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General Engineering Schools in the Northeast

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In 2024, we ranked 172 schools offering general engineering majors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Best-Engineering-Colleges.com ranks Princeton University, Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH), and Brown University (Providence, RI) the top three general engineering schools in the Northeast.

See the best 50 general engineering colleges in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 50 general engineering schools in the Northeast:

Princeton University - Engineering School Ranking
1. Princeton University

Princeton, NJ, 1 general engineering program

Dartmouth College - Engineering School Ranking
2. Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH, 6 general engineering programs

Brown University - Engineering School Ranking
3. Brown University

Providence, RI, 5 general engineering programs

Harvard University - Engineering School Ranking
4. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 4 general engineering programs

Yale University - Engineering School Ranking
5. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 3 general engineering programs

University of Pennsylvania - Engineering School Ranking
6. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, 2 general engineering programs

Columbia University in the City of New York - Engineering School Ranking
7. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 1 general engineering program

Carnegie Mellon University - Engineering School Ranking
8. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, 10 general engineering programs

Cornell University - Engineering School Ranking
9. Cornell University

Ithaca, NY, 1 general engineering program

Tufts University - Engineering School Ranking
10. Tufts University

Medford, MA, 2 general engineering programs

Northeastern University - Engineering School Ranking
11. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 5 general engineering programs

Villanova University - Engineering School Ranking
12. Villanova University

Villanova, PA, 2 general engineering programs

Boston University - Engineering School Ranking
13. Boston University

Boston, MA, 2 general engineering programs

Stevens Institute of Technology - Engineering School Ranking
14. Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ, 5 general engineering programs

University of Rochester - Engineering School Ranking
15. University of Rochester

Rochester, NY, 2 general engineering programs

Lehigh University - Engineering School Ranking
16. Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA, 4 general engineering programs

University of Pittsburgh - Engineering School Ranking
17. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA, 3 general engineering programs

The Cooper Union For the Advancement of Science and Art - Engineering School Ranking
18. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

New York City, NY, 1 general engineering program

Binghamton University - Engineering School Ranking
19. Binghamton University

Vestal, NY, 1 general engineering program

University of Connecticut - Engineering School Ranking
20. University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT, 2 general engineering programs

Stony Brook University - Engineering School Ranking
21. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY, 3 general engineering programs

Rutgers University New Brunswick - Engineering School Ranking
22. Rutgers University New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ, 1 general engineering program

Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Engineering School Ranking
23. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA, 4 general engineering programs

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Engineering School Ranking
24. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY, 4 general engineering programs

University at Buffalo - Engineering School Ranking
25. University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY, 3 general engineering programs

Rochester Institute of Technology - Engineering School Ranking
26. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY, 2 general engineering programs

Hofstra University - Engineering School Ranking
27. Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY, 1 general engineering program

University of Vermont - Engineering School Ranking
28. University of Vermont

Burlington, VT, 1 general engineering program

Drexel University - Engineering School Ranking
29. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 2 general engineering programs

New Jersey Institute of Technology - Engineering School Ranking
30. New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ, 4 general engineering programs

Rowan University - Engineering School Ranking
31. Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ, 3 general engineering programs

University of Massachusetts Lowell - Engineering School Ranking
32. University of Massachusetts Lowell

Lowell, MA, 4 general engineering programs

Clarkson University - Engineering School Ranking
33. Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY, 4 general engineering programs

Temple University - Engineering School Ranking
34. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 4 general engineering programs

University of New Hampshire - Engineering School Ranking
35. University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH, 1 general engineering program

CUNY City College - Engineering School Ranking
36. CUNY City College

New York City, NY, 2 general engineering programs

Alfred University - Engineering School Ranking
37. Alfred University

Alfred, NY, 3 general engineering programs

University of Hartford - Engineering School Ranking
38. University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT, 3 general engineering programs

University of New Haven - Engineering School Ranking
39. University of New Haven

West Haven, CT, 3 general engineering programs

Widener University - Engineering School Ranking
40. Widener University

Chester, PA, 3 general engineering programs

SUNY Polytechnic Institute - Engineering School Ranking
41. SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica, NY, 6 general engineering programs

University of Maine - Engineering School Ranking
42. University of Maine

Orono, ME, 2 general engineering programs

New York Institute of Technology - Engineering School Ranking
43. New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, NY, 1 general engineering program

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Engineering School Ranking
44. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, MA, 2 general engineering programs

Swarthmore College - Engineering School Ranking
45. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA, 1 general engineering program

Smith College - Engineering School Ranking
46. Smith College

Northampton, MA, 2 general engineering programs

Trinity College - Engineering School Ranking
47. Trinity College

Hartford, CT, 2 general engineering programs

SUNY at Albany - Engineering School Ranking
48. SUNY at Albany

Albany, NY, 4 general engineering programs

Lafayette College - Engineering School Ranking
49. Lafayette College

Easton, PA, 1 general engineering program

The College of New Jersey - Engineering School Ranking
50. The College of New Jersey

Ewing, NJ, 1 general engineering program


General engineering schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State18 General Engineering Schools in Connecticut5 General Engineering Schools in Maine28 General Engineering Schools in Massachusetts4 General Engineering Schools in New Hampshire21 General Engineering Schools in New Jersey49 General Engineering Schools in New York40 General Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania4 General Engineering Schools in Rhode Island3 General Engineering Schools in Vermont


General engineering schools in other regions:

Midwest: 217 schools
Northwest: 39 schools
South: 271 schools
Southeast: 160 schools
West: 217 schools

Popular engineering school cities in the Northeast:

in Connecticut:
Bridgeport: 2 schools
Fairfield: 2 schools
Hartford: 3 schools
New Britain: 1 school
New Haven: 3 schools
New London: 2 schools
Storrs: 1 school
West Hartford: 1 school
West Haven: 1 school
in Maine:
Castine: 1 school
Orono: 1 school
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 1 school
Boston: 8 schools
Buzzards Bay: 1 school
Cambridge: 2 schools
Lowell: 1 school
Medford: 1 school
Needham: 1 school
North Andover: 1 school
North Dartmouth: 1 school
Springfield: 2 schools
Worcester: 2 schools
in New Hampshire:
Durham: 1 school
Hanover: 1 school
in New Jersey:
Ewing: 1 school
Glassboro: 1 school
Hoboken: 1 school
New Brunswick: 1 school
Newark: 3 schools
Princeton: 1 school
in New York:
Albany: 2 schools
Alfred: 2 schools
Bronx: 5 schools
Brooklyn: 3 schools
Buffalo: 4 schools
Delhi: 1 school
Farmingdale: 1 school
Hempstead: 1 school
Ithaca: 2 schools
Kings Point: 1 school
Long Island City: 1 school
New Paltz: 1 school
New York City: 10 schools
Old Westbury: 1 school
Potsdam: 1 school
Rochester: 3 schools
Schenectady: 2 schools
Staten Island: 1 school
Stony Brook: 1 school
Syracuse: 3 schools
Troy: 2 schools
Utica: 2 schools
Vestal: 1 school
West Point: 1 school
in Pennsylvania:
Bethlehem: 3 schools
Chester: 1 school
Easton: 1 school
Erie: 2 schools
Grove City: 1 school
Harrisburg: 2 schools
Johnstown: 2 schools
Lewisburg: 1 school
Moon Township: 1 school
Oakdale: 1 school
Philadelphia: 5 schools
Pittsburgh: 6 schools
Villanova: 1 school
West Mifflin: 1 school
Wilkes Barre: 2 schools
Williamsport: 1 school
York: 2 schools
in Rhode Island:
East Greenwich: 1 school
Kingston: 1 school
Providence: 4 schools
in Vermont:
Burlington: 1 school
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