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Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (-5)	# Fac (-4)	Stu / Fac (-5)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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1.	Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology	57.4	5.4	70%	4.3	16.8	93.5	4.5	14.4	15	4.9	20%	775	735
2.	Electrical Engineering, Princeton University	50.6	5.2	82%	4.0	15.6	91.1	4.0	23.0	21	5.4	11%	745	735
3.	Electrical Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York	40.8	5.7	75%	3.8	13.4	56.0	3.8	10.4	21	4.5	13%	725	715
4.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University	32.8	4.4	79%	4.1	9.1	33.4	4.4	22.6	47	2.8	27%	710	675
5.	Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania	32.6	5.2	81%	3.0	8.9	36.1	3.1	4.0	17	3.9	21%	725	705
6.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University	27.5	5.3	77%	3.5	5.7	22.2	3.4	8.0	18	4.4	25%	725	710
7.	Electrical Engineering, Yale University	27.0	5.7	67%	3.2	7.3	20.4	3.3	6.0	15	3.6	10%	740	740
8.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University	25.9	5.7	88%	3.3	5.8	18.5	3.2	8.2	16	3.3	35%	705	680
9.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California-Santa Barbara	25.1	5.0	87%	3.6	16.0	70.4	3.7	25.0	34	6.5	53%	600	580
10.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University	24.9	5.2	72%	4.1	8.2	15.9	3.9	10.8	38	3.7	39%	720	660
11.	ECE - Communication Theory & Systems, University of California-San Diego	21.9	5.5†	76%†	3.4	9.8	36.5	3.6	6.0†	39	3.6	39%†	655†	605†
11.	ECE - Computer Engineering, University of California-San Diego	21.9	5.5†	76%†	3.4	9.8	36.5	3.6	6.0†	39	3.6	39%†	655†	605†
11.	ECE - Electronic & Circuit Systems, University of California-San Diego	21.9	5.5†	76%†	3.4	9.8	36.5	3.6	6.0†	39	3.6	39%†	655†	605†
11.	ECE - Photonics, University of California-San Diego	21.9	5.5†	76%†	3.4	9.8	36.5	3.6	6.0†	39	3.6	39%†	655†	605†
11.	ECE - Signal & Image Processing, University of California-San Diego	21.9	5.5†	76%†	3.4	9.8	36.5	3.6	6.0†	39	3.6	39%†	655†	605†
16.	Electrical Engineering, University of Rochester	21.8	5.1	79%	3.1	7.7	25.0	3.0	7.6	22	2.8	46%	670	650
17.	Electrical Engineering, Stanford University	21.4	6.3	75%	4.7	17.3	80.1	4.8	71.0	45	7.9	12%	735	720
18.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University	19.9	5.2	68%	3.3	7.5	34.2	3.2	16.4	29	3.5	30%	715	695
18.	Electrical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley	19.9	5.7†	72%†	4.5	12.6	48.9	4.7	37.0†	54	6.4	25%†	685†	645†
20.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Duke University	19.0	4.7	71%	2.7	5.0	16.5	2.7	10.8	22	2.4	22%	725	705
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (-5)	# Fac (-4)	Stu / Fac (-5)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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21.	Computer Science & Engineering, University of Notre Dame	18.2	5.3†	69%†	2.8	7.4	16.2	3.0	7.6†	19	3.3	32%†	700†	685†
21.	Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame	18.2	5.3†	69%†	2.8	7.4	16.2	3.0	7.6†	19	3.3	32%†	700†	685†
23.	Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	17.1	6.0	73%	4.6	10.8	57.6	4.8	54.2	72	5.6	14%	770	730
24.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clarkson University	15.6	3.7	100%	2.5	4.8	6.4	2.4	1.6	16	3.1	86%	595	555
25.	Electrical Engineering and Computer Scie, Case Western Reserve University	15.4	5.5	71%	2.9	6.0	11.1	3.1	4.6	13	2.5	68%	690	650
25.	Electrical Engineering, Michigan Technological University	15.4	3.2	83%	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	1.6	29*	3.5*	85%	620	590
27.	Control Science and Dynamical Systems, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	12.4	4.7†	84%†	3.6	5.6	19.3	3.7	22.4†	47	2.0	70%†	630†	600†
27.	Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	12.4	4.7†	84%†	3.6	5.6	19.3	3.7	22.4†	47	2.0	70%†	630†	600†
27.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison	12.4	5.7	87%	3.6	8.3	18.8	3.8	18.6	49	3.3	71%	650	615
30.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Tufts University	11.5	6.7	78%	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	2.0	29*	3.5*	28%	705	700
31.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University	11.3	4.2	93%	2.6	0.5	0.2	2.1	4.0	21	0.0	78%	620	605
31.	Electrical and Systems Engineering, Washington University in St Louis	11.3	5.9	70%	3.1	3.7	8.5	3.2	4.4	35	5.9	19%	730	710
33.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	10.7	5.1†	89%†	4.6	13.8	44.4	4.7	49.0†	93	5.1	68%†	675†	615†
34.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Lehigh University	10.5	4.7	64%	2.7	2.8	5.3	2.5	4.2	18	1.7	41%	680	640
35.	Electrical Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University	9.2	5.1	83%	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	3.2	29*	3.5*	60%*	617*	593*
36.	Electrical Engineering, CUNY Graduate School and University Center	8.9	6.1	71%	2.9	9.3	34.4	2.8	6.2	29	2.9	60%*	617*	593*
37.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Drexel University	8.5	4.9	86%	2.9	4.1	12.4	2.9	6.8	39	1.0	82%	610	580
38.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, SUNY at Buffalo	8.4	5.7	61%	2.8	8.7	50.6	2.6	5.8	26	2.2	56%	595	565
39.	Electrical Engineering & Computer Sci., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	8.0	5.6	64%	4.2	11.7	29.5	4.4	29.4	64	6.1	57%	680	640
40.	Arts, Computing & Engineering (A.C.E.), University of California-Irvine	7.7	5.2†	68%†	3.1	4.8	8.8	3.0	5.6†	21	3.4	52%†	620†	580†
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (-5)	# Fac (-4)	Stu / Fac (-5)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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40.	Computer Engineering, University of California-Irvine	7.7	5.2†	68%†	3.1	4.8	8.8	3.0	5.6†	21	3.4	52%†	620†	580†
40.	Electrical Engineering, University of California-Irvine	7.7	5.2†	68%†	3.1	4.8	8.8	3.0	5.6†	21	3.4	52%†	620†	580†
40.	Electrical Engineering and Computer Scie, University of California-Irvine	7.7	5.2†	68%†	3.1	4.8	8.8	3.0	5.6†	21	3.4	52%†	620†	580†
44.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute	7.4	5.0	80%	2.4	3.8	4.2	2.1	2.2	22	0.2	85%	665	615
45.	Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas	7.1	5.0	78%	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	10.6	29*	3.5*	51%	640	605
46.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California-Davis	7.0	5.2†	78%†	3.0	4.7	11.2	3.2	11.2†	36	1.9	55%†	615†	565†
47.	Electrical Engineering, University of California-Los Angeles	6.5	5.1	70%	3.8	8.7	24.7	4.0	38.4	50	6.0	23%	665	630
48.	Electrical Engineering and Comp Science, Vanderbilt University	6.4	5.9	80%	2.5	3.3	4.6	2.5	8.4	24	3.5	35%	695	675
49.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oregon State University	5.6	4.7	80%	2.6	6.2	10.6	2.6	6.0	13	2.2	90%	550	530
49.	Computer Engineering, University of Maryland-Baltimore County	5.6	5.2†	79%†	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	5.4†	29*	3.5*	71%†	620†	595†
49.	Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland-Baltimore County	5.6	5.2†	79%†	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	5.4†	29*	3.5*	71%†	620†	595†
52.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Marquette University	5.4	5.7	82%	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	1.6	29*	3.5*	70%	600	595
53.	Electrical, Computer, & Systems Engr, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	5.2	5.2	72%	3.5	5.1	12.2	3.4	21.0	42	3.0	78%	685	635
54.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Virginia-Main Campus	4.9	4.5	60%	2.8	5.1	10.6	2.7	7.8	20	7.3	38%	670	655
55.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University at Raleigh	4.5	5.2	72%	3.4	8.6	28.6	3.5	16.4	71	2.1	59%	615	580
55.	Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Connecticut	4.5	4.2	65%	2.3	5.8	12.4	2.4	6.4	19	3.3	51%	600	585
57.	Electrical Engineering, Auburn University Main Campus	4.4	4.2	68%	2.6	5.9	9.4	2.6	5.2	24	1.4	82%	570	550
58.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla	3.7	4.2	64%	2.3	1.3	1.2	2.3	7.6	19	1.0	63%	665	638
59.	Computer Engineering, University of Kansas Main Campus	3.5	6.2†	83%†	2.2	3.3	4.1	2.5	2.2†	17	0.8	69%†	617*	593*
59.	Electrical Engineering, University of Kansas Main Campus	3.5	6.2†	83%†	2.2	3.3	4.1	2.5	2.2†	17	0.8	69%†	617*	593*
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (-5)	# Fac (-4)	Stu / Fac (-5)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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61.	Electrical & Computing Engineering, Colorado State University	3.4	5.5	73%	2.4	6.3	22.7	2.6	4.8	19	0.9	88%	565	555
62.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Delaware	3.0	4.4	68%	2.4	1.5	2.1	2.4	8.8	15	1.8	47%	610	595
63.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology	2.6	4.2	59%	2.4	5.7	5.9	2.2	6.8	14	4.6	63%	675	625
63.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah	2.6	6.2	69%	2.8	5.4	10.2	3.0	3.4	25	1.5	86%	617*	593*
65.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	1.9	5.5	75%	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	8.8	29*	3.5*	61%	615	580
66.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University	1.8	5.2	63%	3.2	3.7	13.2	3.0	8.4	24	2.2	76%	585	555
67.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Texas A & M University	1.0	4.7	70%	3.3	5.8	10.8	3.3	30.8	46	0.2	70%	615	585
68.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University	0.6	4.2	78%	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.8	14.2	40	1.4	90%	620	595
68.	Electrical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte	0.6	5.7	83%	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	2.6	29*	3.5*	72%	545	525
70.	Software Engineering, Southern Methodist University	0.3	5.5†	63%†	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	6.2†	29*	3.5*	58%†	620†	610†
70.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology	0.3	5.2	69%	1.9	1.5	1.4	2.1	2.6	14	2.0	47%	665	610
72.	Computer Systems Engineering, Northeastern University	-0.2	5.7†	72%†	2.8	4.3	9.3	2.7	12.0†	41	1.8	47%†	625†	605†
72.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Northeastern University	-0.2	5.7†	72%†	2.8	4.3	9.3	2.7	12.0†	41	1.8	47%†	625†	605†
72.	Electrical Engineering and Computer Scie, Syracuse University	-0.2	6.2	65%	2.7	6.4	12.1	2.9	7.0	18	4.2	65%	620	595
72.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin	-0.2	4.9	69%	3.7	9.9	23.3	3.9	44.8	73	1.6	51%	630	605
72.	Electrical Engineering, University of Florida	-0.2	5.7	52%	3.2	7.2	17.6	3.3	18.0	38	2.6	57%	640	620
77.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Miami	-0.4	3.9	58%	1.6	2.2	2.9	1.8	2.4	14	1.9	46%	640	620
78.	Computer Engineering, University of California-Santa Cruz	-0.8	5.7†	67%†	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	2.0†	29*	3.5*	69%†	585†	580†
78.	Electrical Engineering, University of California-Santa Cruz	-0.8	5.7†	67%†	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	2.0†	29*	3.5*	69%†	585†	580†
80.	Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University	-1.3	4.8	63%	2.6	2.9	3.3	2.5	3.6	24	0.9	71%	575	555
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (-5)	# Fac (-4)	Stu / Fac (-5)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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81.	Computer Engineering, Polytechnic University	-1.4	5.7†	67%†	3.3	1.3	2.3	3.4	8.8†	36	2.2	69%†	630†	545†
81.	Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University	-1.4	5.7†	67%†	3.3	1.3	2.3	3.4	8.8†	36	2.2	69%†	630†	545†
81.	Electrophysics, Polytechnic University	-1.4	5.7†	67%†	3.3	1.3	2.3	3.4	8.8†	36	2.2	69%†	630†	545†
84.	Electrical Engineering, University of California-Riverside	-1.8	4.6	63%	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	2.8	29*	3.5*	74%	565	510
85.	Electrical Engineering, Santa Clara University	-1.9	8.2	88%	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	2.4	29*	3.5*	57%	610	595
86.	Computer Engineering, Clemson University	-2.2	4.9†	67%†	2.4	3.3	2.1	2.4	6.4†	31	1.2	69%†	615†	590†
86.	Electrical Engineering, Clemson University	-2.2	4.9†	67%†	2.4	3.3	2.1	2.4	6.4†	31	1.2	69%†	615†	590†
88.	Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland-College Park	-2.4	5.7†	60%†	3.6	7.6	23.3	3.8	31.0†	60	3.9	49%†	650†	625†
88.	Telecommunications, University of Maryland-College Park	-2.4	5.7†	60%†	3.6	7.6	23.3	3.8	31.0†	60	3.9	49%†	650†	625†
88.	Electrical/Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	-2.4	5.4*	70%*	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	2.0	29*	3.5*	68%	535	520
88.	Computer Engineering - CPE, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	-2.4	5.2†	69%†	3.4	4.6	6.4	3.3	26.4†	38	2.4	72%†	615†	585†
88.	Electrical Engineering - EE, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	-2.4	5.2†	69%†	3.4	4.6	6.4	3.3	26.4†	38	2.4	72%†	615†	585†
93.	Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder	-2.9	5.7	72%	3.1	6.0	18.7	3.2	16.2	37	4.3	88%	600	580
94.	Electrical Engineering, University of Washington-Seattle Campus	-3.0	4.9	66%	3.3	6.1	16.5	3.4	26.8	46	4.1	67%	610	590
95.	Electrical & Computer Engineer, Purdue University-Main Campus	-3.1	5.2	75%	3.9	9.2	28.0	4.0	41.4	59	4.2	85%	590	555
95.	Electrical Engineering, The University of Tennessee	-3.1	5.9	71%	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.6	5.4	27	1.3	44%	555	555
97.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs	-3.2	8.2	100%	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	3.0	29*	3.5*	65%	535	545
98.	Computer Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno	-3.6	5.4*	70%*	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	0.6†	29*	3.5*	86%†	535†	525†
98.	Electrical Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno	-3.6	5.4*	70%*	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	0.6†	29*	3.5*	86%†	535†	525†
100.	Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University-Main Campus	-3.9	5.5	63%	3.6	4.2	7.8	3.5	20.6	41	2.3	73%	580	560
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (-5)	# Fac (-4)	Stu / Fac (-5)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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101.	Electrical Science Engineering, Stony Brook University	-5.2	4.8	57%	2.9	2.0	3.6	2.6	4.4	20	6.4	51%	610	570
102.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, George Washington University	-5.9	7.3	75%	2.5	2.5	1.6	2.5	6.6	20	4.8	38%	640	640
103.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University	-6.0	5.7	73%	1.7	2.2	3.1	1.6	2.6	20	1.1	48%	617*	593*
103.	Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa	-6.0	5.2	50%	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	1.4	29*	3.5*	65%	570	535
105.	Electrical and Computer Engr, Boston University	-6.2	6.0	74%	1.9	3.6	10.4	2.3	7.0	36	3.5*	55%	655	645
105.	Computer Engineering, Southern Methodist University	-6.2	5.5†	63%†	2.4	2.2	2.9	2.4	6.2†	17	4.5	58%†	620†	610†
105.	Electrical Engineering, Southern Methodist University	-6.2	5.5†	63%†	2.4	2.2	2.9	2.4	6.2†	17	4.5	58%†	620†	610†
105.	Telecommunications, Southern Methodist University	-6.2	5.5†	63%†	2.4	2.2	2.9	2.4	6.2†	17	4.5	58%†	620†	610†
109.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona	-6.7	6.2	68%	3.2	4.5	7.4	3.1	9.0	40	2.5	88%	565	560
110.	Electrical Engineering, George Mason University	-6.9	6.1	62%	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	3.0	29*	3.5*	69%	560	545
111.	Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	-7.1	5.7†	56%†	3.3	7.7	19.4	3.3	18.6†	48	5.4	58%†	610†	580†
112.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	-7.2	4.9	69%	2.3	6.2	13.1	2.2	11.6	13	5.6	77%	565	545
112.	Electrical & Comp. Eng., University of Vermont	-7.2	5.7	77%*	1.3	6.3	13.7	1.1	1.2	7	2.3	80%	585	580
114.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville	-7.3	6.7†	91%†	2.1	3.4	4.2	2.0	4.4†	17	3.1	87%†	580†	575†
115.	Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida	-7.4	5.1†	68%†	2.5	4.3	6.9	2.4	10.8†	37	2.7	62%†	575†	565†
115.	Electrical Engineering, University of Central Florida	-7.4	5.1†	68%†	2.5	4.3	6.9	2.4	10.8†	37	2.7	62%†	575†	565†
117.	Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus	-7.6	5.2	62%	3.1	6.4	11.5	3.2	20.4	36	3.0	91%	560	550
118.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago	-9.2	6.0	65%	2.6	4.5	11.4	2.6	6.4	27	6.4	58%	605	570
119.	Electrical Engineering (Capitol), Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	-9.4	5.7†	56%†	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	18.6†	29*	3.5*	58%†	610†	580†
120.	Electrical Engineering, Florida State University	-9.6	8.2	70%*	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	1.4	29*	3.5*	62%	585	575
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (-5)	# Fac (-4)	Stu / Fac (-5)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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120.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	-9.6	5.2	47%	2.4	3.1	2.2	2.1	4.0	17	1.5	86%	617*	593*
120.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Wayne State University	-9.6	6.2	62%	2.2	2.9	4.3	2.1	4.4	26	1.5	63%	617*	593*
123.	Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	-9.9	6.9†	74%†	2.7	3.3	5.2	2.6	6.6†	19	8.7	49%†	625†	610†
123.	Telecommunications, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	-9.9	6.9†	74%†	2.7	3.3	5.2	2.6	6.6†	19	8.7	49%†	625†	610†
125.	Computational Engineering (ECE Dept), Mississippi State University	-10.1	5.4*	70%*	1.6	0.6	0.1	1.7	2.2†	21	1.3	69%†	617*	593*
125.	Computer Engineering (ECE Dept), Mississippi State University	-10.1	5.4*	70%*	1.6	0.6	0.1	1.7	2.2†	21	1.3	69%†	617*	593*
125.	Electrical Engineering (ECE Dept), Mississippi State University	-10.1	5.4*	70%*	1.6	0.6	0.1	1.7	2.2†	21	1.3	69%†	617*	593*
128.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University-Main Campus	-10.7	5.2	65%	2.5	1.4	1.2	2.4	1.4	22	1.9	81%	500	500
129.	Electrical Engineering - ELEN, University of Kentucky	-11.0	5.9	71%	1.8	2.7	1.7	1.9	3.2	21	1.1	79%	575	565
130.	Computer Engineering & Computer Science, University of Missouri-Columbia	-11.4	5.9†	61%†	2.5	2.3	2.2	2.3	4.6†	26	3.0	83%†	595†	600†
130.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia	-11.4	5.9†	61%†	2.5	2.3	2.2	2.3	4.6†	26	3.0	83%†	595†	600†
132.	Computer Engineering, Florida Atlantic University	-11.8	3.2†	62%†	1.1	3.3	0.6	1.3	4.2†	7	3.7	55%†	525†	515†
132.	Electrical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University	-11.8	3.2†	62%†	1.1	3.3	0.6	1.3	4.2†	7	3.7	55%†	525†	515†
134.	Electrical Engineering, University of Houston	-12.4	5.2	68%	2.1	3.9	5.2	2.1	7.4	28	2.1	81%	550	520
135.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	-13.0	4.7	50%	1.8	4.3	3.4	1.8	2.4	23	2.5	78%	600	575
136.	Electrical Engineering, Catholic University of America	-13.4	9.4	82%	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	2.2	29*	3.5*	82%	565	580
136.	Electrical Engineering, University of Rhode Island	-13.4	5.2	57%	2.6	3.7	4.0	2.7	3.4	13	8.4	79%	550	535
138.	Electrical Engineering (Watson School), SUNY at Binghamton	-13.7	5.2	63%	1.0	1.0	1.4	1.2	2.4	13	3.3	43%	650	615
139.	Computer Sci and Engineering, University of South Carolina-Columbia	-14.0	3.9†	45%†	1.7	2.3	2.4	1.6	5.2†	20	1.8	67%†	580†	570†
139.	Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina-Columbia	-14.0	3.9†	45%†	1.7	2.3	2.4	1.6	5.2†	20	1.8	67%†	580†	570†
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (-5)	# Fac (-4)	Stu / Fac (-5)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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141.	Electrical Engineering, North Carolina A & T State University	-14.2	6.7	77%	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	4.8	29*	3.5*	83%	450	440
142.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology-Melbourne	-14.3	6.2	69%	2.2	0.6	0.3	1.6	3.4	16	2.3	82%	605	565
142.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, Ohio University-Main Campus	-14.3	5.3	58%	2.2	0.9	0.3	2.2	4.0	22	1.1	89%	545	545
144.	Computer Engineering, Florida International University	-14.4	6.6†	42%*	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	2.2†	29*	3.5*	61%†	550†	555†
144.	Electrical Engineering, Florida International University	-14.4	6.6†	42%*	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	2.2†	29*	3.5*	61%†	550†	555†
146.	Electrical Engineering, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	-15.3	5.4*	70%*	0.8	1.3	5.1	1.3	0.6	16	0.3	72%	570	560
147.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Howard University	-15.4	6.1	75%	1.5	2.9	2.7	1.4	1.4	9	5.9	47%	565	560
148.	Electrical Engineering (School of EECS), Washington State University	-15.6	4.1	39%	2.6	2.3	2.9	2.3	5.4	41	2.0	74%	560	545
149.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Utah State University	-16.0	8.7	71%	2.7*	5.1*	14.0*	2.7*	1.2	29*	3.5*	92%	555	550
150.	Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Florida	-16.1	5.6†	55%†	1.9	0.9	0.8	1.7	4.8†	13	4.0	28%†	565†	555†
150.	Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida	-16.1	5.6†	55%†	1.9	0.9	0.8	1.7	4.8†	13	4.0	28%†	565†	555†
152.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Wyoming	-16.4	5.4*	70%*	1.0	2.6	2.1	1.4	1.2	10	0.7	95%	545	540
153.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Dayton	-17.0	7.6†	78%†	1.2	5.4	14.0	1.5	4.8†	9	3.1	79%†	595†	570†
153.	Electro-Optics, University of Dayton	-17.0	7.6†	78%†	1.2	5.4	14.0	1.5	4.8†	9	3.1	79%†	595†	570†
155.	Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Idaho	-17.7	5.4*	70%*	1.4	0.7	1.1	1.0	1.2	14	1.0	83%	550	550
156.	Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology	-18.1	3.7†	50%†	1.6	1.1	1.5	1.7	12.8†	14	3.4	71%†	595†	530†
156.	Electrical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology	-18.1	3.7†	50%†	1.6	1.1	1.5	1.7	12.8†	14	3.4	71%†	595†	530†
156.	Internet Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology	-18.1	3.7†	50%†	1.6	1.1	1.5	1.7	12.8†	14	3.4	71%†	595†	530†
156.	Telecommunication, New Jersey Institute of Technology	-18.1	3.7†	50%†	1.6	1.1	1.5	1.7	12.8†	14	3.4	71%†	595†	530†
160.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Portland State University	-18.4	6.2	80%	1.2	3.0	5.0	1.2	2.6	12	2.6	70%	520	520
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (-5)	# Fac (-4)	Stu / Fac (-5)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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161.	Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington	-20.9	6.9	56%	2.5	3.4	5.4	2.6	6.6	30	3.3	79%	545	515
162.	Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Lowell	-22.0	5.1†	40%†	1.0	3.1	2.3	1.2	3.2†	17	2.7	41%†	588†	600†
162.	Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Lowell	-22.0	5.1†	40%†	1.0	3.1	2.3	1.2	3.2†	17	2.7	41%†	588†	600†
164.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	-25.1	5.2	64%	3.7	4.2	6.0	3.9	69.2	79	4.8	67%	690	645
165.	Electrical Engineering, Wichita State University	-29.2	5.2	47%	0.8	1.3	0.5	1.2	3.2	14	1.6	84%	545	530
166.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Alabama	-29.3	5.9	35%	1.8	0.9	0.3	1.6	3.2	15	4.1	74%	565	565
167.	Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California	-37.8	5.7	56%	3.7	5.8	12.1	4.0	33.0	39	32.9	27%	690	665
168.	Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	-56.9	5.7	33%	1.5	1.6	1.2	1.6	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 = -4. 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 = 4. 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 = 5. Larger values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Publications per Faculty Member (Pub / Fac)

The ratio of the number of program publications in the period 1988-1992 to the number of program faculty. Your weight = 3. 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 = 3. 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 = 5. Larger values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Doctorates Granted per Year (Deg / Yr)

The average number of doctorates granted by the program per year between 2001 and 2005. Your weight = -5. Smaller values are better. (IPEDS, 2001-2005)

Number of Faculty (# Fac)

Total number of faculty participating in the program. Your weight = -4. Smaller values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Grad Student / Faculty Ratio (Stu / Fac)

The number of graduate students per faculty member. Your weight = -5. Smaller values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Undergraduate Acceptance Rate (UG Acc)

The percentage of applicants the institution accepts into its undergraduate programs. Your weight = -2. 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 = 2. 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 = 2. 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