By major · Industrial Engineering

Where can your student actually get into industrial engineering?

In California, industrial engineering is mostly a Cal State major, and this page lists the manufacturing engineering programs with it because they lead to the same kind of work. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo admitted 187 of 439 first-year applicants to industrial engineering for fall 2025, a rate of 42.6%, and Cal Poly Pomona admitted 352 of 373, a rate of 94.4%. No UC reports an admit rate for industrial engineering, so UC Berkeley appears here through the federal earnings data instead, with a median of $138,883 four years after the degree. Every number below is the college system's own reporting or the federal outcome data, assembled in one place.

At a glance · All states

168 colleges nationwide offer a bachelor's industrial engineering program: 162 awarded the degree in 2022-23 (federal IPEDS completions); 6 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: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (346), Texas A & M University-College Station (276), Purdue University-Main Campus (269).
9 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): California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo — Industrial Engineering, Fall 2025: 439 applied, 187 admitted (42.6%).
Highest reported admit rate into the program: California State University-Northridge — 94.5% (55 applied, 52 admitted, Fall 2025).
Highest median earnings four years after the degree: Columbia University in the City of New York, $167,572.
Lowest average net price with aid: Texas A & M International University, $3,637 per year.

None of the California programs on this page reports a transfer path only, so where a CSU campus publishes an admit rate, a student applies straight to the major instead of entering as a pre-major and competing for a seat later. A college shown with no admit rate is one whose system does not publish one for this major, which is a gap in the reporting rather than an open door. Admits are not enrollees. At most UC programs students are admitted to the campus, not the major. This page as JSON → · California only (9 colleges, with the UC and CSU gates) →

Hardest reported gate

42.6%

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Industrial Engineering, Fall 2025: 439 applied, 187 admitted

Highest reported admit rate

94.5%

California State University-Northridge
Manufacturing Engineering, Fall 2025: 55 applied, 52 admitted

Highest earnings, 4 yrs out

$167,572

Columbia University in the City of New York
median, graduates of this program

Lowest net price with aid

$3,637

Texas A & M International University
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
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA · Public · Test-blind	Industrial Engineering Fall 2025: 439 applied, 187 admitted impacted Manufacturing Engineering: 50.4%	Industrial Engineering +1 93 graduates	42.6%	30%	$16,665	$32,265	$112,797
San Jose State University CA · Public · Test-blind	Industrial Engineering Fall 2025: 269 applied, 232 admitted impacted	Industrial Engineering 39 graduates	86.2%	80%	$13,760	$26,593	—
California State University-East Bay CA · Public · Test-blind	Industrial Engineering Fall 2025: 140 applied, 122 admitted	Industrial Engineering 11 graduates	87.1%	97%	$9,320	$22,850	$93,793
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA · Public · Test-blind	Industrial Engineering Fall 2025: 373 applied, 352 admitted Manufacturing Engineering: 97.0%	Industrial Engineering +1 77 graduates	94.4%	74%	$11,531	$23,955	$95,835
California State University-Northridge CA · Public · Test-blind	Manufacturing Engineering Fall 2025: 55 applied, 52 admitted Industrial Management and Engineering: 85.7%	Manufacturing Engineering 9 graduates	94.5%	93%	$7,021	$20,485	$74,344
Columbia University in the City of New York NY · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Operations Research +1 55 graduates	—	4%	$21,590	$89,472	$167,572
Cornell University NY · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Operations Research 67 graduates	—	8%	$28,690	$88,140	$151,709
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 68 graduates	—	17%	$21,565	$39,926	$144,830
University of California-Berkeley CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Operations Research 58 graduates	—	10%	$13,481	$45,619	$138,883
Northwestern University IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering +1 80 graduates	—	7%	$29,167	$91,250	$138,720
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 346 graduates	—	16%	$12,116	$28,167	$128,003
Massachusetts Maritime Academy MA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	—	95%	$21,582	$31,367	$125,191
University of Florida FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 124 graduates	—	24%	$6,541	$22,523	$122,299
Lehigh University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 40 graduates	—	29%	$36,931	$80,856	$121,498
George Washington University DC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 24 graduates	—	44%	$36,586	$83,856	$120,976
Washington University in St Louis MO · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 21 graduates	—	12%	$21,786	$88,488	$119,297
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 138 graduates	—	18%	$13,138	$34,654	$117,930
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 240 graduates	—	57%	$24,953	$36,951	$116,641
George Mason University VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 15 graduates	—	89%	$17,915	$28,604	$114,815
University of Southern California CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 71 graduates	—	10%	$32,740	$90,300	$112,150
University of Connecticut CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 42 graduates	—	54%	$25,097	$39,426	$111,672
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	—	86%	$13,807	$23,337	$111,672
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	—	86%	$16,403	$26,946	$111,672
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	—	80%	$16,798	$30,122	$111,672
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	—	87%	$10,875	$22,933	$111,672
Northeastern University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 66 graduates	—	6%	$30,915	$84,641	$111,430
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 95 graduates	—	43%	$17,354	$28,679	$110,711
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 56 graduates	—	42%	$14,091	$32,446	$109,575
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 70 graduates	—	46%	$18,976	$33,678	$107,093
Purdue University-Main Campus IN · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 269 graduates	—	50%	$14,600	$24,591	$107,031
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 149 graduates	—	51%	$17,339	$30,305	$106,932
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering +1 163 graduates	—	44%	$14,355	$33,642	$106,805
Rochester Institute of Technology NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 43 graduates	—	71%	$34,906	$74,626	$105,313
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 134 graduates	—	54%	$32,875	$39,694	$104,758
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 13 graduates	—	96%	$24,558	$34,081	$104,758
University of Louisville KY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 28 graduates	—	80%	$17,988	$32,941	$104,538
SUNY Maritime College NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 12 graduates	—	78%	$22,367	$29,786	$102,563
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering +1 71 graduates	—	90%	$14,967	$30,111	$102,439
Oakland University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 29 graduates	—	70%	$9,120	$25,182	$102,222
Wayne State University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 11 graduates	—	82%	$12,766	$27,350	$101,990
Oregon State University OR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering +1 52 graduates	—	79%	$19,604	$31,653	$101,653
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	—	68%	$18,048	$29,798	$101,653
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 22 graduates	—	58%	$43,071	$78,679	$101,554
New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 27 graduates	—	67%	$16,504	$32,859	$101,547
University of Missouri-Columbia MO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 33 graduates	—	77%	$20,268	$31,713	$101,380
University of Arizona AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering +1 66 graduates	—	86%	$16,674	$29,423	$100,468
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 117 graduates	—	40%	$17,303	$26,425	$100,172
Auburn University AL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 86 graduates	—	50%	$24,323	$34,919	$99,441
Ohio University-Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 19 graduates	—	85%	$21,637	$30,586	$99,364
West Virginia University WV · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 70 graduates	—	86%	$15,634	$26,415	$99,180
University of Miami FL · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 34 graduates	—	18%	$37,244	$86,078	$99,068
University of Arkansas AR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 55 graduates	—	72%	$18,209	$27,767	$98,765
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 74 graduates	—	50%	$30,434	$38,105	$98,654
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 29 graduates	—	58%	$36,228	$82,404	$98,509
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 43 graduates	—	76%	$15,300	$28,872	$98,394
Texas Tech University TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 54 graduates	—	71%	$19,070	$27,443	$98,266
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 20 graduates	—	58%	$22,383	$34,549	$97,791
The University of Texas at Arlington TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 33 graduates	—	81%	$13,951	$25,261	$97,788
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 13 graduates	—	82%	$18,743	$27,680	$97,732
Florida State University FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 38 graduates	—	25%	$11,297	$25,720	$96,504
Texas A & M University-College Station TX · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 276 graduates	—	63%	$21,315	$32,696	$95,918
Grand Valley State University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering 18 graduates	—	95%	$16,317	$28,367	$95,416
Binghamton University NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 58 graduates	—	38%	$21,620	$30,345	$95,354
University of Iowa IA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 33 graduates	—	85%	$22,531	$28,596	$95,347
University of Alabama in Huntsville AL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 45 graduates	—	74%	$18,796	$27,392	$95,153
Liberty University VA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 9 graduates	—	99%	$29,357	$42,025	$94,928
University of Houston TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 38 graduates	—	70%	$14,276	$26,185	$94,814
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 46 graduates	—	74%	$19,151	$34,705	$94,748
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 48 graduates	—	71%	$17,447	$28,290	$94,692
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 61 graduates	—	65%	$24,406	$36,993	$94,382
North Carolina A & T State University NC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 30 graduates	—	46%	$10,846	$20,427	$93,183
Kansas State University KS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 35 graduates	—	79%	$19,406	$27,402	$93,098
Iowa State University IA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 102 graduates	—	89%	$18,589	$24,018	$92,914
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology SD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 30 graduates	—	85%	$20,183	$25,385	$92,815
Clemson University SC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 169 graduates	—	38%	$22,253	$35,015	$92,491
Mississippi State University MS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 71 graduates	—	76%	$17,595	$29,267	$92,332
Western Michigan University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 20 graduates	—	85%	$15,273	$29,237	$92,306
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 71 graduates	—	77%	$16,778	$30,061	$92,241
Brigham Young University UT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering 32 graduates	—	69%	$15,564	$22,690	$92,122
Lamar University TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 21 graduates	—	86%	$9,366	$22,254	$91,806
University of Central Florida FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 120 graduates	—	40%	$10,411	$23,133	$91,630
Texas A & M University-Commerce TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 8 graduates	—	93%	$11,841	$23,438	$91,614
Texas State University TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering +1 62 graduates	—	90%	$16,805	$28,073	$90,729
University of Rhode Island RI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 12 graduates	—	77%	$21,440	$34,321	$90,399
Indiana Institute of Technology IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 12 graduates	—	57%	$23,206	$45,879	$90,363
Dunwoody College of Technology MN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering 13 graduates	—	98%	—	$36,587	$90,176
University of South Florida FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 71 graduates	—	41%	$9,812	$22,859	$90,040
Kennesaw State University GA · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 51 graduates	—	69%	$15,048	$24,008	$89,696
Bradley University IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering +1 37 graduates	—	77%	$22,719	$54,730	$89,362
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 35 graduates	—	87%	$16,032	$21,266	$88,918
Louisiana Tech University LA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 10 graduates	—	73%	$11,864	$24,280	$88,619
Montana State University MT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 25 graduates	—	87%	$22,499	$25,905	$88,087
University of Wisconsin-Stout WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering 24 graduates	—	85%	$17,490	$22,797	$87,431
Milwaukee School of Engineering WI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 23 graduates	—	60%	$22,453	$62,648	$87,279
Youngstown State University OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 18 graduates	—	80%	$12,767	$21,708	$86,340
Kettering University MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 24 graduates	—	79%	$34,660	$61,250	$86,265
University of Illinois Chicago IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 23 graduates	—	78%	$10,974	$27,521	$86,202
University at Buffalo NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 38 graduates	—	69%	$20,995	$30,785	$86,118
Western Washington University WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering 25 graduates	—	91%	$21,193	$30,359	$85,314
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 28 graduates	—	80%	$15,435	$23,010	$84,648
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering +1 30 graduates	—	96%	$15,543	$23,716	$84,016
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 20 graduates	—	88%	$15,014	$22,756	$82,763
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 22 graduates	—	97%	$14,889	$28,919	$82,744
Northern Illinois University IL · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 11 graduates	—	70%	$13,391	$28,851	$82,584
The University of Texas at El Paso TX · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 30 graduates	—	100%	$9,403	$19,836	$82,391
Morgan State University MD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 19 graduates	—	83%	$14,985	$25,413	$81,416
Ferris State University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering 43 graduates	—	81%	$8,624	$27,048	$80,996
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez PR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 90 graduates	—	52%	$17,936	—	$75,096
Robert Morris University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering 2 graduates	—	91%	$23,003	$51,621	$74,446
Kent State University at Kent OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 5 graduates	—	87%	$20,787	$30,567	$72,958
Texas A & M International University TX · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 35 graduates	—	46%	$3,637	$15,558	$60,126
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon PR · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 21 graduates	—	36%	$9,284	—	$56,541
United States Air Force Academy CO · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering +1 90 graduates	—	14%	—	—	—
Princeton University NJ · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Operations Research 77 graduates	—	4%	$6,128	$84,040	—
United States Naval Academy MD · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Operations Research 76 graduates	—	9%	—	—	—
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico PR · Private nonprofit	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 50 graduates	—	—	$17,540	—	—
United States Military Academy NY · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering +1 49 graduates	—	14%	—	—	—
Wichita State University KS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering +1 47 graduates	—	95%	$13,194	$21,780	—
Southern Methodist University TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Operations Research 44 graduates	—	61%	$40,892	$85,606	—
University of San Diego CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 39 graduates	—	47%	$30,365	$78,720	—
University of Pennsylvania PA · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 35 graduates	—	6%	$28,699	$89,028	—
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering +1 31 graduates	—	59%	$9,492	$24,040	—
United States Merchant Marine Academy NY · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 30 graduates	—	32%	$6,174	$9,168	—
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering 20 graduates	—	85%	$4,831	$16,830	—
United States Coast Guard Academy CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Operations Research 20 graduates	—	24%	—	—	—
Georgia Southern University GA · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering 15 graduates	—	90%	$15,267	$24,430	—
Quinnipiac University CT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 12 graduates	—	77%	$40,675	$72,215	—
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 11 graduates	—	21%	$13,739	$23,970	—
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies IN · Private nonprofit	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 11 graduates	—	—	$20,473	—	—
Otterbein University OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 11 graduates	—	83%	$19,237	$48,321	—
Temple University PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 11 graduates	—	83%	$28,198	$40,903	—
National University CA · Private nonprofit	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering 9 graduates	—	—	$22,878	—	—
Stevens Institute of Technology NJ · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 9 graduates	—	43%	$41,346	$79,790	—
Caribbean University-Ponce PR · Private nonprofit	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 8 graduates	—	—	$4,964	—	—
University of South Carolina Aiken SC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 8 graduates	—	80%	$11,641	$21,540	—
University of Vermont VT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 8 graduates	—	60%	$19,343	$35,649	—
Maine Maritime Academy ME · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 7 graduates	—	61%	$23,414	$31,046	—
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania PA · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 7 graduates	—	75%	$19,608	$25,537	—
Colorado Christian University CO · Private nonprofit	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 6 graduates	—	—	$29,500	—	—
Methodist University NC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 6 graduates	—	75%	$24,704	$55,796	—
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 6 graduates	—	76%	$8,889	$23,274	—
St. Mary's University TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 6 graduates	—	89%	$21,145	$47,999	—
Francis Marion University SC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 5 graduates	—	82%	$11,386	$23,850	—
Hofstra University NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 5 graduates	—	71%	$34,176	$70,624	—
Miami University-Oxford OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering 5 graduates	—	82%	$28,384	$38,757	—
Saint Ambrose University IA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 5 graduates	—	73%	$24,691	$51,141	—
Western New England University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 5 graduates	—	83%	$27,290	$60,262	—
Gannon University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 4 graduates	—	77%	$22,553	$52,869	—
Savannah College of Art and Design GA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering 4 graduates	—	84%	$49,430	$63,627	—
University of Indianapolis IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 4 graduates	—	73%	$21,602	$52,590	—
University of Southern Indiana IN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering 4 graduates	—	95%	—	$22,383	—
Virginia State University VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering 4 graduates	—	89%	$15,840	$27,661	—
Case Western Reserve University OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 3 graduates	—	29%	$41,190	$85,851	—
Central State University OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering 3 graduates	—	46%	$13,096	$21,929	—
Colorado State University Pueblo CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 3 graduates	—	100%	$10,051	$23,937	—
DePaul University IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 3 graduates	—	74%	$30,902	$63,052	—
Fort Hays State University KS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 3 graduates	—	92%	$12,569	$19,909	—
Saint Cloud State University MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Manufacturing Engineering 3 graduates	—	95%	$13,529	$21,116	—
Southeast Missouri State University MO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 3 graduates	—	78%	$15,882	$25,177	—
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 2 graduates	—	99%	$15,327	$24,622	—
Rice University TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Operations Research 2 graduates	—	8%	$13,370	$79,788	—
University of Colorado Colorado Springs CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 2 graduates	—	97%	$15,788	$24,595	—
Weber State University UT · Public	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 2 graduates	—	—	—	—	—
Lawrence Technological University MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 1 graduate	—	80%	$32,918	$58,166	—
Morehead State University KY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Systems Engineering 1 graduate	—	82%	$9,793	$21,961	—
Navajo Technical University NM · Public	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 1 graduate	—	—	—	—	—
South Carolina State University SC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 1 graduate	—	82%	$18,097	$30,015	—
Texas A & M University-Kingsville TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Industrial Engineering 1 graduate	—	92%	$12,090	$24,060	—

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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