HOW TO USE THE TABLE

021021-14.jpgNOTE: 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 in the 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 UNDERGRADS
% CHANGE SINCE 1997-98
% CE FRESHMEN ADVANCING TO SOPHOMORE		 CREDIT HRS REQ. /
# BS GRADS		 #TOTAL F/T CIVIL ENG. RACULTY
#P/T CE FACULTY TEACHING UNDERGRAD		 FACULTY EXPERTISE/TOP SUBDISCIPLINES/
MIDWEST/SOUTHEAST (Zone II)
U. of Akron, Akron, Ohio Public/Sem 23,000 167 137 14 STR
Dept. of Civil Engineering $5,850R 90% -24% 25 2 ENV, GEO
www.ecgf.uakron.edu/~civil $11,002NR   60%   25% MAT
U. of Arkansas, Fayetteville Public/Sem 15,400 188 136 14 ENV, TRN
Dept. of Civil Engineering $4,566R 81% -2% 41 4 STR, GEO
www.uark.edu $10,509NR   48%16      
Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, Ohio Private/Sem 9,500 39 129 10 GEO, OTH
Dept. of Civil Engineering $21,168 71% 33% 14 1 ENV, STR
www.cwru.edu     NA      
U. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio Public/Qtr 28,700 207 203 22 ENV
Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept. $4,200R 15% +4% 31 5 STR, WAT
www.uc.edu $11,700NR   55%     GEO
Cleveland State U., Cleveland, Ohio Public/Sem 18,000 90 133 10 STR
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $4,728R 100% NA 26 1 ENV
www.csuohio.edu $9,318NR   NA     GEO, WAT
U. of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio Private/Sem 10,200 180 138 10 STR
Civil & Env. & Eng'g Mechanics, Schl of Eng'g $18,000 17% +13% 33 5  
www.udayton.edu     80%      
Duke University, Durham, N.C. Private/Sem 13,010 55 134 15 STR
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $26,000 30% -45% 21 13 ENV, WAT
www.duke.edu     100%     GEO,SYS
Embry-Riddle Aero. U., Daytona Beach, Fla. Private/Sem 4,800 55 128 4 MAT, STR
Dept. of Civil Engineering $17,150 38% -8% 9 1 TRN, WAT
www.embryriddle.edu     83%      
U. of Evansville, Evansville, Ind. Private/Sem 2,300 52 128 4 CM, GEO
Dept. of Mechanical and Civil Engineering $18,000 87% +30% 9 0 STR, WAT
www2.evansville.edu/MECEweb/     90%      
U. of Florida, Gainesville Public/Sem 46,500 439 131 44 STR
Dept. of Civil and Coastal Engineering $3,422R 34% -25% 63 3 OCN, SVY
www.ce.ufl.edu/ $14.990NR   55%      
Florida A&M U.-Fla. State U., Tallahassee Public/Sem 2,200 303 128 16 CIV
Dept. of Civil and Envir Eng.g, Coll. of Eng'g $2,010R 53%19 -7% 65 2 TRN, ENV
www.famu.edu/ www.fsu.edu $8,320NR   63%     STR, WAT
Florida Atlantic U., Boca Raton Public/Sem 25,000 49 128 5 STR
Dept. of Civil Engineering $2,230R NA NA20 020 1 ENV, GEO
www.fau.edu $9,840NR   NA20     WAT
George Mason U., Fairfax, Va. Public/Sem 24,900 75 120 6 CIV, SYS
Civil, Env. and Infrastructure Eng'g Dept. $4,566R 68% 0 17 8 TRN
www.gmu.edu/catalog/ite/civil.html $13,866NR   90%      
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Public/Sem 14,900 518 128 45 STR
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering $3,616R 54% -9% 126 4 ENV
http://www.ce.gatech.edu $13,986NR   90%     TRN, WAT
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Private/Sem 6,000 91 134 12 STR
Dept. of Civil & Architectural Engineering $19,000 21% -34% 17 5 CM, OTH
www.iit.edu     98%      
U. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Urbana Public/Sem 37,700 500 133 50 STR
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $7,318R NA -23% 131 6 ENV, TRN
www.ce.uiuc.edu $15,928NR   NA      
U. of Kentucky, Lexington Public/Sem 32,500 378 133 21 STR, WAT
Dept. of Civil Engineering $1,987R 12% -18% 85 10 CM
www.engr.uky.edu $5,263NR   67%      
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Public/Sem 31,582 168 134 29 ENV
Civil and Envir. Engineering, Coll. of Eng'g $3,494R NA -38% 39 2 GEO, TRN
www.ce.lsu.edu $8,794NR   60%     CIV
U. of Louisiana, Lafayette Public/Sem 16,000 145 128 9 STR
Dept. of Civil Engineering $2,314R 90% +12% 25 1 ENV, TRN
www.louisiana.edu/cire/ $9,264NR   70%      
U. of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla. Private/Sem 14,000 52 129 11 ENV, STR
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering $23,000 NA -36% 20 6 WAT
www.miami.edu     NA      
U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor Public/Sem 38,000 117 128 28 ENV, STR
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng'g $7,806R 20% -67% 69 0 WAT
www.umich.edu $23,738   NA      
Michigan Technological U., Houghton Public/Sem 6,600 427 131 25 ENV
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng'g $6,150 90% -9% 107 1 STR, GEO
www.mtu.edu $13,430   90%     TRN, WAT
U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis Public/Sem 43,000 301 128 35 ENV, GEO
Dept. of Civil Engineering $4,852R NA -14% 87 4 WAT, STR
www.umn.edu $14,318NR   95%     TRN
U. of Mississippi, University Public/Sem 13,500 91 130 7 STR
Dept. of Civil Engineering $3,916R 82% +23% 18 1  
www.olemiss.edu/depts/civil_eng $8,826NR   82%      
U. of New Orleans, New Orleans, La. Public/Sem 16,000 270 132 11 WAT
Civil & Environmental Eng'g, Coll. of Eng'g $2,972R NA +23% 20 5 ENV
www.uno.edu $10,016NR   40%     GEO, STR
Northwestern U., Evanston, Ill. Private/Qtr 17,100 93 128 27 ENV
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng'g $27,228 47% NA 20 7 STR
www.northwestern.edu     52%      
U. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind. Private/Sem 10,000 82 134 19 8
Civil Eng'g & Geo. Sciences, Coll. of Eng'g $24,500 20% -4% 32 2 fields
www.nd.edu     80%     noted
Ohio U., Athens Public/Qtr 21,000 185 196-198 12 ENV, GEO
Dept. of Civil Engineering $5,493R 25% -34% 19 1 STR
www.ohiou.edu $11,562NR   90%      
Ohio Northern U., Ada Private/Qtr 3,300 110 201 5 ENV, GEO
Dept. of Civil Engineering $23,800 85% -15% 30 0 STR, TRN
www.onu.edu     58%     WAT
Ohio State University, Columbus Public/Qtr 48,500 313 200 17 TRN
Dept. of Civil & Env. Eng'g & Geodetic Sci. $4,751R NA +4% 53 5 ENV, GEO
www-ceg.eng.ohio-state.edu/ $13,527NR   NA     OCN
Polytechnic U. of Puerto Rico, San Juan Private/Sem 5,200 1,205 176 20 STR
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering $4,500 25% +17% 121 29 OTH, CM
www.pupr.edu/     NA     ENV, WAT
Purdue U., West Lafayette, Ind. Public/Sem 38,200 544 133 51 STR
School of Civil Engineering $3,034R 76% -14% 134 3 ENV, CM
www.purdue.edu $8,374NR   85%     TRN
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech., Terre Haute, Ind. Private/Qtr 1,600 120 196 6 ENV
Dept. of Civil Engineering $22,997 60% +9% 38 0 CIV, GEO
www.rose-hulman.edu     90%     STR, WAT
U. of South Florida, Tampa Public/Sem 37,550 163 131 19 8
Civil Engineering $3,240R 62% +15% 64 4 fields
www.usf.edu $13,466NR   63%     noted
U. of Tennessee, Knoxville Public/Sem 26,600 247 135 20 ENV
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $2,812R NA NA 52 2 TRN, STR
www.utk.edu $6,552NR   NA     GEO, WAT
U. of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio Public/Sem 20,900 223 128 11 STR
Dept. of Civil Engineering $5,400R 98% -4% 29 5 GEO, TRN
www.utoledo.edu $12,761NR   79%     ENV, OTH
Tri-State U., Angola, Ind. Private/Sem 1,500 85 132 5 STR
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng'g $15,950 70% -14% 19 1 ENV, GEO
www.tristate.edu     67%     WAT
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Private/Sem 2,87325 73 132 5 STR
Dept. of Civil Engineering $19,340 83% -16% 23 1 ENV, TRN
www.valpo.edu     NA     WAT
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington Public/Sem 1,200 150 139 9 STR, WAT
Civil and Envir. Engineering, Eng'g Division $11,300R 60% -13% 30 4  
www.vmi.edu $22,400NR   75%      
Va. Polytech. Inst. & State U., Blacksburg Public/Sem 25,500 356 131 46 ENV
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $3,664R 68% -18% 124 4 STR, GEO
www.cee.vt.edu $12,488NR   84%     WAT
Wayne State U., Detroit, Mich. Public/Sem 31,000 95 133 10 8
Civil & Environmental Engineering Dept. $4,000R 75% -21% 24 8 fields
www.wayne.edu $8,500NR   70%     noted
West Virginia U., Morgantown Public/Sem 21,000 185 128 19 9
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering $3,240R NA -8% 65 19 fields
www.cemr.wvu.edu $9,710NR   75%     noted
W. Virginia U. Inst. of Tech., Montgomery Public/Sem 2,500 136 136 5 ENV, GEO
Dept. of Civil Engineering $2,950 76% 0% 22 1 STR, TRN
www.wvutech.edu $7,200NR   68%27     WAT
U. of Wisconsin, Madison Public/Sem 42,000 280 123 28 ENV
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $4,470R 22% -7% 80 6 GEO, STR
www.wisc.edu $18,390NR   50%      
U. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Public/Sem 23,000 182 127 12 STR
Dept. of Civil Engineering & Mechanics $4,056R 78% -14% 31 2 ENV, GEO
www.uwm.edu/CEAS/departmentsCE.html $15,028NR   74%     TRN, WAT
U. of Wisconsin, Platteville Public/Sem 5,15428 240 134 10 ENV
Civil & Env Eng'g, Coll. of Eng'g & Math Sci $3,473R NA -6% 79 1 GEO, STR
www.uwplatt.edu $11,995NR   60%      
Youngstown State U., Youngstown, Ohio Public/Sem 12,700 72 132 4 ENV, STR
Civil Eng'g, College of Eng'g & Technology $7,424R 100% -27% 12 4 TRN, WAT
www.ysu.edu $10,064NR   80%      
16Figure is for Dept. of Civil Engineering; figure is 73% university-wide. 19Florida State U. only. 20Civil engineering dept. was just formed in July 2001 and is not yet accredited. 25Figure is for undergraduates only. 27Figure is for civil engineering program only; 80% institution-wide. 28Figure is for undergraduate only.

 

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