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Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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1.	Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology	23.1	5.4	70%	4.3	93.5	4.5	$17,224	14.4	15	4.9	20%	775	735
2.	Electrical Engineering, Princeton University	19.8	5.2	82%	4.0	91.1	4.0	$17,805	23.0	21	5.4	11%	745	735
3.	Electrical Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York	16.4	5.7	75%	3.8	56.0	3.8	$16,600	10.4	21	4.5	13%	725	715
3.	Electrical Engineering, Michigan Technological University	16.4	3.2	83%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$10,299	1.6	29*	3.5*	85%	620	590
5.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University	16.1	4.2	93%	2.6	0.2	2.1	$9,790	4.0	21	0.0	78%	620	605
6.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University	13.9	5.3	77%	3.5	22.2	3.4	$15,506	8.0	18	4.4	25%	725	710
7.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University	13.8	4.4	79%	4.1	33.4	4.4	$16,969	22.6	47	2.8	27%	710	675
8.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University	12.5	5.7	88%	3.3	18.5	3.2	$16,005	8.2	16	3.3	35%	705	680
9.	Electrical Engineering, Yale University	11.9	5.7	67%	3.2	20.4	3.3	$16,526	6.0	15	3.6	10%	740	740
10.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University	10.8	5.2	72%	4.1	15.9	3.9	$15,605	10.8	38	3.7	39%	720	660
10.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Lehigh University	10.8	4.7	64%	2.7	5.3	2.5	$12,926	4.2	18	1.7	41%	680	640
10.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla	10.8	4.2	64%	2.3	1.2	2.3	$10,802	7.6	19	1.0	63%	665	638
13.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Duke University	10.6	4.7	71%	2.7	16.5	2.7	$16,361	10.8	22	2.4	22%	725	705
14.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clarkson University	9.7	3.7	100%	2.5	6.4	2.4	$17,035*	1.6	16	3.1	86%	595	555
14.	Computer Science & Engineering, University of Notre Dame	9.7	5.3†	69%†	2.8	16.2	3.0	$14,992†	7.6†	19	3.3	32%†	700†	685†
14.	Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame	9.7	5.3†	69%†	2.8	16.2	3.0	$14,992†	7.6†	19	3.3	32%†	700†	685†
14.	Electrical Engineering, University of Rochester	9.7	5.1	79%	3.1	25.0	3.0	$17,028	7.6	22	2.8	46%	670	650
18.	Control Science and Dynamical Systems, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	9.1	4.7†	84%†	3.6	19.3	3.7	$12,805†	22.4†	47	2.0	70%†	630†	600†
18.	Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	9.1	4.7†	84%†	3.6	19.3	3.7	$12,805†	22.4†	47	2.0	70%†	630†	600†
20.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Delaware	9.0	4.4	68%	2.4	2.1	2.4	$11,691	8.8	15	1.8	47%	610	595
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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21.	Electrical Engineering and Computer Scie, Case Western Reserve University	8.9	5.5	71%	2.9	11.1	3.1	$14,736	4.6	13	2.5	68%	690	650
22.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute	8.3	5.0	80%	2.4	4.2	2.1	$13,778	2.2	22	0.2	85%	665	615
23.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University	8.2	5.2	68%	3.3	34.2	3.2	$17,240	16.4	29	3.5	30%	715	695
23.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, SUNY at Buffalo	8.2	5.7	61%	2.8	50.6	2.6	$11,959	5.8	26	2.2	56%	595	565
25.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Marquette University	7.9	5.7	82%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$11,174	1.6	29*	3.5*	70%	600	595
26.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oregon State University	7.0	4.7	80%	2.6	10.6	2.6	$12,859	6.0	13	2.2	90%	550	530
26.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison	7.0	5.7	87%	3.6	18.8	3.8	$12,640	18.6	49	3.3	71%	650	615
28.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University	6.9	5.2	63%	3.2	13.2	3.0	$11,006	8.4	24	2.2	76%	585	555
29.	Electrical & Computing Engineering, Colorado State University	6.6	5.5	73%	2.4	22.7	2.6	$11,995	4.8	19	0.9	88%	565	555
30.	Computer Engineering, University of Maryland-Baltimore County	6.1	5.2†	79%†	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$13,572†	5.4†	29*	3.5*	71%†	620†	595†
30.	Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland-Baltimore County	6.1	5.2†	79%†	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$13,572†	5.4†	29*	3.5*	71%†	620†	595†
32.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Virginia-Main Campus	5.8	4.5	60%	2.8	10.6	2.7	$13,405	7.8	20	7.3	38%	670	655
33.	Electrical Engineering, Auburn University Main Campus	5.6	4.2	68%	2.6	9.4	2.6	$14,486	5.2	24	1.4	82%	570	550
33.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology	5.6	5.2	69%	1.9	1.4	2.1	$13,660	2.6	14	2.0	47%	665	610
35.	Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Connecticut	5.4	4.2	65%	2.3	12.4	2.4	$14,790	6.4	19	3.3	51%	600	585
36.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology	5.3	4.2	59%	2.4	5.9	2.2	$13,636	6.8	14	4.6	63%	675	625
36.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah	5.3	6.2	69%	2.8	10.2	3.0	$11,640	3.4	25	1.5	86%	617*	593*
38.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Miami	5.1	3.9	58%	1.6	2.9	1.8	$15,255	2.4	14	1.9	46%	640	620
39.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University at Raleigh	4.5	5.2	72%	3.4	28.6	3.5	$12,357	16.4	71	2.1	59%	615	580
40.	Computer Engineering, Clemson University	4.2	4.9†	67%†	2.4	2.1	2.4	$12,871†	6.4†	31	1.2	69%†	615†	590†
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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40.	Electrical Engineering, Clemson University	4.2	4.9†	67%†	2.4	2.1	2.4	$12,871†	6.4†	31	1.2	69%†	615†	590†
42.	Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa	3.6	5.2	50%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$10,330	1.4	29*	3.5*	65%	570	535
43.	ECE - Communication Theory & Systems, University of California-San Diego	3.4	5.5†	76%†	3.4	36.5	3.6	$22,038†	6.0†	39	3.6	39%†	655†	605†
43.	ECE - Computer Engineering, University of California-San Diego	3.4	5.5†	76%†	3.4	36.5	3.6	$22,038†	6.0†	39	3.6	39%†	655†	605†
43.	ECE - Electronic & Circuit Systems, University of California-San Diego	3.4	5.5†	76%†	3.4	36.5	3.6	$22,038†	6.0†	39	3.6	39%†	655†	605†
43.	ECE - Photonics, University of California-San Diego	3.4	5.5†	76%†	3.4	36.5	3.6	$22,038†	6.0†	39	3.6	39%†	655†	605†
43.	ECE - Signal & Image Processing, University of California-San Diego	3.4	5.5†	76%†	3.4	36.5	3.6	$22,038†	6.0†	39	3.6	39%†	655†	605†
43.	Computer Engineering, University of Kansas Main Campus	3.4	6.2†	83%†	2.2	4.1	2.5	$15,529†	2.2†	17	0.8	69%†	617*	593*
43.	Electrical Engineering, University of Kansas Main Campus	3.4	6.2†	83%†	2.2	4.1	2.5	$15,529†	2.2†	17	0.8	69%†	617*	593*
50.	Computer Engineering - CPE, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	3.2	5.2†	69%†	3.4	6.4	3.3	$10,960†	26.4†	38	2.4	72%†	615†	585†
50.	Electrical Engineering - EE, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	3.2	5.2†	69%†	3.4	6.4	3.3	$10,960†	26.4†	38	2.4	72%†	615†	585†
52.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Drexel University	3.1	4.9	86%	2.9	12.4	2.9	$18,884	6.8	39	1.0	82%	610	580
53.	Electrical Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University	3.0	5.1	83%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$18,748*	3.2	29*	3.5*	60%*	617*	593*
54.	Electrical Science Engineering, Stony Brook University	2.9	4.8	57%	2.9	3.6	2.6	$12,370	4.4	20	6.4	51%	610	570
54.	Electrical Engineering and Comp Science, Vanderbilt University	2.9	5.9	80%	2.5	4.6	2.5	$17,056	8.4	24	3.5	35%	695	675
56.	Computational Engineering (ECE Dept), Mississippi State University	2.7	5.4*	70%*	1.6	0.1	1.7	$11,908†	2.2†	21	1.3	69%†	617*	593*
56.	Computer Engineering (ECE Dept), Mississippi State University	2.7	5.4*	70%*	1.6	0.1	1.7	$11,908†	2.2†	21	1.3	69%†	617*	593*
56.	Electrical Engineering (ECE Dept), Mississippi State University	2.7	5.4*	70%*	1.6	0.1	1.7	$11,908†	2.2†	21	1.3	69%†	617*	593*
59.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	2.4	5.5	75%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$14,982	8.8	29*	3.5*	61%	615	580
60.	Computer Engineering, Polytechnic University	2.3	5.7†	67%†	3.3	2.3	3.4	$13,922†	8.8†	36	2.2	69%†	630†	545†
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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60.	Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University	2.3	5.7†	67%†	3.3	2.3	3.4	$13,922†	8.8†	36	2.2	69%†	630†	545†
60.	Electrophysics, Polytechnic University	2.3	5.7†	67%†	3.3	2.3	3.4	$13,922†	8.8†	36	2.2	69%†	630†	545†
63.	Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University	1.9	4.8	63%	2.6	3.3	2.5	$15,972	3.6	24	0.9	71%	575	555
63.	Electrical Engineering, The University of Tennessee	1.9	5.9	71%	2.6	2.5	2.6	$13,774	5.4	27	1.3	44%	555	555
65.	Electrical, Computer, & Systems Engr, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1.2	5.2	72%	3.5	12.2	3.4	$16,878	21.0	42	3.0	78%	685	635
66.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville	1.1	6.7†	91%†	2.1	4.2	2.0	$11,789†	4.4†	17	3.1	87%†	580†	575†
67.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University	1.0	4.2	78%	2.7	2.6	2.8	$17,919	14.2	40	1.4	90%	620	595
67.	Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas	1.0	5.0	78%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$19,587	10.6	29*	3.5*	51%	640	605
67.	Electrical Engineering, University of Washington-Seattle Campus	1.0	4.9	66%	3.3	16.5	3.4	$12,626	26.8	46	4.1	67%	610	590
70.	Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	0.8	6.0	73%	4.6	57.6	4.8	$18,201	54.2	72	5.6	14%	770	730
71.	Electrical Engineering, George Mason University	0.6	6.1	62%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$11,955	3.0	29*	3.5*	69%	560	545
71.	Computer Systems Engineering, Northeastern University	0.6	5.7†	72%†	2.8	9.3	2.7	$15,739†	12.0†	41	1.8	47%†	625†	605†
71.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Northeastern University	0.6	5.7†	72%†	2.8	9.3	2.7	$15,739†	12.0†	41	1.8	47%†	625†	605†
71.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California-Santa Barbara	0.6	5.0	87%	3.6	70.4	3.7	$24,034	25.0	34	6.5	53%	600	580
71.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	0.6	5.1†	89%†	4.6	44.4	4.7	$14,714†	49.0†	93	5.1	68%†	675†	615†
71.	Electrical Engineering - ELEN, University of Kentucky	0.6	5.9	71%	1.8	1.7	1.9	$12,008	3.2	21	1.1	79%	575	565
71.	Electrical Engineering & Computer Sci., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	0.6	5.6	64%	4.2	29.5	4.4	$14,399	29.4	64	6.1	57%	680	640
71.	Electrical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte	0.6	5.7	83%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$16,226	2.6	29*	3.5*	72%	545	525
79.	Electrical Engineering, Stanford University	0.5	6.3	75%	4.7	80.1	4.8	$17,084	71.0	45	7.9	12%	735	720
80.	Electrical Engineering, University of Florida	0.0	5.7	52%	3.2	17.6	3.3	$14,426	18.0	38	2.6	57%	640	620
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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81.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Wayne State University	-0.1	6.2	62%	2.2	4.3	2.1	$12,643	4.4	26	1.5	63%	617*	593*
82.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Texas A & M University	-0.4	4.7	70%	3.3	10.8	3.3	$16,672	30.8	46	0.2	70%	615	585
82.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Wyoming	-0.4	5.4*	70%*	1.0	2.1	1.4	$11,782*	1.2	10	0.7	95%	545	540
84.	Electrical Engineering (Watson School), SUNY at Binghamton	-0.6	5.2	63%	1.0	1.4	1.2	$13,911	2.4	13	3.3	43%	650	615
84.	Computer Engineering & Computer Science, University of Missouri-Columbia	-0.6	5.9†	61%†	2.5	2.2	2.3	$12,268†	4.6†	26	3.0	83%†	595†	600†
84.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia	-0.6	5.9†	61%†	2.5	2.2	2.3	$12,268†	4.6†	26	3.0	83%†	595†	600†
87.	Software Engineering, Southern Methodist University	-0.9	5.5†	63%†	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$17,624†	6.2†	29*	3.5*	58%†	620†	610†
87.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona	-0.9	6.2	68%	3.2	7.4	3.1	$12,863	9.0	40	2.5	88%	565	560
89.	Electrical & Computer Engineer, Purdue University-Main Campus	-1.1	5.2	75%	3.9	28.0	4.0	$12,056	41.4	59	4.2	85%	590	555
90.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin	-1.4	4.9	69%	3.7	23.3	3.9	$14,108	44.8	73	1.6	51%	630	605
91.	Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University-Main Campus	-1.6	5.5	63%	3.6	7.8	3.5	$15,072	20.6	41	2.3	73%	580	560
91.	Arts, Computing & Engineering (A.C.E.), University of California-Irvine	-1.6	5.2†	68%†	3.1	8.8	3.0	$22,065†	5.6†	21	3.4	52%†	620†	580†
91.	Computer Engineering, University of California-Irvine	-1.6	5.2†	68%†	3.1	8.8	3.0	$22,065†	5.6†	21	3.4	52%†	620†	580†
91.	Electrical Engineering, University of California-Irvine	-1.6	5.2†	68%†	3.1	8.8	3.0	$22,065†	5.6†	21	3.4	52%†	620†	580†
91.	Electrical Engineering and Computer Scie, University of California-Irvine	-1.6	5.2†	68%†	3.1	8.8	3.0	$22,065†	5.6†	21	3.4	52%†	620†	580†
96.	Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus	-1.8	5.2	62%	3.1	11.5	3.2	$13,216	20.4	36	3.0	91%	560	550
96.	Computer Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno	-1.8	5.4*	70%*	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$16,874*	0.6†	29*	3.5*	86%†	535†	525†
96.	Electrical Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno	-1.8	5.4*	70%*	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$16,874*	0.6†	29*	3.5*	86%†	535†	525†
99.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	-2.0	5.2	47%	2.4	2.2	2.1	$15,404	4.0	17	1.5	86%	617*	593*
100.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Ohio University-Main Campus	-2.1	5.3	58%	2.2	0.3	2.2	$13,989	4.0	22	1.1	89%	545	545
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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101.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, George Washington University	-2.2	7.3	75%	2.5	1.6	2.5	$14,616	6.6	20	4.8	38%	640	640
101.	Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland-College Park	-2.2	5.7†	60%†	3.6	23.3	3.8	$14,382†	31.0†	60	3.9	49%†	650†	625†
101.	Telecommunications, University of Maryland-College Park	-2.2	5.7†	60%†	3.6	23.3	3.8	$14,382†	31.0†	60	3.9	49%†	650†	625†
104.	Computer Sci and Engineering, University of South Carolina-Columbia	-2.3	3.9†	45%†	1.7	2.4	1.6	$15,826†	5.2†	20	1.8	67%†	580†	570†
104.	Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina-Columbia	-2.3	3.9†	45%†	1.7	2.4	1.6	$15,826†	5.2†	20	1.8	67%†	580†	570†
104.	Electrical Engineering (School of EECS), Washington State University	-2.3	4.1	39%	2.6	2.9	2.3	$13,854	5.4	41	2.0	74%	560	545
107.	Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder	-2.4	5.7	72%	3.1	18.7	3.2	$16,035	16.2	37	4.3	88%	600	580
108.	Electrical Engineering, CUNY Graduate School and University Center	-2.5	6.1	71%	2.9	34.4	2.8	$21,760*	6.2	29	2.9	60%*	617*	593*
109.	Electrical Engineering (Capitol), Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	-2.7	5.7†	56%†	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$13,812†	18.6†	29*	3.5*	58%†	610†	580†
110.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Dayton	-2.8	7.6†	78%†	1.2	14.0	1.5	$10,066†	4.8†	9	3.1	79%†	595†	570†
110.	Electro-Optics, University of Dayton	-2.8	7.6†	78%†	1.2	14.0	1.5	$10,066†	4.8†	9	3.1	79%†	595†	570†
112.	Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology	-2.9	3.7†	50%†	1.6	1.5	1.7	$14,509†	12.8†	14	3.4	71%†	595†	530†
112.	Electrical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology	-2.9	3.7†	50%†	1.6	1.5	1.7	$14,509†	12.8†	14	3.4	71%†	595†	530†
112.	Internet Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology	-2.9	3.7†	50%†	1.6	1.5	1.7	$14,509†	12.8†	14	3.4	71%†	595†	530†
112.	Telecommunication, New Jersey Institute of Technology	-2.9	3.7†	50%†	1.6	1.5	1.7	$14,509†	12.8†	14	3.4	71%†	595†	530†
112.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California-Davis	-2.9	5.2†	78%†	3.0	11.2	3.2	$23,150†	11.2†	36	1.9	55%†	615†	565†
117.	Electrical and Computer Engr, Boston University	-3.1	6.0	74%	1.9	10.4	2.3	$17,237	7.0	36	3.5*	55%	655	645
117.	Computer Engineering, Florida Atlantic University	-3.1	3.2†	62%†	1.1	0.6	1.3	$18,271†	4.2†	7	3.7	55%†	525†	515†
117.	Electrical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University	-3.1	3.2†	62%†	1.1	0.6	1.3	$18,271†	4.2†	7	3.7	55%†	525†	515†
117.	Computer Engineering, Southern Methodist University	-3.1	5.5†	63%†	2.4	2.9	2.4	$17,624†	6.2†	17	4.5	58%†	620†	610†
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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117.	Electrical Engineering, Southern Methodist University	-3.1	5.5†	63%†	2.4	2.9	2.4	$17,624†	6.2†	17	4.5	58%†	620†	610†
117.	Telecommunications, Southern Methodist University	-3.1	5.5†	63%†	2.4	2.9	2.4	$17,624†	6.2†	17	4.5	58%†	620†	610†
123.	Electrical Engineering, North Carolina A & T State University	-3.2	6.7	77%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$11,342	4.8	29*	3.5*	83%	450	440
124.	Electrical Engineering, Santa Clara University	-3.4	8.2	88%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$16,269	2.4	29*	3.5*	57%	610	595
124.	Electrical Engineering, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	-3.4	5.4*	70%*	0.8	5.1	1.3	$16,228*	0.6	16	0.3	72%	570	560
126.	Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	-3.5	5.7†	56%†	3.3	19.4	3.3	$13,812†	18.6†	48	5.4	58%†	610†	580†
127.	Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida	-3.6	5.1†	68%†	2.5	6.9	2.4	$17,175†	10.8†	37	2.7	62%†	575†	565†
127.	Electrical Engineering, University of Central Florida	-3.6	5.1†	68%†	2.5	6.9	2.4	$17,175†	10.8†	37	2.7	62%†	575†	565†
127.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs	-3.6	8.2	100%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$15,807*	3.0	29*	3.5*	65%	535	545
130.	Electrical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley	-4.0	5.7†	72%†	4.5	48.9	4.7	$24,521†	37.0†	54	6.4	25%†	685†	645†
131.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago	-4.2	6.0	65%	2.6	11.4	2.6	$15,476	6.4	27	6.4	58%	605	570
132.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	-4.4	4.9	69%	2.3	13.1	2.2	$17,547	11.6	13	5.6	77%	565	545
132.	Electrical Engineering, University of Rhode Island	-4.4	5.2	57%	2.6	4.0	2.7	$14,321	3.4	13	8.4	79%	550	535
134.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology-Melbourne	-4.5	6.2	69%	2.2	0.3	1.6	$15,825	3.4	16	2.3	82%	605	565
135.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Portland State University	-4.7	6.2	80%	1.2	5.0	1.2	$13,829	2.6	12	2.6	70%	520	520
135.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Idaho	-4.7	5.4*	70%*	1.4	1.1	1.0	$16,229*	1.2	14	1.0	83%	550	550
137.	Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Florida	-4.9	5.6†	55%†	1.9	0.8	1.7	$15,710†	4.8†	13	4.0	28%†	565†	555†
137.	Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida	-4.9	5.6†	55%†	1.9	0.8	1.7	$15,710†	4.8†	13	4.0	28%†	565†	555†
139.	Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	-5.0	6.9†	74%†	2.7	5.2	2.6	$14,947†	6.6†	19	8.7	49%†	625†	610†
139.	Telecommunications, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	-5.0	6.9†	74%†	2.7	5.2	2.6	$14,947†	6.6†	19	8.7	49%†	625†	610†
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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141.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Utah State University	-5.6	8.7	71%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$10,835*	1.2	29*	3.5*	92%	555	550
141.	Electrical and Systems Engineering, Washington University in St Louis	-5.6	5.9	70%	3.1	8.5	3.2	$27,294	4.4	35	5.9	19%	730	710
143.	Electrical Engineering, University of Houston	-5.7	5.2	68%	2.1	5.2	2.1	$17,506	7.4	28	2.1	81%	550	520
144.	Electrical/Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	-5.8	5.4*	70%*	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$21,488*	2.0	29*	3.5*	68%	535	520
145.	Electrical Engineering, University of California-Riverside	-6.2	4.6	63%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$23,083	2.8	29*	3.5*	74%	565	510
146.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University	-6.3	5.7	73%	1.7	3.1	1.6	$22,335	2.6	20	1.1	48%	617*	593*
147.	Electrical Engineering, Wichita State University	-7.0	5.2	47%	0.8	0.5	1.2	$12,692	3.2	14	1.6	84%	545	530
148.	Electrical Engineering, Florida State University	-7.8	8.2	70%*	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$16,953*	1.4	29*	3.5*	62%	585	575
148.	Electrical Engineering, University of California-Los Angeles	-7.8	5.1	70%	3.8	24.7	4.0	$24,007	38.4	50	6.0	23%	665	630
150.	Computer Engineering, University of California-Santa Cruz	-7.9	5.7†	67%†	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$24,140†	2.0†	29*	3.5*	69%†	585†	580†
150.	Electrical Engineering, University of California-Santa Cruz	-7.9	5.7†	67%†	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$24,140†	2.0†	29*	3.5*	69%†	585†	580†
152.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	-8.6	4.7	50%	1.8	3.4	1.8	$21,012	2.4	23	2.5	78%	600	575
153.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Alabama	-9.1	5.9	35%	1.8	0.3	1.6	$13,077	3.2	15	4.1	74%	565	565
153.	Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington	-9.1	6.9	56%	2.5	5.4	2.6	$14,282	6.6	30	3.3	79%	545	515
155.	Computer Engineering, Florida International University	-9.2	6.6†	42%*	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$17,581†	2.2†	29*	3.5*	61%†	550†	555†
155.	Electrical Engineering, Florida International University	-9.2	6.6†	42%*	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$17,581†	2.2†	29*	3.5*	61%†	550†	555†
157.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University-Main Campus	-10.1	5.2	65%	2.5	1.2	2.4	$23,654	1.4	22	1.9	81%	500	500
158.	Electrical Engineering and Computer Scie, Syracuse University	-11.2	6.2	65%	2.7	12.1	2.9	$26,348	7.0	18	4.2	65%	620	595
159.	Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania	-11.5	5.2	81%	3.0	36.1	3.1	$43,974	4.0	17	3.9	21%	725	705
160.	Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Lowell	-11.9	5.1†	40%†	1.0	2.3	1.2	$20,550†	3.2†	17	2.7	41%†	588†	600†
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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160.	Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Lowell	-11.9	5.1†	40%†	1.0	2.3	1.2	$20,550†	3.2†	17	2.7	41%†	588†	600†
162.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	-12.0	5.2	64%	3.7	6.0	3.9	$12,367	69.2	79	4.8	67%	690	645
163.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Howard University	-12.6	6.1	75%	1.5	2.7	1.4	$22,856	1.4	9	5.9	47%	565	560
164.	Electrical & Comp. Eng., University of Vermont	-18.5	5.7	77%*	1.3	13.7	1.1	$33,148	1.2	7	2.3	80%	585	580
165.	Electrical Engineering, Catholic University of America	-21.7	9.4	82%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$27,899	2.2	29*	3.5*	82%	565	580
165.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Tufts University	-21.7	6.7	78%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$43,535	2.0	29*	3.5*	28%	705	700
167.	Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California	-26.1	5.7	56%	3.7	12.1	4.0	$16,572	33.0	39	32.9	27%	690	665
168.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	-29.1	5.7	33%	1.5	1.2	1.6	$16,407	4.6	10	24.5	51%	565	555

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Item Descriptions

Your Score

Your customized program score is a weighted sum of points for each item. The weights were selected on this page. For an item with importance weight W, a program receives W × S points for being S standard deviations above average. Larger values are better.

Years to Degree (Yrs)

Median time lapse from entering graduate school at the doctorate-granting institution to receipt of doctorate in years. Note that time spent obtaining a master's degree at a different institution is not counted. Your weight = -3. Smaller values are better. (SED, 2000-2004)

Placement Rate (Job)

Percentage of doctorate recipients from the program with definite plans at graduation (either a job or a postdoctoral position). Your weight = 2. Larger values are better. (SED, 2000-2004)

Educational Effectiveness (Ed Eff)

Program effectiveness in educating research scholars and scientists, 1993. Scale of 0 to 5, with 0 denoting "Not Effective" and 5 denoting "Extremely Effective." Your weight = 2. Larger values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Citations per Faculty Member (Cite / Fac)

The ratio of the number of citations of program publications in the period 1988-1992 to the number of program faculty. Your weight = 2. Larger values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Faculty Quality (Fac Qual)

Scholarly quality of program faculty, 1993. Scale of 0 to 5, with 0 denoting "Not sufficient for doctoral education" and 5 denoting "Distinguished." Your weight = 2. Larger values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Cost Per Year (Cost / Year)

Low yearly cost (tuition, fees, room and board, other expenses) for an out of state student living on campus. Assumes median tuition remission. Your weight = -5. Smaller values are better. (IPEDS, 2001-2005)

Doctorates Granted per Year (Deg / Yr)

The average number of doctorates granted by the program per year between 2001 and 2005. Your weight = -3. Smaller values are better. (IPEDS, 2001-2005)

Number of Faculty (# Fac)

Total number of faculty participating in the program. Your weight = -2. Smaller values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Grad Student / Faculty Ratio (Stu / Fac)

The number of graduate students per faculty member. Your weight = -3. Smaller values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Undergraduate Acceptance Rate (UG Acc)

The percentage of applicants the institution accepts into its undergraduate programs. Your weight = -1. Smaller values are better. (IPEDS, 2005)

Math SAT Score (SAT-M)

The average of the 25th and 75th percentile mathematics SAT scores for undergraduates at the institution. Your weight = 1. Larger values are better. (IPEDS, 2005)

Verbal SAT Score (SAT-V)

The average of the 25th and 75th percentile verbal SAT scores for undergraduates at the institution. Your weight = 1. Larger values are better. (IPEDS, 2005)

Missing Values

Missing values have been replaced with the average value for all programs in the field.

Data Sources

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

IPEDS is an annual, comprehensive set of surveys of all colleges and universities in the United States. The surveys are conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics.  Learn more

National Research Council

The National Research Council conducts assessments of doctoral programs in the United States every 10 to 15 years). The data we use are from the most recent assessment, the 1995 study Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States: Continuity and Change. Learn more about the NRC study's methods here; order a copy here. The next NRC assessment is scheduled for release in Summer 2009.  Learn more

Survey of Earned Doctorates

The NSF/NIH/NEH/USED/USDA/NASA Survey of Earned Doctorates is an annual survey of all new recipients of doctorates from US universities at graduation. The average of the response rates for the 2000–2004 surveys was 92%.  Learn more

Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

The Survey is an annual assessment of the number and characteristics of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in science, engineering, and health-related fields. It is conducted by the National Science Foundation.  Learn more