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20 colleges

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

📍 Cambridge, MA · Private

#1 Engineering
Tuition
$57,986
Acceptance
4%
Students
11,500

Top STEM Strengths

Computer ScienceEngineeringPhysicsMathematicsAI/ML
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Stanford University

📍 Stanford, CA · Private

#2 Engineering
Tuition
$56,169
Acceptance
4%
Students
17,000

Top STEM Strengths

Computer ScienceAIBioengineeringData SciencePhysics
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Carnegie Mellon University

📍 Pittsburgh, PA · Private

#1 CS
Tuition
$58,924
Acceptance
15%
Students
15,800

Top STEM Strengths

Computer ScienceRoboticsAIHuman-Computer InteractionCybersecurity
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University of California, Berkeley

📍 Berkeley, CA · Public

#4 STEM
Tuition
$14,226 (in-state)
Acceptance
14%
Students
45,000

Top STEM Strengths

EECSChemistryStatisticsBioinformaticsEnvironmental Science
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California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

📍 Pasadena, CA · Private

#1 Physics
Tuition
$58,680
Acceptance
3%
Students
2,200

Top STEM Strengths

PhysicsAstronomyChemical EngineeringQuantum ComputingAerospace
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Georgia Institute of Technology

📍 Atlanta, GA · Public

#7 Engineering
Tuition
$10,258 (in-state)
Acceptance
21%
Students
44,000

Top STEM Strengths

Industrial EngineeringCSAerospaceRoboticsBiomedical Engineering
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

📍 Ann Arbor, MI · Public

#4 Public
Tuition
$15,948 (in-state)
Acceptance
20%
Students
48,000

Top STEM Strengths

EngineeringPre-MedData ScienceNuclear EngineeringNeuroscience
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Johns Hopkins University

📍 Baltimore, MD · Private

#1 Biomedical
Tuition
$60,480
Acceptance
8%
Students
28,000

Top STEM Strengths

Biomedical EngineeringPublic HealthNeuroscienceMedicineEpidemiology
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

📍 Champaign, IL · Public

#5 CS
Tuition
$14,312 (in-state)
Acceptance
45%
Students
57,000

Top STEM Strengths

CSElectrical EngineeringStatisticsComputational BiologyData Science
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Cornell University

📍 Ithaca, NY · Private

#12 STEM
Tuition
$61,015
Acceptance
9%
Students
25,000

Top STEM Strengths

CSApplied MathBiological EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringOperations Research
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University of Texas at Austin

📍 Austin, TX · Public

#8 Public
Tuition
$10,890 (in-state)
Acceptance
31%
Students
51,000

Top STEM Strengths

Petroleum EngineeringCSAerospaceNuclear EngineeringData Science
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Duke University

📍 Durham, NC · Private

#9 Engineering
Tuition
$60,489
Acceptance
8%
Students
17,000

Top STEM Strengths

Biomedical EngineeringCSEnvironmental ScienceStatisticsNeuroscience
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Purdue University

📍 West Lafayette, IN · Public

#6 Engineering
Tuition
$9,992 (in-state)
Acceptance
53%
Students
50,000

Top STEM Strengths

AerospaceAgricultural EngineeringNuclearMaterials ScienceCS
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University of Washington

📍 Seattle, WA · Public

#5 Public
Tuition
$11,745 (in-state)
Acceptance
52%
Students
48,000

Top STEM Strengths

CSBiomedical EngineeringOceanographyEnvironmental ScienceData Science
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Penn State University

📍 University Park, PA · Public

#15 Engineering
Tuition
$18,454 (in-state)
Acceptance
54%
Students
90,000

Top STEM Strengths

Materials SciencePetroleum EngineeringEnvironmental ScienceCSMeteorology
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University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

📍 La Jolla, CA · Public

#6 Public
Tuition
$13,994 (in-state)
Acceptance
24%
Students
43,000

Top STEM Strengths

Marine BiologyCSBioengineeringCognitive ScienceBioinformatics
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University of Wisconsin-Madison

📍 Madison, WI · Public

#10 Public
Tuition
$10,728 (in-state)
Acceptance
49%
Students
50,000

Top STEM Strengths

BiochemistryCSNuclear EngineeringStatisticsGenetics
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Texas A&M University

📍 College Station, TX · Public

#12 Engineering
Tuition
$7,983 (in-state)
Acceptance
63%
Students
74,000

Top STEM Strengths

Petroleum EngineeringAgricultural ScienceNuclearAerospaceMaterials Science
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University of Maryland

📍 College Park, MD · Public

#14 Engineering
Tuition
$10,779 (in-state)
Acceptance
44%
Students
41,000

Top STEM Strengths

CSAerospaceNeuroscienceApplied MathCybersecurity
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Arizona State University

📍 Tempe, AZ · Public

Best Online STEM
Tuition
$10,978 (in-state)
Acceptance
87%
Students
80,000

Top STEM Strengths

SustainabilityCSBiomedical EngineeringData ScienceSpace Science
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