HOW TO USE THE TABLE

NOTE: This table is not a ranking of civil engineering schools. It is an informational tool for students and others to use in learning more about and comparing these programs.

Civil engineering (CE) programs within colleges and universities are grouped geographically by standard zones of the American Society of Civil Engineers and are listed alphabeticallly. West (Zone IV) = Calif., Ore., Wash., Idaho, Utah, Ariz., Nev., Mont., Alaska and Hawaii. Central (Zone III) = Wyo., Colo., N.M., Iowa, Kan., Minn., Mo., Neb., Texas, Okla., Wis., N.D., S.D. and Ill. Mid-Southeast (Zone II) = Ark., La., Miss., Ala. Ga., Fla., S.C., N.C., Tenn. Ky., W.Va., Va., Ind., Ohio and Mich., Northeast (Zone I) = Conn., Del., N.H., Maine, Mass., Md., N.J., N.Y., Pa., R.I.; Vt., and Washington, D.C.

Listings include CE program's next level of academic structure if it is not a defined department. All schools are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) or have accreditations pending. The year of latest ABET accreditation is provided. Website address may be for civil engineering program or overall college/university. NA= Data unavailable or not provided. Figures have been rounded up to whole numbers or to the nearest hundred. Footnotes are explained at the bottom of each page.

Student enrollment data is for 2001-2002 year and includes full-time, part-time, undergraduate and graduate, unless otherwise noted. Tuition data includes fees, but not room and board charges. Figures have been updated for 2002-2003 from additional sources, where possible. For public institutions, separate figures are given for residents (R) and nonresidents (NR). Please check individual CE programs for up-to-date figures. Calendar= semester (Sem), Quarter (Qtr) or Trimester (Tri).

F/T faculty = Full-time. P/T = Part-time or adjunct. Figures are for Spring 2002. P.E. = Professional Engineer's license. F.E. = Fundamentals of Engineering examination.

Faculty Expertise Three-letter designation indicates the largest number of full-time faculty, in descending order, in these CE fields: Cold regions engineering (CLD); Construction engineering management (CM); Environmental engineering (ENV); General civil (CIV); Geographic-surveying (SVY); Geotechnical engineering (GEO); Materials science (MAT); Ocean-coastal engineering (OCN); Structural engineering (STR); Systems engineering (SYS); Transportation engineering (TRN); Water resources engineering (WAT); and Other (OTH).The field or fields with the largest CE faculty concentration are listed in bold type.

The entire survey of "U.S. Civil Engineering Schools" is published on Oct. 21, 2002 issue of ENR. Copies of the issue can be obtained from ENR by calling Phyllis Moody at 212-904-4635. Copies are at $5 each.

INSTITUTION/
PROGRAM/
WEBSITE
TYPE OF
SCHOOL/
CALENDAR
ANNUAL TUITION�
RES/NONRES
TOTAL ENROLLMENT/
% FRESHMEN APPLICANTS ACCEPTED
# OF CE
UNDER-
GRADS/
% CHANGE
SINCE
1997-98/
% CE
FRESHMEN ADVANCING
TO SOPHOMORE
CREDIT HRS
REQ./
# BS GRADS
# TOTAL
F/T CE
FACULTY/
# P/T CE FACULTY TEACHING UNDER-
GRAD
FACULTY EXPERTISE/
TOP SUB-
DISCIPLINES
WEST (Zone IV)
Arizona State U., Tempe Public/Sem 50,000
 346 128 20 ENV,
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng'g $2,585R 77% +4% 50 2 STR, TRN,
www.asu.edu $11,105NR   52%     WAT, GEO
U. of Arizona, Tucson Public/Sem 35,000 205 128
 14.5
 STR,
Dept. of Civil Eng'g and Eng'g Mechanics $2,594R   -21% 42 7 WAT
www.arizona.edu $11,114NR 17% NA      
Boise State U., Boise, Idaho Public/Sem 17,200 129 130 7 STR
Dept. of Civil Engineering $3,500R 90% +39% 15 1  
www.boisestate.edu $10,200NR   90%      
Brigham Young U., Provo, Utah Private/Sem 30,000 380 128 17 STR,
Civil & Environmental Engineering Dept. $3,000R 30% 0% 90 3 GEO, WAT
www.et.byu.edu/ce $4,600NR   80%      
California State U., Chico Public/Sem 14,800 175 132 8 STR, TRN
Dept. of Civil Engineering $2,114R 84% +9% 32 1  
www.csuchico.edu $10,574NR   60%      
California State U., Long Beach Public/Sem 37,400 203 134 8 MAT
Dept. of Civil Engineering $1,723R 85% +47% 48 20  
www.csulb.edu/ $9,103NR   80%      
California State U., Los Angeles Public/Qtr 25,000 130 194 9 STR
Dept. of Civil Engineering $1,430R 70% -28% 32 3 TRN
www.calstatela.edu $7,380NR   67%      
California State U., Northridge Public/Sem 31,600 113 135 5 STR
Dept. of Civil Eng'g & Applied Mechanics $1,420R 33% +36% 16 2  
www.csun.edu/ $9,400NR   65%      
California State Polytech. U., Pomona Public/Qtr 19,000 490 202 21 ENV, SVY
Civil Engineering Dept. $1,815R 67% -25% NA 8 STR, TRN
www.csupomona.edu/ $9,152NR   75% NA    
U. of California, Berkeley Public/Sem 32,000 234 120 51 STR,
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $4,090R 18%1 -40% 71 2 GEO, ENV,
www.berkeley.edu $15,164NR   82%     TRN, CM
U. of California, Davis Public/Qtr 27,300 380 180 26 ENV, STR
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $4,595R 63% -40% 65 0 GEO, WAT
www.ucdavis.edu/ $15,669NR   68%     TRN
U. of California, Irvine Public/Qtr 21,500 191 188 22 CIV, ENV
Dept. of Structural Engineering $4,551R 17% -15% 85 5 MAT, STR
www.uci.edu/ $16,057NR   87%     TRN, WAT
U. of California, San Diego Public/Qtr 17,5003 216 196 14 STR
Dept. of Structural Engineering $4,354R 43% +82% 78 1  
www.ucsd.edu/ $15,428NR   105%      
Gonzaga U., Spokane, Wash. Private/Sem 4,800 97 133 5 ENV, GEO
Dept. of Civil Engineering $19,000 80% +33 20 3 CIV, STR,
www.gonzaga.edu     NA     WAT
U. of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu Public/Sem 18,700 175 124 20 STR
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $3,349R NA -83% 24 2 ENV, GEO
www.byuh.edu $9,829NR   91%     TRN
Montana State U., Bozeman Public/Sem 11,000 360 128 21 ENV, MAT
Dept. of Civil Engineering $3,500R 100% +3% 50 3 CM, STR
www.montana.edu $9,500NR   80%      
U. of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif. Private/Sem 5,600 81 133 4 CM, ENV
Dept. of Civil Engineering $21,500 75% -19% 11 1 STR, WAT
www.uop.edu/     83%      
U. of Portland, Portland, Ore. Private/Sem 2,700 77 127 5 8
Dept. of Civil Engineering $20,600 NA -11% 16 1 fields
www.up.edu           noted
U. of Southern California, Los Angeles Private/Sem 29,100 150 131 30 STR
Civil & Envir Eng'g, School of Eng'g $29,000 NA -44% 29 9 ENV, GEO
www.usc.edu     94%      
Stanford U. Stanford, Calif. Private/Qtr 14,000 38 110-116 28 ENV
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $27,185 9% -25% 14 0 STR, WAT
www.stanford.edu     *7     CM
U. of Utah, Salt Lake City Public/Sem 27,000 330 131 14 ENV, STR
Civil & Environmental Engineering $3,324R NA +10% 63 7 GEO, TRN
www.civil.utah.edu $10,200NR         WAT
Walla Walla College, College Place, Wash. Private/Qtr 1,800 30 200 4 ENV, STR
School of Engineering $15,222 95% *8 5 0 CIV
www.wwc.edu            
Washington State U., Pullman Public/Sem 20,000 244 129 25 ENV
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng'g $4,900R 50% -19% 62 1 STR, WAT
www.wsu.edu $12,600NR   60%      
3Undergraduate total only.

 

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