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/
NORTHEAST (Zone I)
U. of Buffalo-State U. of N.Y., Buffalo Public/Sem 25,800 268 124-130 23 STR
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $4,790R 63% +43% 39 1 GEO, ENV
www.buffalo.edu $9,690NR   65%     CM, WAT
Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, Pa. Private/Sem 8,500 64 121 19 ENV
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $22,830 36% -15% 34 5 STR, CM
www.cmu.edu/     NA30     OTH,SYS
Catholic U. of America, Washington, D.C. Private/Sem 4,317 66 131 7 STR
Dept. of Civil Engineering $20,220 NA +8% 23 11  
www.cua.edu     90%      
Clarkson U., Potsdam, N.Y. Private/Sem 2,700 213 120 15 ENV
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $22,635 27% -38% 57 7 WAT, STR
www.clarkson.edu     87%     GEO
Columbia U., New York, N.Y. Private/Sem 22,000 3731 128 11 STR
Dept. of Civil Eng'g and Eng'g Mechanics $27,192 25% -8% 19 2 CM, GEO
www.civil.columbia.edu     95%     MAT, WAT
U. of Connecticut, Storrs Public/Sem 17,700 117 134 23 STR
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $5,622R NA -22% 34 4 ENV, WAT
www.uconn.edu $15,096NR   NA     TRN
Cooper Union College, New York, N.Y. Private/Sem 1,000 100 135 5 CIV,ENV
Dept. of Civil Engineering $25,75032 15% +11% 24 8 GEO, STR
www.cooper.edu     90%     WAT
Cornell U., Ithaca, N.Y. Private/Sem 19,924 136 124 2734 STR
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering $27,394 27% -29% 54 2 ENV, SYS
www.cornell.edu     NA33     WAT, OCN
U. of the Dist. of Columbia, Wash., D.C. Public/Sem 5,500 32 132 4 CM, GEO
Dept. of Engineering Aerospace Technology $2,070R 100% +10% 9 0 STR, TRN
www.udc.edu $4,710NR   NA      
Hofstra U., Hempstead, N.Y Private/Sem 14,000 41 137 1 CIV, ENV
Dept. of Engineering $15,722 77% +64% 5 1 MAT, STR
www.hofstra.edu     NA     SYS, WAT
John Hopkins U., Baltimore, Md. Private/Sem 18,000 53 128 9 CIV, GEO
Dept. of Civil Engineering $26,210 33% +47% 11 1 MAT, OCN
www.jhu.edu     100%     STR, SYS
Howard U., Washington, D.C. Private/Sem 11,000 90 130 9 STR
Dept. of Civil Engineering $10,000 NA -1% 13 4  
www.howard.edu     10%      
Lehigh U., Bethlehem, Pa. Private/Sem 6,500 113 133 17 STR
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $27,600 30% NA 31 1 ENV, WAT
www.lehigh.edu     80%     GEO
U. of Maine-Orono, Orono Public/Sem 10,700 114 127 12 STR
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng'g $5,440R 80% -5% 30 1 GEO, ENV
www.umaine.edu $13,510NR   80%      
U. of New Haven, West Haven, Conn. Private/Sem 2,50035 50 130 5 ENV
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $17,962 60% -23% 2 7 GEO, STR
www.newhaven.edu     70%     WAT
New Jersey Institute of Tech., Newark Public/Sem 8,800 186 131 24 ENV
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $7,200R 59% -38% 30 2 STR, TRN
www.njit.edu $11,852NR   90%     GEO
Northeastern U., Boston, Mass. Private/Qtr 14,000 304 186 12 ENV, GEO
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $18,824 66% NA 56 2 STR
www.neu.edu     77%      
U. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. Public/Sem 26.000 192 133 14 7
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $8,528R NA +5% 49 8 fields
www.pitt.edu $17,336NR   NA     noted
Polytechnic U., Brooklyn, N.Y. Private/Sem 3,060 109 128 17 TRN
Dept. of Civil Engineering $24,300 69% -37% 30 8 ENV
www.poly.edu/     62%      
Rensselaer Polytechnic Instit., Troy, N.Y. Private/Sem 7,000 104 128 15 7
Civil & Environmental Engineering Dept. $27,170 68% -33% 31 5 fields
www.rpi.edu     100%     noted
Rowan U., Glassboro, N.J. Public/Sem 9,800 80 128 7 ENV, STR
Civil & Envir. Eng'g, College of Eng'g $5,779R 52% +158% 19 2 GEO, TRN
www.rowan.edu $10,279NR   77%     WAT
Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. Private/Sem 18,100 93 123 9 ENV
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $23,424 NA +13% 18 1 GEO
www.ecs.syr.edu/dept/cie/welcome/cie%20home.html     80%     STR
Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. Public/Sem 30,000 83 129 8 ENV, STR
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering $7,324R 53% +26% 5 2 CM, TRN
www.temple.edu $13,062NR   90%      
Union College, Schenectady, N.Y. Private/Tri 2,000 62 NA 5 ENV, GEO
Dept. of Civil Engineering $27,514 42% -21% 11 4 STR, SYS
www.union.edu     90%     TRN
U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn. Public/Sem 900 115 141.5 7 ENV, STR
Civil Engineering, Dept. of Engineering $0 (Service 10% 0% 14 0 CM, CIV
www.cga.edu Academy   78%     MAT
U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Public/Sem 4,000 150 154 18 STR
Dept. of Civil & Mechanical Engineering $0 (Service 10% -20% 45 0 GEO, WAT
www.usma.edu Academy)   NA39     CM
U. of Vermont, Burlington Public/Sem 9,000 110 131 9 ENV
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng'g $8,994R 71% +9% 31 2 STR, SYS
www.uvm.edu $21,484NR   70%      
Widener University, Chester, Pa. Private/Sem 6,900 48 133 5 STR
Dept. of Civil Engineering $20,450 80% +26% 9 0 ENV, GEO
www.widener.edu     75%     WAT
Worcester Polytech. Inst., Worcester, Mass. Private/Sem 3,800 163 135 15 ENV
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng'g $26,360 76% -29% 43 2 CM, MAT
www.wpi.edu     91%     STR
3051.3% for College of Engineering. 31juniors and seniors only. 32Full scholarship for registered students. 33Engineering students declare major in middle of sophomore year. 34Tenure track only. 35Undergraduate only. 39Not applicable; major selected in sophomore year.

 

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