

(Corvallis, OR, US)

$13,644 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,177per year (out-of-state, full-time) 912 160
47 Auburn University (Ginn)

(Auburn University, AL, US)

$8,262 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,786 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 883 161
47 Drexel University

(Philadelphia, PA, US)

$29,295 per year (full-time) 1,146 160
47 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey—​New Brunswick

(Piscataway, NJ, US)

$15,552 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,704per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,162 163
47 University of Massachusetts—​Amherst

(Amherst, MA, US)

$2,640 per year (in-state, full-time); $9,937 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 882 162
47 University of Virginia

(Charlottesville, VA, US)

$14,358 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,682per year (out-of-state, full-time) 655 162
47 Washington State University

(Pullman, WA, US)

$11,746 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,178per year (out-of-state, full-time) 662 157
53 Case Western Reserve University

(Cleveland, OH, US)

$38,588 per year (full-time) 633 164
53 Clemson University

(Clemson, SC, US)

$9,392 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,536 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,427 160
53 Missouri University of Science & Technology

(Rolla, MO, US)

$6,661 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,199 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,196 159
53 University of Delaware

(Newark, DE, US)

$1,578 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,578 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 887 161
53 University of Nebraska—​Lincoln

(Lincoln, NE, US)

$394 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,022 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 606 162
53 University of Nevada—​Reno

(Reno, NV, US)

$364 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,163 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 255 N/A
53 University of Utah

(Salt Lake City, UT, US)

$6,242 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,772 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,180 162
53 Utah State University

(Logan, UT, US)

$6,678 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,276 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 420 157
61 Brigham Young University (Fulton)

(Provo, UT, US)

$12,260 per year (full-time) 389 161
61 Louisiana State University—​Baton Rouge

(Baton Rouge, LA, US)

$6,631 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,706 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 667 159
61 Tufts University

(Medford, MA, US)

$27,472 per year (full-time) 592 160
61 University of Connecticut

(Storrs, CT, US)

$11,456 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,740per year (out-of-state, full-time) 873 161
61 University of Kansas

(Lawrence, KS, US)

$346 per credit (in-state, full-time); $810 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 637 160
61 University of Pittsburgh (Swanson)

(Pittsburgh, PA, US)

$22,916 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,528per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,067 164
61 University of Tennessee—​Knoxville

(Knoxville, TN, US)

$10,944 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,432per year (out-of-state, full-time) 980 160
68 Clarkson University

(Potsdam, NY, US)

$1,324 per credit (full-time) 204 159
68 Kansas State University

(Manhattan, KS, US)

$350 per credit (in-state, full-time); $790 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 468 159
68 Michigan Technological University

(Houghton, MI, US)

$14,202 per year (in-state, full-time); $14,202per year (out-of-state, full-time) 907 N/A
68 Texas Tech University (Whitacre)

(Lubbock, TX, US)

$253 per credit (in-state, full-time); $607 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 728 159
68 University of Cincinnati

(Cincinnati, OH, US)

$12,522 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,036per year (out-of-state, full-time) 870 161
68 University of Houston (Cullen)

(Houston, TX, US)

$483 per credit (in-state, full-time); $837 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 1,208 161
68 University of Kentucky

(Lexington, KY, US)

$10,772 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,838per year (out-of-state, full-time) 518 161
68 University of Oklahoma

(Norman, OK, US)

$175 per credit (in-state, full-time); $675 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 555 160
76 New York University

(Brooklyn, NY, US)

$1,363 per credit (full-time) 2,365 161
76 Syracuse University

(Syracuse, NY, US)

$1,294 per credit (full-time) 996 162
76 University of Alabama

(Tuscaloosa, AL, US)

$9,450 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,950 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 339 159
76 University of Central Florida

(Orlando, FL, US)

$357 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,182 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 1,264 159
76 University of Missouri

(Columbia, MO, US)

$6,452 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,114 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 651 162
76 University of New Hampshire

(Durham, NH, US)

$13,500 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,200per year (out-of-state, full-time) 269 158
76 University of North Carolina—​Charlotte (Lee)

(Charlotte, NC, US)

$5,808 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,095 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 500 158
76 University of Vermont

(Burlington, VT, US)

$572 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,444 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 123 161
84 George Washington University

(Washington, DC, US)

$1,440 per credit (full-time) 1,701 161
84 New Jersey Institute of Technology

(Newark, NJ, US)

$17,384 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,404per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,356 N/A
84 Oklahoma State University

(Stillwater, OK, US)

$178 per credit (in-state, full-time); $728 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 928 N/A
84 University of Arkansas—​Fayetteville

(Fayetteville, AR, US)

$362 per credit (in-state, full-time); $855 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 459 162
84 University of Colorado—​Denver

(Denver, CO, US)

$4,375 per year (in-state, full-time); $11,950 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 410 N/A
84 University of South Carolina

(Columbia, SC, US)

$12,378 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,698per year (out-of-state, full-time) 534 159
84 University of Wyoming

(Laramie, WY, US)

$210 per credit (in-state, full-time); $629 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 220 160
91 George Mason University (Volgenau)

(Fairfax, VA, US)

$11,750 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,754per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,599 157
91 Stevens Institute of Technology (Schaefer)

(Hoboken, NJ, US)

$30,200 per year (full-time) 1,861 161
91 University of Hawaii—​Manoa

(Honolulu, HI, US)

N/A N/A N/A
91 University of Illinois—​Chicago

(Chicago, IL, US)

$13,966 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,964per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,117 160
91 University of New Mexico

(Albuquerque, NM, US)

$5,433 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,002 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 788 156
91 University of Rhode Island

(Kingston, RI, US)

$11,532 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,606per year (out-of-state, full-time) 231 N/A
91 University of Wisconsin—​Milwaukee

(Milwaukee, WI, US)

$11,596 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,061per year (out-of-state, full-time) 397 162
91 Wayne State University

(Detroit, MI, US)

$643 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,288 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 1,019 156
99 CUNY—​City College (Grove)

(New York, NY, US)

$10,740 per year (in-state, full-time); $790 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 613 160
99 Illinois Institute of Technology (Armour)

(Chicago, IL, US)

$1,204 per credit (full-time) 1,587 161
99 Marquette University

(Milwaukee, WI, US)

$1,025 per credit (full-time) 181 159
99 Mississippi State University (Bagley)

(Mississippi State, MS, US)

$6,672 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,860per year (out-of-state, full-time) 590 158
99 New Mexico State University

(Las Cruces, NM, US)

$5,398 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,821per year (out-of-state, full-time) 471 160
99 University of Alaska—​Fairbanks

(Fairbanks, AK, US)

$391 per credit (in-state, full-time); $799 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 126 158
99 University of Maine

(Orono, ME, US)

$418 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,284 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 155 158
99 University of Nevada—​Las Vegas (Hughes)

(Las Vegas, NV, US)

$7,472 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,076per year (out-of-state, full-time) 231 N/A
99 West Virginia University

(Morgantown, WV, US)

$8,280 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,906per year (out-of-state, full-time) 698 160
99 Worcester Polytechnic Institute

(Worcester, MA, US)

$23,058 per year (full-time) 1,125 163

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