Schools Where It’s Common to See Women Engineers
Women are usually in the minority at engineering programs, with an average enrollment of 24.4 percent at 195 schools that submitted data to U.S. News. The number of women, however, can vary from school to school.
These 10 schools had the highest enrollment of women in 2014 for full-time, part-time, master’s and doctoral programs.
10. Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) (MD)
Women’s enrollment: 817
Total enrollment: 3,234
U.S. News rank: 25 (tie)
More on the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
9. Arizona State University (Fulton)
Women’s enrollment: 822
Total enrollment: 3,694
U.S. News rank: 42
More on the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.
8. Massachusetts Institution of Technology
Women’s enrollment: 884
Total enrollment: 3,143
U.S. News rank: 1
More on the School of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
7. Northeastern University (MA)
Women’s enrollment: 910
Total enrollment: 3,182
U.S. News rank: 43 (tie)
More on the Northeastern University College of Engineering.
6. Columbia University (Fu Foundation) (NY)
Women’s enrollment: 913
Total enrollment: 3,038
U.S. News rank: 14 (tie)
More on Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering.
5. Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Institute of Technology) (PA)
Women’s enrollment: 926
Total enrollment: 3,400
U.S. News rank: 4
More on the Carnegie Institute of Technology at Carnegie Mellon University.
4. Stanford University (CA)
Women’s enrollment: 978
Total enrollment: 3,558
U.S. News rank: 2
More on the Stanford University School of Engineering.
3. Georgia Institute of Technology
Women’s enrollment: 1,179
Total enrollment: 6,136
U.S. News rank: 6 (tie)
More on the College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
2. University of South Dakota
Women’s enrollment: 1,231
Total enrollment: 2,091
U.S. News rank: RNP
More on the engineering school at University of South Dakota.
1. University of Southern California (Viterbi)
Women’s enrollment: 1,408
Total enrollment: 5,142
U.S. News rank: 10 (tie)
More on the Viterbi School of Engineering at University of Southern California.
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