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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 (-1)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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1.	Electrical Engineering, Stanford University	36.9	6.3	75%	4.7	80.1	4.8	$17,084	71.0	45	7.9	12%	735	720
2.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	36.1	5.1†	89%†	4.6	44.4	4.7	$14,714†	49.0†	93	5.1	68%†	675†	615†
3.	Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	34.1	6.0	73%	4.6	57.6	4.8	$18,201	54.2	72	5.6	14%	770	730
4.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	29.9	5.2	64%	3.7	6.0	3.9	$12,367	69.2	79	4.8	67%	690	645
5.	Electrical Engineering, Princeton University	25.3	5.2	82%	4.0	91.1	4.0	$17,805	23.0	21	5.4	11%	745	735
6.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin	25.2	4.9	69%	3.7	23.3	3.9	$14,108	44.8	73	1.6	51%	630	605
7.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University	23.8	4.4	79%	4.1	33.4	4.4	$16,969	22.6	47	2.8	27%	710	675
8.	Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology	22.6	5.4	70%	4.3	93.5	4.5	$17,224	14.4	15	4.9	20%	775	735
9.	Electrical & Computer Engineer, Purdue University-Main Campus	21.9	5.2	75%	3.9	28.0	4.0	$12,056	41.4	59	4.2	85%	590	555
10.	Electrical Engineering & Computer Sci., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	20.0	5.6	64%	4.2	29.5	4.4	$14,399	29.4	64	6.1	57%	680	640
11.	Control Science and Dynamical Systems, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	18.7	4.7†	84%†	3.6	19.3	3.7	$12,805†	22.4†	47	2.0	70%†	630†	600†
11.	Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	18.7	4.7†	84%†	3.6	19.3	3.7	$12,805†	22.4†	47	2.0	70%†	630†	600†
13.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University at Raleigh	17.0	5.2	72%	3.4	28.6	3.5	$12,357	16.4	71	2.1	59%	615	580
13.	Electrical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley	17.0	5.7†	72%†	4.5	48.9	4.7	$24,521†	37.0†	54	6.4	25%†	685†	645†
15.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison	15.9	5.7	87%	3.6	18.8	3.8	$12,640	18.6	49	3.3	71%	650	615
16.	Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland-College Park	15.7	5.7†	60%†	3.6	23.3	3.8	$14,382†	31.0†	60	3.9	49%†	650†	625†
16.	Telecommunications, University of Maryland-College Park	15.7	5.7†	60%†	3.6	23.3	3.8	$14,382†	31.0†	60	3.9	49%†	650†	625†
18.	Electrical Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York	15.1	5.7	75%	3.8	56.0	3.8	$16,600	10.4	21	4.5	13%	725	715
19.	Electrical Engineering, University of Washington-Seattle Campus	13.6	4.9	66%	3.3	16.5	3.4	$12,626	26.8	46	4.1	67%	610	590
20.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University	13.4	5.2	72%	4.1	15.9	3.9	$15,605	10.8	38	3.7	39%	720	660
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 (-1)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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21.	Computer Engineering - CPE, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	12.7	5.2†	69%†	3.4	6.4	3.3	$10,960†	26.4†	38	2.4	72%†	615†	585†
21.	Electrical Engineering - EE, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	12.7	5.2†	69%†	3.4	6.4	3.3	$10,960†	26.4†	38	2.4	72%†	615†	585†
23.	Electrical Engineering, University of California-Los Angeles	12.6	5.1	70%	3.8	24.7	4.0	$24,007	38.4	50	6.0	23%	665	630
24.	Electrical Engineering, Michigan Technological University	12.1	3.2	83%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$10,299	1.6	29*	3.5*	85%	620	590
25.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Texas A & M University	12.0	4.7	70%	3.3	10.8	3.3	$16,672	30.8	46	0.2	70%	615	585
26.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University	11.2	5.2	68%	3.3	34.2	3.2	$17,240	16.4	29	3.5	30%	715	695
27.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California-Santa Barbara	10.8	5.0	87%	3.6	70.4	3.7	$24,034	25.0	34	6.5	53%	600	580
28.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University	10.7	5.3	77%	3.5	22.2	3.4	$15,506	8.0	18	4.4	25%	725	710
29.	Electrical, Computer, & Systems Engr, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	9.4	5.2	72%	3.5	12.2	3.4	$16,878	21.0	42	3.0	78%	685	635
30.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University	9.1	4.2	93%	2.6	0.2	2.1	$9,790	4.0	21	0.0	78%	620	605
31.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Duke University	8.6	4.7	71%	2.7	16.5	2.7	$16,361	10.8	22	2.4	22%	725	705
32.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University	8.2	5.7	88%	3.3	18.5	3.2	$16,005	8.2	16	3.3	35%	705	680
33.	Electrical Engineering, Yale University	6.6	5.7	67%	3.2	20.4	3.3	$16,526	6.0	15	3.6	10%	740	740
34.	Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	6.4	5.7†	56%†	3.3	19.4	3.3	$13,812†	18.6†	48	5.4	58%†	610†	580†
34.	Electrical Engineering, University of Rochester	6.4	5.1	79%	3.1	25.0	3.0	$17,028	7.6	22	2.8	46%	670	650
36.	Computer Science & Engineering, University of Notre Dame	5.9	5.3†	69%†	2.8	16.2	3.0	$14,992†	7.6†	19	3.3	32%†	700†	685†
36.	Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame	5.9	5.3†	69%†	2.8	16.2	3.0	$14,992†	7.6†	19	3.3	32%†	700†	685†
38.	Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University-Main Campus	5.7	5.5	63%	3.6	7.8	3.5	$15,072	20.6	41	2.3	73%	580	560
38.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla	5.7	4.2	64%	2.3	1.2	2.3	$10,802	7.6	19	1.0	63%	665	638
40.	Electrical Engineering, University of Florida	5.5	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 (-1)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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41.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Virginia-Main Campus	4.7	4.5	60%	2.8	10.6	2.7	$13,405	7.8	20	7.3	38%	670	655
42.	Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus	4.6	5.2	62%	3.1	11.5	3.2	$13,216	20.4	36	3.0	91%	560	550
42.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, SUNY at Buffalo	4.6	5.7	61%	2.8	50.6	2.6	$11,959	5.8	26	2.2	56%	595	565
44.	Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California	4.5	5.7	56%	3.7	12.1	4.0	$16,572	33.0	39	32.9	27%	690	665
45.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University	4.4	4.2	78%	2.7	2.6	2.8	$17,919	14.2	40	1.4	90%	620	595
46.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Lehigh University	4.2	4.7	64%	2.7	5.3	2.5	$12,926	4.2	18	1.7	41%	680	640
47.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University	4.0	5.2	63%	3.2	13.2	3.0	$11,006	8.4	24	2.2	76%	585	555
47.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Delaware	4.0	4.4	68%	2.4	2.1	2.4	$11,691	8.8	15	1.8	47%	610	595
49.	ECE - Communication Theory & Systems, University of California-San Diego	3.8	5.5†	76%†	3.4	36.5	3.6	$22,038†	6.0†	39	3.6	39%†	655†	605†
49.	ECE - Computer Engineering, University of California-San Diego	3.8	5.5†	76%†	3.4	36.5	3.6	$22,038†	6.0†	39	3.6	39%†	655†	605†
49.	ECE - Electronic & Circuit Systems, University of California-San Diego	3.8	5.5†	76%†	3.4	36.5	3.6	$22,038†	6.0†	39	3.6	39%†	655†	605†
49.	ECE - Photonics, University of California-San Diego	3.8	5.5†	76%†	3.4	36.5	3.6	$22,038†	6.0†	39	3.6	39%†	655†	605†
49.	ECE - Signal & Image Processing, University of California-San Diego	3.8	5.5†	76%†	3.4	36.5	3.6	$22,038†	6.0†	39	3.6	39%†	655†	605†
54.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Marquette University	3.6	5.7	82%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$11,174	1.6	29*	3.5*	70%	600	595
54.	Computer Engineering, University of Maryland-Baltimore County	3.6	5.2†	79%†	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$13,572†	5.4†	29*	3.5*	71%†	620†	595†
54.	Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland-Baltimore County	3.6	5.2†	79%†	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$13,572†	5.4†	29*	3.5*	71%†	620†	595†
57.	Computer Systems Engineering, Northeastern University	3.5	5.7†	72%†	2.8	9.3	2.7	$15,739†	12.0†	41	1.8	47%†	625†	605†
57.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Northeastern University	3.5	5.7†	72%†	2.8	9.3	2.7	$15,739†	12.0†	41	1.8	47%†	625†	605†
59.	Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder	2.9	5.7	72%	3.1	18.7	3.2	$16,035	16.2	37	4.3	88%	600	580
60.	Computer Engineering, Polytechnic University	2.5	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 (-1)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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60.	Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University	2.5	5.7†	67%†	3.3	2.3	3.4	$13,922†	8.8†	36	2.2	69%†	630†	545†
60.	Electrophysics, Polytechnic University	2.5	5.7†	67%†	3.3	2.3	3.4	$13,922†	8.8†	36	2.2	69%†	630†	545†
63.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Drexel University	2.4	4.9	86%	2.9	12.4	2.9	$18,884	6.8	39	1.0	82%	610	580
64.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clarkson University	2.1	3.7	100%	2.5	6.4	2.4	$17,035*	1.6	16	3.1	86%	595	555
65.	Electrical Engineering and Computer Scie, Case Western Reserve University	1.7	5.5	71%	2.9	11.1	3.1	$14,736	4.6	13	2.5	68%	690	650
66.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	1.6	5.5	75%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$14,982	8.8	29*	3.5*	61%	615	580
67.	Computer Engineering, Clemson University	1.5	4.9†	67%†	2.4	2.1	2.4	$12,871†	6.4†	31	1.2	69%†	615†	590†
67.	Electrical Engineering, Clemson University	1.5	4.9†	67%†	2.4	2.1	2.4	$12,871†	6.4†	31	1.2	69%†	615†	590†
69.	Electrical Engineering (Capitol), Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	1.3	5.7†	56%†	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$13,812†	18.6†	29*	3.5*	58%†	610†	580†
70.	Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas	1.1	5.0	78%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$19,587	10.6	29*	3.5*	51%	640	605
71.	Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Connecticut	1.0	4.2	65%	2.3	12.4	2.4	$14,790	6.4	19	3.3	51%	600	585
72.	Electrical Engineering and Comp Science, Vanderbilt University	0.8	5.9	80%	2.5	4.6	2.5	$17,056	8.4	24	3.5	35%	695	675
72.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute	0.8	5.0	80%	2.4	4.2	2.1	$13,778	2.2	22	0.2	85%	665	615
74.	Electrical Engineering, Auburn University Main Campus	0.7	4.2	68%	2.6	9.4	2.6	$14,486	5.2	24	1.4	82%	570	550
74.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology	0.7	4.2	59%	2.4	5.9	2.2	$13,636	6.8	14	4.6	63%	675	625
76.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona	0.6	6.2	68%	3.2	7.4	3.1	$12,863	9.0	40	2.5	88%	565	560
77.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oregon State University	0.4	4.7	80%	2.6	10.6	2.6	$12,859	6.0	13	2.2	90%	550	530
78.	Electrical & Computing Engineering, Colorado State University	0.0	5.5	73%	2.4	22.7	2.6	$11,995	4.8	19	0.9	88%	565	555
79.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah	-0.1	6.2	69%	2.8	10.2	3.0	$11,640	3.4	25	1.5	86%	617*	593*
80.	Electrical Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University	-0.5	5.1	83%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$18,748*	3.2	29*	3.5*	60%*	617*	593*
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 (-1)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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80.	Electrical Science Engineering, Stony Brook University	-0.5	4.8	57%	2.9	3.6	2.6	$12,370	4.4	20	6.4	51%	610	570
82.	Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa	-0.8	5.2	50%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$10,330	1.4	29*	3.5*	65%	570	535
83.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California-Davis	-1.7	5.2†	78%†	3.0	11.2	3.2	$23,150†	11.2†	36	1.9	55%†	615†	565†
84.	Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida	-1.8	5.1†	68%†	2.5	6.9	2.4	$17,175†	10.8†	37	2.7	62%†	575†	565†
84.	Electrical Engineering, University of Central Florida	-1.8	5.1†	68%†	2.5	6.9	2.4	$17,175†	10.8†	37	2.7	62%†	575†	565†
86.	Electrical Engineering, The University of Tennessee	-2.2	5.9	71%	2.6	2.5	2.6	$13,774	5.4	27	1.3	44%	555	555
87.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology	-2.6	5.2	69%	1.9	1.4	2.1	$13,660	2.6	14	2.0	47%	665	610
87.	Electrical Engineering (School of EECS), Washington State University	-2.6	4.1	39%	2.6	2.9	2.3	$13,854	5.4	41	2.0	74%	560	545
89.	Electrical and Computer Engr, Boston University	-3.0	6.0	74%	1.9	10.4	2.3	$17,237	7.0	36	3.5*	55%	655	645
89.	Software Engineering, Southern Methodist University	-3.0	5.5†	63%†	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$17,624†	6.2†	29*	3.5*	58%†	620†	610†
91.	Electrical Engineering, George Mason University	-3.1	6.1	62%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$11,955	3.0	29*	3.5*	69%	560	545
92.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Miami	-3.2	3.9	58%	1.6	2.9	1.8	$15,255	2.4	14	1.9	46%	640	620
93.	Electrical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte	-3.3	5.7	83%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$16,226	2.6	29*	3.5*	72%	545	525
94.	Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University	-4.0	4.8	63%	2.6	3.3	2.5	$15,972	3.6	24	0.9	71%	575	555
95.	Computational Engineering (ECE Dept), Mississippi State University	-4.4	5.4*	70%*	1.6	0.1	1.7	$11,908†	2.2†	21	1.3	69%†	617*	593*
95.	Computer Engineering (ECE Dept), Mississippi State University	-4.4	5.4*	70%*	1.6	0.1	1.7	$11,908†	2.2†	21	1.3	69%†	617*	593*
95.	Electrical Engineering (ECE Dept), Mississippi State University	-4.4	5.4*	70%*	1.6	0.1	1.7	$11,908†	2.2†	21	1.3	69%†	617*	593*
95.	Computer Engineering & Computer Science, University of Missouri-Columbia	-4.4	5.9†	61%†	2.5	2.2	2.3	$12,268†	4.6†	26	3.0	83%†	595†	600†
95.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia	-4.4	5.9†	61%†	2.5	2.2	2.3	$12,268†	4.6†	26	3.0	83%†	595†	600†
100.	Electrical Engineering, CUNY Graduate School and University Center	-4.8	6.1	71%	2.9	34.4	2.8	$21,760*	6.2	29	2.9	60%*	617*	593*
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 (-1)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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100.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Wayne State University	-4.8	6.2	62%	2.2	4.3	2.1	$12,643	4.4	26	1.5	63%	617*	593*
102.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville	-4.9	6.7†	91%†	2.1	4.2	2.0	$11,789†	4.4†	17	3.1	87%†	580†	575†
102.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago	-4.9	6.0	65%	2.6	11.4	2.6	$15,476	6.4	27	6.4	58%	605	570
102.	Computer Engineering, University of Kansas Main Campus	-4.9	6.2†	83%†	2.2	4.1	2.5	$15,529†	2.2†	17	0.8	69%†	617*	593*
102.	Electrical Engineering, University of Kansas Main Campus	-4.9	6.2†	83%†	2.2	4.1	2.5	$15,529†	2.2†	17	0.8	69%†	617*	593*
106.	Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology	-5.3	3.7†	50%†	1.6	1.5	1.7	$14,509†	12.8†	14	3.4	71%†	595†	530†
106.	Electrical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology	-5.3	3.7†	50%†	1.6	1.5	1.7	$14,509†	12.8†	14	3.4	71%†	595†	530†
106.	Internet Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology	-5.3	3.7†	50%†	1.6	1.5	1.7	$14,509†	12.8†	14	3.4	71%†	595†	530†
106.	Telecommunication, New Jersey Institute of Technology	-5.3	3.7†	50%†	1.6	1.5	1.7	$14,509†	12.8†	14	3.4	71%†	595†	530†
110.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, George Washington University	-5.4	7.3	75%	2.5	1.6	2.5	$14,616	6.6	20	4.8	38%	640	640
111.	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
112.	Arts, Computing & Engineering (A.C.E.), University of California-Irvine	-5.8	5.2†	68%†	3.1	8.8	3.0	$22,065†	5.6†	21	3.4	52%†	620†	580†
112.	Computer Engineering, University of California-Irvine	-5.8	5.2†	68%†	3.1	8.8	3.0	$22,065†	5.6†	21	3.4	52%†	620†	580†
112.	Electrical Engineering, University of California-Irvine	-5.8	5.2†	68%†	3.1	8.8	3.0	$22,065†	5.6†	21	3.4	52%†	620†	580†
112.	Electrical Engineering and Computer Scie, University of California-Irvine	-5.8	5.2†	68%†	3.1	8.8	3.0	$22,065†	5.6†	21	3.4	52%†	620†	580†
116.	Electrical Engineering, North Carolina A & T State University	-6.0	6.7	77%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$11,342	4.8	29*	3.5*	83%	450	440
117.	Electrical Engineering - ELEN, University of Kentucky	-6.1	5.9	71%	1.8	1.7	1.9	$12,008	3.2	21	1.1	79%	575	565
118.	Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	-6.2	6.9†	74%†	2.7	5.2	2.6	$14,947†	6.6†	19	8.7	49%†	625†	610†
118.	Telecommunications, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	-6.2	6.9†	74%†	2.7	5.2	2.6	$14,947†	6.6†	19	8.7	49%†	625†	610†
120.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	-6.4	4.9	69%	2.3	13.1	2.2	$17,547	11.6	13	5.6	77%	565	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 (-1)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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121.	Computer Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno	-6.6	5.4*	70%*	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$16,874*	0.6†	29*	3.5*	86%†	535†	525†
121.	Electrical Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno	-6.6	5.4*	70%*	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$16,874*	0.6†	29*	3.5*	86%†	535†	525†
123.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs	-7.2	8.2	100%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$15,807*	3.0	29*	3.5*	65%	535	545
124.	Electrical Engineering, Santa Clara University	-7.3	8.2	88%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$16,269	2.4	29*	3.5*	57%	610	595
124.	Computer Engineering, Southern Methodist University	-7.3	5.5†	63%†	2.4	2.9	2.4	$17,624†	6.2†	17	4.5	58%†	620†	610†
124.	Electrical Engineering, Southern Methodist University	-7.3	5.5†	63%†	2.4	2.9	2.4	$17,624†	6.2†	17	4.5	58%†	620†	610†
124.	Telecommunications, Southern Methodist University	-7.3	5.5†	63%†	2.4	2.9	2.4	$17,624†	6.2†	17	4.5	58%†	620†	610†
128.	Computer Sci and Engineering, University of South Carolina-Columbia	-7.9	3.9†	45%†	1.7	2.4	1.6	$15,826†	5.2†	20	1.8	67%†	580†	570†
128.	Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina-Columbia	-7.9	3.9†	45%†	1.7	2.4	1.6	$15,826†	5.2†	20	1.8	67%†	580†	570†
130.	Electrical Engineering, University of Houston	-8.1	5.2	68%	2.1	5.2	2.1	$17,506	7.4	28	2.1	81%	550	520
131.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Ohio University-Main Campus	-8.2	5.3	58%	2.2	0.3	2.2	$13,989	4.0	22	1.1	89%	545	545
132.	Electrical Engineering (Watson School), SUNY at Binghamton	-8.4	5.2	63%	1.0	1.4	1.2	$13,911	2.4	13	3.3	43%	650	615
133.	Electrical Engineering, University of Rhode Island	-8.8	5.2	57%	2.6	4.0	2.7	$14,321	3.4	13	8.4	79%	550	535
134.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	-9.0	5.2	47%	2.4	2.2	2.1	$15,404	4.0	17	1.5	86%	617*	593*
135.	Electrical Engineering, University of California-Riverside	-9.9	4.6	63%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$23,083	2.8	29*	3.5*	74%	565	510
135.	Electrical/Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	-9.9	5.4*	70%*	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$21,488*	2.0	29*	3.5*	68%	535	520
137.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Utah State University	-10.1	8.7	71%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$10,835*	1.2	29*	3.5*	92%	555	550
138.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Dayton	-10.5	7.6†	78%†	1.2	14.0	1.5	$10,066†	4.8†	9	3.1	79%†	595†	570†
138.	Electro-Optics, University of Dayton	-10.5	7.6†	78%†	1.2	14.0	1.5	$10,066†	4.8†	9	3.1	79%†	595†	570†
140.	Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington	-10.7	6.9	56%	2.5	5.4	2.6	$14,282	6.6	30	3.3	79%	545	515
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 (-1)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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141.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Wyoming	-11.0	5.4*	70%*	1.0	2.1	1.4	$11,782*	1.2	10	0.7	95%	545	540
142.	Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Florida	-11.1	5.6†	55%†	1.9	0.8	1.7	$15,710†	4.8†	13	4.0	28%†	565†	555†
142.	Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida	-11.1	5.6†	55%†	1.9	0.8	1.7	$15,710†	4.8†	13	4.0	28%†	565†	555†
144.	Computer Engineering, Florida Atlantic University	-11.2	3.2†	62%†	1.1	0.6	1.3	$18,271†	4.2†	7	3.7	55%†	525†	515†
144.	Electrical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University	-11.2	3.2†	62%†	1.1	0.6	1.3	$18,271†	4.2†	7	3.7	55%†	525†	515†
146.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology-Melbourne	-11.7	6.2	69%	2.2	0.3	1.6	$15,825	3.4	16	2.3	82%	605	565
147.	Computer Engineering, University of California-Santa Cruz	-12.0	5.7†	67%†	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$24,140†	2.0†	29*	3.5*	69%†	585†	580†
147.	Electrical Engineering, University of California-Santa Cruz	-12.0	5.7†	67%†	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$24,140†	2.0†	29*	3.5*	69%†	585†	580†
149.	Electrical Engineering, Florida State University	-12.2	8.2	70%*	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$16,953*	1.4	29*	3.5*	62%	585	575
150.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Portland State University	-13.0	6.2	80%	1.2	5.0	1.2	$13,829	2.6	12	2.6	70%	520	520
150.	Electrical Engineering, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	-13.0	5.4*	70%*	0.8	5.1	1.3	$16,228*	0.6	16	0.3	72%	570	560
152.	Computer Engineering, Florida International University	-13.2	6.6†	42%*	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$17,581†	2.2†	29*	3.5*	61%†	550†	555†
152.	Electrical Engineering, Florida International University	-13.2	6.6†	42%*	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$17,581†	2.2†	29*	3.5*	61%†	550†	555†
154.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University	-13.6	5.7	73%	1.7	3.1	1.6	$22,335	2.6	20	1.1	48%	617*	593*
155.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Idaho	-14.2	5.4*	70%*	1.4	1.1	1.0	$16,229*	1.2	14	1.0	83%	550	550
156.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	-14.5	4.7	50%	1.8	3.4	1.8	$21,012	2.4	23	2.5	78%	600	575
157.	Electrical Engineering and Computer Scie, Syracuse University	-15.0	6.2	65%	2.7	12.1	2.9	$26,348	7.0	18	4.2	65%	620	595
158.	Electrical Engineering, Wichita State University	-15.2	5.2	47%	0.8	0.5	1.2	$12,692	3.2	14	1.6	84%	545	530
159.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Alabama	-15.6	5.9	35%	1.8	0.3	1.6	$13,077	3.2	15	4.1	74%	565	565
160.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University-Main Campus	-17.0	5.2	65%	2.5	1.2	2.4	$23,654	1.4	22	1.9	81%	500	500
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 (-1)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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161.	Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania	-17.2	5.2	81%	3.0	36.1	3.1	$43,974	4.0	17	3.9	21%	725	705
162.	Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Lowell	-18.7	5.1†	40%†	1.0	2.3	1.2	$20,550†	3.2†	17	2.7	41%†	588†	600†
162.	Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Lowell	-18.7	5.1†	40%†	1.0	2.3	1.2	$20,550†	3.2†	17	2.7	41%†	588†	600†
164.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Howard University	-20.4	6.1	75%	1.5	2.7	1.4	$22,856	1.4	9	5.9	47%	565	560
165.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	-24.3	5.7	33%	1.5	1.2	1.6	$16,407	4.6	10	24.5	51%	565	555
166.	Electrical Engineering, Catholic University of America	-25.7	9.4	82%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$27,899	2.2	29*	3.5*	82%	565	580
167.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Tufts University	-25.8	6.7	78%	2.7*	14.0*	2.7*	$43,535	2.0	29*	3.5*	28%	705	700
168.	Electrical & Comp. Eng., University of Vermont	-28.9	5.7	77%*	1.3	13.7	1.1	$33,148	1.2	7	2.3	80%	585	580

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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. Larger values are better. (IPEDS, 2001-2005)

Number of Faculty (# Fac)

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

Grad Student / Faculty Ratio (Stu / Fac)

The number of graduate students per faculty member. Your weight = -1. 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