By major · General Engineering

Where can your student actually get into general engineering?

General engineering is a real degree rather than a holding pattern: students take the engineering core and then choose a concentration, which suits a student who is sure about engineering and unsure which kind. 172 colleges awarded a bachelor's in it in 2022-23. There are 17 colleges in California on this page and 5 of them publish an admit rate into the major. UC Davis reports the hardest door, 37%, with 2,035 students applying and 755 admitted.

At a glance · All states

186 colleges nationwide offer a bachelor's general engineering program: 172 awarded the degree in 2022-23 (federal IPEDS completions); 3 more report a general engineering admit rate in the UC/CSU data; 11 more carry program earnings in federal outcome data but no 2022-23 degree count under these program codes.
Largest programs by graduates in 2022-23: Arizona State University Campus Immersion (160), Mercer University (138), Michigan State University (101).
17 of them are in California, the one state whose public systems (the University of California and the CSU) publish an admit rate into the major.
Hardest reported gate into the program (only the UC and the CSU publish one): University of California-Davis — Engineering, Fall 2025: 2,035 applied, 755 admitted (37%).
Highest reported admit rate into the program: California State University-Bakersfield — 90.7% (389 applied, 353 admitted, Fall 2025).
Highest median earnings four years after the degree: Franklin W Olin College of Engineering, $135,136.
Lowest average net price with aid: College of Staten Island CUNY, $5,579 per year.

This page counts the degrees colleges file as Engineering, Engineering Science, Applied Engineering and Pre-Engineering, which is the general engineering family in the federal data. Named engineering majors have pages of their own, and engineering technology is a different degree that is not counted here. Admits are not enrollees. At most UC programs students are admitted to the campus, not the major. This page as JSON → · California only (17 colleges, with the UC and CSU gates) →

Hardest reported gate

37%

University of California-Davis
Engineering, Fall 2025: 2,035 applied, 755 admitted

Highest reported admit rate

90.7%

California State University-Bakersfield
Engineering, Fall 2025: 389 applied, 353 admitted

Highest earnings, 4 yrs out

$135,136

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
median, graduates of this program

Lowest net price with aid

$5,579

College of Staten Island CUNY
average for aid recipients, per year

Every college, one row each

Colleges with a reported gate into the program come first, hardest first; the rest are sorted by earnings, then by graduates. Degree awarded is the program the college conferred bachelor's degrees in during 2022-23, with the number of graduates (federal IPEDS completions). Program admit rate is the college system's own number for this major (UC Information Center, CSU Chancellor's Office). Net price is the average paid by aid recipients; full price is the cost of attendance. Earnings are federal College Scorecard medians four years after the degree.

College	Gate into the program	Degree awarded · graduates 2022-23	Program admit rate	Campus admit rate	Net price with aid	Full price	Earnings 4 yrs out
University of California-Davis CA · Public · Test-blind	Engineering Fall 2025: 2,035 applied, 755 admitted · admit GPA 4.04–4.28	—	37%	46%	$14,741	$41,238	$114,228
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA · Public · Test-blind	Engineering Science Fall 2025: 541 applied, 209 admitted impacted	—	38.6%	30%	$16,665	$32,265	—
California State University-Fullerton CA · Public · Test-blind	Engineering Fall 2025: 618 applied, 527 admitted impacted	—	85.3%	87%	$6,555	$18,269	—
San Jose State University CA · Public · Test-blind	Engineering Fall 2025: 82 applied, 71 admitted impacted	Engineering, General 1 graduate	86.6%	80%	$13,760	$26,593	—
California State University-Bakersfield CA · Public · Test-blind	Engineering Fall 2025: 389 applied, 353 admitted	Engineering, General 2 graduates	90.7%	88%	$5,652	$19,522	—
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 39 graduates	—	22%	$25,171	$86,474	$135,136
Cornell University NY · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 6 graduates	—	8%	$28,690	$88,140	$128,207
Harvey Mudd College CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 53 graduates	—	13%	$35,924	$90,165	$122,845
Carnegie Mellon University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	—	11%	$31,944	$83,654	$110,208
Brown University RI · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 73 graduates	—	5%	$25,184	$87,648	$108,550
McNeese State University LA · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 32 graduates	—	68%	$12,493	$22,810	$107,319
Seattle Pacific University WA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	91%	$24,488	$56,826	$106,291
Lafayette College PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 13 graduates	—	32%	$34,433	$83,133	$104,222
Michigan State University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 101 graduates	—	84%	$19,680	$32,198	$102,301
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 4 graduates	—	17%	$21,565	$39,926	$101,078
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 31 graduates	—	40%	$17,303	$26,425	$99,838
Frostburg State University MD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 28 graduates	—	89%	$16,715	$27,056	$99,671
Wentworth Institute of Technology MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 16 graduates	—	85%	$34,170	$61,096	$96,695
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 160 graduates	—	90%	$14,967	$30,111	$94,332
Texas Christian University TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 51 graduates	—	43%	$36,660	$76,604	$93,753
University of Missouri-Columbia MO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	—	77%	$20,268	$31,713	$92,426
University of Southern Indiana IN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 2 graduates	—	95%	—	$22,383	$92,209
James Madison University VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 66 graduates	—	76%	$23,322	$31,735	$91,761
University of Alabama in Huntsville AL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	—	74%	$18,796	$27,392	$91,645
George Fox University OR · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	—	96%	$31,679	$58,644	$91,427
John Brown University AR · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	—	68%	$20,397	$44,710	$90,783
Mercer University GA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 138 graduates	—	66%	$23,847	$58,204	$88,413
University of North Carolina Asheville NC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 21 graduates	—	94%	$12,250	$21,685	$88,346
Elizabethtown College PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 35 graduates	—	77%	$26,598	$50,865	$88,104
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 9 graduates	—	95%	$22,585	$31,088	$88,063
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 7 graduates	—	92%	—	$28,530	$88,063
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 5 graduates	—	92%	$18,071	$28,795	$88,063
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 4 graduates	—	91%	$17,597	$29,677	$88,063
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	—	54%	$32,875	$39,694	$88,063
Stony Brook University NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 11 graduates	—	49%	$18,784	$30,539	$87,517
The University of Tennessee-Martin TN · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 8 graduates	—	87%	$10,701	$23,079	$87,043
Loyola University Maryland MD · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 38 graduates	—	76%	$30,574	$74,055	$86,585
Robert Morris University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 62 graduates	—	91%	$23,003	$51,621	$86,444
Wilkes University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	—	92%	$27,743	$56,765	$86,308
Smith College MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 4 graduates	—	20%	$27,579	$86,030	$86,262
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	—	77%	$16,778	$30,061	$86,148
Northwest Nazarene University ID · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 10 graduates	—	63%	$29,580	$55,163	$85,643
Messiah University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 4 graduates	—	78%	$26,502	$55,875	$84,927
East Carolina University NC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 76 graduates	—	90%	$15,739	$23,867	$84,847
Baylor University TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 7 graduates	—	51%	$41,104	$74,226	$84,689
Oral Roberts University OK · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 17 graduates	—	99%	$25,365	$50,004	$84,649
Saint Vincent College PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 17 graduates	—	59%	$23,510	$56,752	$84,180
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 63 graduates	—	91%	$19,139	$23,995	$82,903
Olivet Nazarene University IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 31 graduates	—	67%	$20,729	$51,981	$82,632
Hope College MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 49 graduates	—	76%	$27,182	$55,646	$82,513
Western Carolina University NC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 45 graduates	—	87%	$13,315	$19,992	$82,500
Calvin University MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 79 graduates	—	71%	$22,992	$54,222	$82,326
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	—	77%	$14,265	$25,489	$81,757
Swarthmore College PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 33 graduates	—	7%	$23,149	$84,103	$78,519
University of Hartford CT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 9 graduates	—	83%	$30,282	$64,729	$78,351
Fort Lewis College CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 26 graduates	—	93%	$17,296	$27,030	$77,389
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	—	83%	$18,952	$28,133	$74,307
Marshall University WV · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 3 graduates	—	96%	$7,502	$22,022	$72,922
Savannah College of Art and Design GA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Applied Engineering 100 graduates	—	84%	$49,430	$63,627	—
Ohio University-Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Applied Engineering 56 graduates	—	85%	$21,637	$30,586	—
Massachusetts Maritime Academy MA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Applied Engineering 46 graduates	—	95%	$21,582	$31,367	—
Daytona State College FL · Public	Not reported by the college system	Applied Engineering 45 graduates	—	—	—	—	—
Wake Forest University NC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 36 graduates	—	22%	$28,719	$87,499	—
Indiana University-Bloomington IN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 30 graduates	—	80%	$16,264	$28,801	—
Millersville University of Pennsylvania PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Applied Engineering 29 graduates	—	89%	$20,787	$26,913	—
College of Staten Island CUNY NY · Public	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 28 graduates	—	—	$5,579	—	—
Geneva College PA · Private nonprofit	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 28 graduates	—	—	$25,890	—	—
Campbell University NC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 27 graduates	—	94%	$24,516	$62,187	—
University of Colorado Boulder CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 26 graduates	—	83%	$25,346	$37,684	—
Abilene Christian University TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 23 graduates	—	64%	$26,182	$59,256	—
University of the Incarnate Word TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 21 graduates	—	93%	$22,775	$48,681	—
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus AR · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 19 graduates	—	67%	$14,027	$24,951	—
Trinity College CT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 18 graduates	—	34%	$34,832	$87,840	—
University of Mississippi MS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 18 graduates	—	98%	$13,314	$28,660	—
Bob Jones University SC · Private nonprofit	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 17 graduates	—	—	$16,641	—	—
Boise State University ID · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 17 graduates	—	84%	$21,610	$28,224	—
Colorado School of Mines CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 17 graduates	—	60%	$28,690	$40,560	—
Texas A & M University-College Station TX · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 17 graduates	—	63%	$21,315	$32,696	—
Andrews University MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 16 graduates	—	87%	$12,547	$45,218	—
University of San Diego CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 16 graduates	—	47%	$30,365	$78,720	—
Doane University NE · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 15 graduates	—	90%	$26,364	$57,836	—
Loras College IA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 15 graduates	—	92%	$20,716	$50,537	—
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 15 graduates	—	95%	$26,106	$46,874	—
Hampton University VA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 14 graduates	—	48%	$25,319	$46,027	—
Elon University NC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 13 graduates	—	67%	$41,555	$62,266	—
Rowan University NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 12 graduates	—	78%	$22,408	$35,842	—
United States Naval Academy MD · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 12 graduates	—	9%	—	—	—
University of Northwestern-St Paul MN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 12 graduates	—	92%	$27,705	$51,325	—
College of the Ozarks MO · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 11 graduates	—	15%	$6,100	$33,734	—
Cornell College IA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 11 graduates	—	81%	$23,634	$66,249	—
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 11 graduates	—	73%	$42,513	$77,890	—
The University of Texas at El Paso TX · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 11 graduates	—	100%	$9,403	$19,836	—
University of Maryland Eastern Shore MD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 11 graduates	—	90%	$13,338	$25,941	—
Endicott College MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 10 graduates	—	72%	$40,654	$59,328	—
Gonzaga University WA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 10 graduates	—	76%	$35,119	$73,178	—
Santa Clara University CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 10 graduates	—	44%	$50,062	$82,026	—
Azusa Pacific University CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 9 graduates	—	80%	$22,212	$56,313	—
Indiana State University IN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 9 graduates	—	92%	$10,873	$24,535	—
Taylor University IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 9 graduates	—	76%	$24,865	$53,405	—
Washington and Lee University VA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 9 graduates	—	17%	$23,781	$87,000	—
Eastern Mennonite University VA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 8 graduates	—	100%	$24,588	$56,756	—
Temple University PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 8 graduates	—	83%	$28,198	$40,903	—
University of Detroit Mercy MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 8 graduates	—	80%	$15,232	$42,211	—
Bryan College-Dayton TN · Private nonprofit	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 7 graduates	—	—	$20,614	—	—
Florida International University FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 7 graduates	—	59%	$9,288	$21,462	—
Grand Canyon University AZ · Private for-profit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 7 graduates	—	60%	$22,472	$32,702	—
Westmont College CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 7 graduates	—	80%	$29,053	$71,150	—
Baldwin Wallace University OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 6 graduates	—	77%	$27,603	$55,606	—
Bethel University IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 6 graduates	—	99%	$18,610	$43,885	—
Central College IA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 6 graduates	—	79%	$23,377	$37,773	—
Houston Christian University TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 6 graduates	—	85%	$20,629	$50,082	—
Saint Francis University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 6 graduates	—	77%	$23,526	$59,815	—
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 6 graduates	—	19%	$13,269	$64,190	—
DePauw University IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 5 graduates	—	54%	$22,264	$74,320	—
Hanover College IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 5 graduates	—	84%	$21,829	$58,821	—
Henderson State University AR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 5 graduates	—	82%	$23,405	$27,385	—
Old Dominion University VA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 5 graduates	—	90%	$14,638	$29,446	—
Point Loma Nazarene University CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 5 graduates	—	82%	$38,729	$60,488	—
Randolph-Macon College VA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 5 graduates	—	83%	$27,866	$63,985	—
United States Air Force Academy CO · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 5 graduates	—	14%	—	—	—
University at Buffalo NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 5 graduates	—	69%	$20,995	$30,785	—
University of New Haven CT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 5 graduates	—	80%	$34,192	$66,962	—
Whitman College WA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Pre-Engineering 5 graduates	—	50%	$33,313	$78,092	—
Charleston Southern University SC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 4 graduates	—	76%	$21,666	$44,558	—
Cornerstone University MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 4 graduates	—	73%	$20,301	$42,043	—
Drexel University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 4 graduates	—	78%	$38,509	$76,835	—
East Tennessee State University TN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 4 graduates	—	87%	$15,983	$27,042	—
Michigan Technological University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 4 graduates	—	88%	$14,182	$34,152	—
New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 4 graduates	—	67%	$16,504	$32,859	—
Nova Southeastern University FL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 4 graduates	—	73%	$30,371	$56,692	—
Schreiner University TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 4 graduates	—	88%	$21,507	$48,004	—
Siena Heights University MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 4 graduates	—	67%	$17,124	$44,449	—
Tennessee Technological University TN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 4 graduates	—	83%	$14,246	$25,663	—
University of Vermont VT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 4 graduates	—	60%	$19,343	$35,649	—
Viterbo University WI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 4 graduates	—	73%	$21,260	$45,558	—
Greenville University IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 3 graduates	—	95%	$19,533	$45,091	—
Maryville College TN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 3 graduates	—	66%	$19,360	$54,622	—
Miami University-Oxford OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 3 graduates	—	82%	$28,384	$38,757	—
Milwaukee School of Engineering WI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 3 graduates	—	60%	$22,453	$62,648	—
Monmouth College IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 3 graduates	—	87%	$17,133	$57,157	—
Rollins College FL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Pre-Engineering 3 graduates	—	41%	$34,732	$76,108	—
Saint Mary's College of California CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 3 graduates	—	89%	$30,378	$77,659	—
Scripps College CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Pre-Engineering 3 graduates	—	34%	$36,294	$87,564	—
Southern Utah University UT · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 3 graduates	—	80%	—	$19,416	—
Washington University in St Louis MO · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 3 graduates	—	12%	$21,786	$88,488	—
Winona State University MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 3 graduates	—	68%	$17,503	$23,683	—
Asbury University KY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Pre-Engineering 2 graduates	—	64%	$21,401	$47,459	—
Bard College at Simon's Rock MA · Private nonprofit	Not reported by the college system	Pre-Engineering 2 graduates	—	—	—	—	—
Birmingham-Southern College AL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Pre-Engineering 2 graduates	—	52%	—	—	—
California Baptist University CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 2 graduates	—	74%	$26,285	$54,038	—
Case Western Reserve University OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 2 graduates	—	29%	$41,190	$85,851	—
Dordt University IA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 2 graduates	—	71%	$25,807	$51,733	—
Eastern Nazarene College MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 2 graduates	—	59%	$25,381	$42,179	—
Freed-Hardeman University TN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Pre-Engineering 2 graduates	—	91%	$21,574	$38,315	—
Grand Valley State University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 2 graduates	—	95%	$16,317	$28,367	—
Louisiana Christian University LA · Private nonprofit	Not reported by the college system	Pre-Engineering 2 graduates	—	—	$13,113	—	—
Muskingum University OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 2 graduates	—	82%	$19,532	$44,658	—
Norwich University VT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 2 graduates	—	74%	$22,257	$67,357	—
Ottawa University-Ottawa KS · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 2 graduates	—	80%	$27,963	$51,856	—
Piedmont University GA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 2 graduates	—	93%	$20,599	$46,801	—
Providence College RI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Pre-Engineering 2 graduates	—	49%	$48,523	$80,466	—
Saint Anselm College NH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Pre-Engineering 2 graduates	—	78%	$34,779	$67,213	—
Saint Michael's College VT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 2 graduates	—	92%	$25,239	$69,079	—
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 2 graduates	—	88%	$18,749	$28,145	—
University of Indianapolis IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 2 graduates	—	73%	$21,602	$52,590	—
Beloit College WI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	57%	$21,526	$71,365	—
Binghamton University NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	38%	$21,620	$30,345	—
California Institute of Technology CA · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	3%	$16,075	$86,886	—
George Washington University DC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	44%	$36,586	$83,856	—
Johns Hopkins University MD · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	8%	$18,809	$85,947	—
Kettering University MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	79%	$34,660	$61,250	—
Lee University TN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Pre-Engineering 1 graduate	—	72%	$18,878	$35,688	—
Manchester University IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	91%	$18,805	$49,993	—
Northern Arizona University AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	91%	$14,158	$29,933	—
Northwestern University IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	7%	$29,167	$91,250	—
Pomona College CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Pre-Engineering 1 graduate	—	7%	$19,285	$85,300	—
Purdue University Fort Wayne IN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	86%	$13,171	$22,183	—
Roger Williams University RI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	88%	$37,999	$61,950	—
SUNY Polytechnic Institute NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	78%	$14,164	$23,741	—
Saint Augustine's University NC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	59%	$24,313	$33,179	—
Spelman College GA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	34%	—	$50,952	—
Thomas Jefferson University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	86%	$28,928	$64,197	—
Utah Tech University UT · Public	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	—	—	—	—
Webster University MO · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Pre-Engineering 1 graduate	—	58%	$27,047	$51,188	—
Western Illinois University IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering, General 1 graduate	—	75%	$12,937	$28,254	—
University of Southern California CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	—	10%	$32,740	$90,300	—

Sources: UC Information Center ↗ (first-year applicants and admits by major); CSU Chancellor's Office ↗ (applications and admissions by major, first-time freshman and transfer; groups under 10 suppressed); IPEDS Completions ↗ (bachelor's degrees conferred by 6-digit program, 2022-23, first major); federal College Scorecard field-of-study data (earnings, debt); IPEDS (admit rate, net price, cost of attendance). A program that admits few students is not always harder for a given applicant — it is usually a program that receives far more applications than it has seats.

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