The published top 25, re-ranked among all 301 programs on Academic Rating, Earnings & ROI and PhD Productivity alone. Hover a line for details.
Quality-and-outcomes score = (0.30 x Academic Rating + 0.25 x Earnings & ROI + 0.20 x PhD Productivity) / 0.75. Ranks computed across all 301 scored programs; T = tied. Gaps on the right are filled by programs outside the published top 25 (for example, Northwestern 8th, Caltech 13th). Calculated by College Transitions. Source: College Transitions 2026 Undergraduate ECE Ranking (CIP 14.09 + 14.10 combined, 301 scored programs).
| Published rank | Program | Quality-and-outcomes rank | Score | Scale + emphasis points (of 25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnegie Mellon | 4 | 93.1 | 23.3 |
| 2 | Duke | 3 | 94.5 | 20.3 |
| 3 | MIT | 2 | 95.4 | 18.5 |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 86.3 | 23.8 |
| 5 | UC Berkeley | 12 | 85.8 | 23.4 |
| 6 | Princeton | 1 | 96.5 | 14.9 |
| 7 | Illinois (UIUC) | 28 | 82.4 | 24.0 |
| 8 | Michigan | 10 | 86.8 | 19.9 |
| 9 | Cornell | 5 | 92.3 | 15.8 |
| 10 | Purdue | 36 | 80.8 | 23.8 |
| 11 | Stevens | 27 | 82.5 | 22.4 |
| 12 | RPI | 16 | 85.6 | 19.8 |
| 13 | UC San Diego | 33 | 81.0 | 22.7 |
| 14 | Northeastern | 30 | 81.4 | 21.9 |
| 15 | Boston University | T-18 | 84.7 | 19.3 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 9 | 87.5 | 16.5 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 38 | 79.6 | 22.2 |
| 18 | Santa Clara | 32 | 81.1 | 21.1 |
| 19 | Maryland | 25 | 82.6 | 19.6 |
| 20 | Stanford | 6 | 92.0 | 12.4 |
| 21 | UCLA | 24 | 82.7 | 19.3 |
| 22 | WPI | 34 | 81.0 | 20.2 |
| 23 | Florida | 29 | 81.9 | 18.8 |
| 24 | UT Austin | 40 | 78.5 | 21.3 |
| 25 | Virginia | 7 | 89.9 | 12.7 |