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Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering (2024)

188 colleges offer Chemical Engineering programs. Ranked by graduate earnings.

Top 20 Colleges for Chemical Engineering

All Colleges Offering Chemical Engineering

NameCityTuition (In-State)Accept RateGrad RateStudents
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe$12,22390%68%64,674
Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station$13,15457%84%59,615
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus$13,24461%88%45,638
Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette$9,99250%83%44,503
The University of Texas at AustinAustin$11,68827%88%42,855
University of ArizonaTucson$13,92686%67%42,537
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park$20,64461%86%42,284
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing$16,45885%81%40,922
University of HoustonHouston$9,71774%65%38,380
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick$17,92958%84%37,751
University of South FloridaTampa$6,41043%76%37,207
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison$11,60345%89%36,902
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign$16,00442%85%36,258
California State University-Long BeachLong Beach$7,35046%69%35,924
University of FloridaGainesville$6,38124%91%35,629
University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla$16,75827%87%34,948
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor$17,73616%93%34,177
University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles$15,2039%93%33,475
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa$12,18077%74%33,227
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley$16,34711%93%33,068
Brigham Young UniversityProvo$6,68868%82%32,952
Texas Tech UniversityLubbock$11,85273%68%32,394
University of California-DavisDavis$16,77442%85%32,253
Florida State UniversityTallahassee$5,65624%84%32,212
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle$12,97339%84%31,942
University of Colorado BoulderBoulder$15,66678%75%31,939
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis$17,21480%85%31,855
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg$15,94855%86%30,923
University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park$11,80945%89%30,760
Oregon State UniversityCorvallis$14,40077%70%30,743
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge$11,95473%70%30,594
The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio$9,01187%52%30,580
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville$13,81242%74%30,418
University of California-IrvineIrvine$15,72229%86%30,197
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati$13,97685%73%29,882
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia$12,68860%78%29,820
University of ArkansasFayetteville$10,10474%70%28,677
New York UniversityNew York$62,7969%88%28,663
San Jose State UniversitySan Jose$8,41085%67%27,601
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh$8,79942%85%27,371
University of UtahSalt Lake City$9,62086%64%27,264
Auburn UniversityAuburn$12,89046%81%26,816
Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins$13,37389%67%25,538
Iowa State UniversityAmes$10,78789%75%25,367
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona$7,78075%68%25,042
University of KentuckyLexington$13,50293%71%24,763
University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia$14,83778%76%23,929
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst$17,77260%83%23,671
Clemson UniversityClemson$15,55438%87%23,300
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara$16,41433%84%23,113
University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman$9,79777%75%22,734
University of California-RiversideRiverside$15,60676%76%22,593
University of IowaIowa City$11,28384%74%22,264
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago$14,33877%61%22,170
Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater$10,23475%67%21,773
University of MississippiUniversity$9,77297%70%21,473
University of KansasLawrence$12,10293%69%21,217
Washington State UniversityPullman$13,39187%61%21,099
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond$16,94593%64%20,753
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles$72,09710%92%20,443
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh$21,92658%85%20,370
University at BuffaloBuffalo$10,93674%74%20,112
University of ConnecticutStorrs$21,04452%84%19,835
Ohio University-Main CampusAthens$14,15885%66%19,633
University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln$10,43487%66%19,178
University of DelawareNewark$16,81071%80%19,071
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta$12,05814%93%18,785
Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State$10,20278%65%18,397
Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook$10,93149%77%18,101
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville$21,80317%95%17,597
West Virginia UniversityMorgantown$10,10489%63%17,385
Northeastern UniversityBoston$66,1625%90%17,326
University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque$10,14095%54%17,244
Miami University-OxfordOxford$18,16175%81%16,656
Cornell UniversityIthaca$69,3149%95%15,995
Rowan UniversityGlassboro$16,57478%68%15,841
University of Nevada-RenoReno$9,57874%62%15,599
Wayne State UniversityDetroit$15,19081%58%15,587
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse$65,52846%82%15,477
Kansas State UniversityManhattan$11,22182%71%15,142
University of LouisvilleLouisville$13,13679%61%14,727
Montana State UniversityBozeman$8,46082%57%14,451
University of Rhode IslandKingston$16,94272%72%13,381
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia$62,41279%78%13,233
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester$59,27467%70%13,215
Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo$15,25285%58%12,568
CUNY City CollegeNew York$7,34060%56%12,505
University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette$10,41887%52%12,428
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro$6,81350%56%12,182
New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces$8,18389%54%11,946
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell$16,96683%67%11,434
University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham$19,20288%76%11,261
University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore$13,25672%70%10,701
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia$68,6865%97%10,650
Howard UniversityWashington$35,81041%69%10,108
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga$10,44881%52%10,074
University of North DakotaGrand Forks$10,95177%62%9,981
University of ToledoToledo$12,74492%56%9,770
University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez$5,27457%48%9,539
Northwestern UniversityEvanston$68,3228%96%9,201
University of Akron Main CampusAkron$13,13560%50%9,052
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark$19,97465%73%9,019
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York$71,8454%96%8,973
Cleveland State UniversityCleveland$12,98891%50%8,969
University of South AlabamaMobile$10,11671%53%8,879
Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View$11,29979%43%8,877
University of Notre DameNotre Dame$65,02511%96%8,818
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville$11,37676%56%8,698
University of MaineOrono$13,32697%56%8,496
Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston$10,12586%61%8,312
California Baptist UniversityRiverside$41,22885%61%8,179
Lamar UniversityBeaumont$8,90586%37%8,150
Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown$11,11384%52%7,961
University of WyomingLaramie$7,76897%59%7,944
Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis$65,79012%94%7,857
Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans$68,67814%88%7,767
University of IdahoMoscow$9,08476%59%7,747
University of DaytonDayton$49,14065%81%7,682
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee$5,78521%53%7,582
University of ChicagoChicago$70,6624%95%7,569
Stanford UniversityStanford$65,9104%92%7,554
The University of Texas at TylerTyler$9,73694%51%7,440
University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth$14,61089%65%7,336
University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point$9,48892%53%7,306
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh$66,24612%93%7,304
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville$67,4986%93%7,208
Tufts UniversityMedford$70,70411%93%7,061
Villanova UniversityVillanova$67,77627%92%6,938
Yale UniversityNew Haven$67,2504%96%6,758
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville$12,13269%63%6,591
Elon UniversityElon$46,95866%84%6,452
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland$66,60837%87%6,437
University of RochesterRochester$67,08040%85%6,331
Colorado School of MinesGolden$21,91461%81%6,155
Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton$19,12392%68%5,955
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem$64,98026%89%5,898
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy$64,08163%83%5,714
Princeton UniversityPrinceton$62,6885%97%5,709
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore$65,2306%94%5,693
Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla$14,98473%64%5,521
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester$60,96560%89%5,447
McNeese State UniversityLake Charles$8,48978%49%5,005
University of New HavenWest Haven$47,33260%61%4,841
Rice UniversityHouston$64,1448%95%4,776
Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville$9,89291%44%4,748
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge$62,3965%96%4,535
United States Military AcademyWest PointN/A12%86%4,408
Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken$63,46248%88%4,222
Xavier UniversityCincinnati$50,64086%70%4,207
The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa$9,23695%42%3,911
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg$67,81229%86%3,876
Hampton UniversityHampton$30,59262%56%3,727
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoHato Rey$9,870N/A26%3,594
Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne$45,90058%64%3,404
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York$7,23568%N/A3,254
Widener UniversityChester$55,73071%66%2,951
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago$52,38655%74%2,833
University of TulsaTulsa$50,06162%73%2,813
Lafayette CollegeEaston$65,39831%88%2,757
Manhattan UniversityRiverdale$53,40079%65%2,744
Rogers State UniversityClaremore$7,750N/A27%2,657
Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee$50,48059%69%2,654
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee$25,38649%56%2,630
University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford$18,15083%57%2,432
Trine UniversityAngola$36,56085%66%2,324
Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute$58,64977%80%2,309
Benedictine CollegeAtchison$36,35098%63%2,272
Clarkson UniversityPotsdam$59,39877%74%2,196
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City$10,50080%56%2,071
Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg$51,88476%67%1,888
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse$9,30363%68%1,839
University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown$14,90695%55%1,808
Dordt UniversitySioux Center$37,05068%68%1,597
University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford$18,13088%65%1,525
Kettering UniversityFlint$48,47079%71%1,205
Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend$13,56663%54%1,044
New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro$9,47644%57%995
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena$65,8983%94%987
West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyBeckley$8,42437%34%981
Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis$38,42087%55%905
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York$46,82021%81%842
Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe$6,362N/A13%833
University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury$18,14087%56%733
Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster$6,362N/A14%691
Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville$6,362N/A20%560
University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton$18,14088%59%454
Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton$6,362N/A20%415
Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville$6,362N/A20%298

Frequently Asked Questions

How many colleges offer Chemical Engineering?

There are 188 colleges offering Chemical Engineering programs in the United States as of 2024.

What is the best college for Chemical Engineering?

Based on graduate earnings, Massachusetts Institute of Technology is among the top colleges for Chemical Engineering with median earnings of $143,372.

What are the top 3 colleges for Chemical Engineering?

The top colleges for Chemical Engineering include Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, Stanford University.