List of top 10 US Universities for Engineering with very high acceptance rate

The following table enlists the top 10 US Universities having very low acceptance rates for Engineering admissions. All these Universities are ranked in the top 50 US Universities for engineering programs.


University
Acceptance rate
Engineering rank
Illinois Institute of Technology
85.70%
72
New Jersey Institute of Technology
68.40%
93
University of Texas Arlington
66.20%
77
Arizona State University
59.70%
43
University of Colorado Boulder
48.50%
35
University of Texas Dallas
47.80%
77
University of Central Florida
45.10%
72
Michigan Technological University
44.70%
88
Tufts University
44%
74
University of North Carolina - Chappel Hill
42.00%
82


The acceptance rates of the Universities is based on the ratio of the number of admits given and the number of applicants to the particular University . Hence, the figures mentioned are only an indication of the percentage of students admitted. If a University has large number of seats and number of applications are less, naturally, its acceptance ratio will be very very high.
Source: US news and World report