Top 25 undergraduate ECE programs, composite score by component. Hover a segment for that program's percentile scores.
Blue segments measure program scale and emphasis; the other three measure quality and outcomes. Points = component percentile x component weight. Table values are component percentiles. Source: College Transitions 2026 Undergraduate ECE Ranking (CIP 14.09 + 14.10 combined, 301 scored programs).
| Rank | Institution | Composite | Major Emphasis | Program Scale | Academic Rating | Earnings & ROI | PhD Productivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnegie Mellon University | 93.1 | 97.0 | 89.4 | 88.5 | 98.1 | 93.9 |
| 2 | Duke University | 91.2 | 86.7 | 76.4 | 94.6 | 96.1 | 92.3 |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 90.1 | 88.7 | 60.3 | 89.7 | 99.6 | 98.8 |
| 4 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 88.6 | 94.7 | 96.0 | 73.4 | 92.3 | 98.2 |
| 5 | University of California-Berkeley | 87.7 | 87.4 | 99.0 | 70.4 | 96.2 | 96.0 |
| 6 | Princeton University | 87.3 | 73.4 | 46.7 | 94.9 | 99.6 | 95.1 |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 85.9 | 92.4 | 99.7 | 66.6 | 89.6 | 97.2 |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 85.0 | 66.4 | 92.0 | 81.0 | 87.9 | 94.0 |
| 9 | Cornell University | 85.0 | 55.1 | 70.4 | 87.3 | 94.8 | 96.7 |
| 10 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 84.4 | 90.4 | 99.3 | 73.2 | 79.1 | 94.4 |
| 11 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 84.2 | 98.7 | 81.1 | 76.2 | 94.8 | 76.5 |
| 12 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 84.0 | 89.7 | 69.8 | 73.6 | 90.4 | 97.5 |
| 13 | University of California-San Diego | 83.4 | 82.4 | 98.3 | 71.2 | 92.0 | 82.1 |
| 14 | Northeastern University | 83.0 | 84.1 | 91.2 | 75.4 | 93.2 | 75.5 |
| 15 | Boston University | 82.8 | 70.4 | 83.6 | 81.3 | 87.4 | 86.3 |
| 16 | University of Notre Dame | 82.1 | 71.1 | 61.5 | 89.8 | 88.7 | 82.6 |
| 17 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 82.0 | 81.4 | 95.7 | 70.6 | 86.1 | 85.1 |
| 18 | Santa Clara University | 81.8 | 94.4 | 74.8 | 78.5 | 97.2 | 64.7 |
| 19 | University of Maryland-College Park | 81.6 | 64.1 | 91.7 | 72.9 | 86.9 | 91.9 |
| 20 | Stanford University | 81.4 | 56.1 | 43.9 | 85.8 | 98.5 | 93.1 |
| 21 | University of California-Los Angeles | 81.3 | 60.1 | 93.0 | 72.1 | 91.0 | 88.2 |
| 22 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 80.9 | 93.4 | 69.1 | 77.3 | 78.6 | 89.6 |
| 23 | University of Florida | 80.2 | 56.5 | 92.4 | 78.9 | 78.2 | 91.0 |
| 24 | The University of Texas at Austin | 80.2 | 73.1 | 96.7 | 69.2 | 82.2 | 87.9 |
| 25 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 80.1 | 34.9 | 65.4 | 86.4 | 92.4 | 92.0 |