The World's Best Engineering Schools

Some of the best engineering schools in the world serve as feeder programs for the best technology companies out there, like Facebook, Google, and Apple.
So, which school is most likely to land you the job you want?
Over the past few weeks, we've conducted a survey to find out the true ranking of the top 50 schools. The top school in the world, from our survey, is the California Institute of Technology.

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All these schools have comparable high-quality academics, smart professors, and great campuses. But when it comes to figuring out the value of an engineering school, there's only one thing that really matters: The amount the school will help your future career.
Of our 723 respondents to the survey, nearly all (91%) said they had a computer science, engineering or equivalent degree.
The two most important things that went into choosing an engineering school were the skills and knowledge they acquired in school (73.9%) and the brand value of the school (18.8%).
The majority of the respondents (66.8%) studied and applied the C, C++ or C# programming languages, with Java following as a close second (40.8%).
Most engineers who responded were either research scientists (10.8%), mobile developers (8.9%) or mechanical engineers (13.3%).
Here's the methodology:

• Our initial list was compiled by canvassing engineers, industry professionals and entrepreneurs who work at some of the most popular technology companies.

• We asked respondents to grade schools on a 1 (not valuable) to 5 (most valuable) scale. The score is the average of all responses across those scales.

• Each survey included grades for at least 10 schools. Respondents could also write in responses to the survey for schools that were not included. Some write-ins with overwhelming response were included in the rankings.

• We parsed LinkedIn to find the top employers for each school, and they are in order of greatest number of graduates employed per school.

50. San Francisco State University

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San Francisco State University scored a 2.03 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Oracle, Cisco Systems, Apple

49. Brigham Young University

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Brigham Young University scored a 2.08 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Intel, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Adobe

48. San Jose State University

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San Jose State University scored a 2.14 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Apple, Oracle, Intel

47. University of Connecticut

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University of Connecticut scored a 2.15 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: IBM

46. University of Florida

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University of Florida scored a 2.15 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: IBM, Intel, Microsoft

45. Santa Clara University

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Santa Clara University scored a 2.19 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Apple, Google, Intel, IBM

44. University of Ottawa

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University of Ottawa scored a 2.22 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Sprint Nextel, Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Microsoft

43. Washington State University

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Washington State University scored a 2.23 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Microsoft, Amazon, Hewlett-Packard, Intel

42. Colorado State University

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CSU scored a 2.24 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Oracle, Microsoft

41. University of Mumbai

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University of Mumbai scored a 2.29 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Microsoft, Cisco Systems, Intel, Oracle, IBM

40. University of Manchester

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University of Manchester scored a 2.35 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 31
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 18
Top Employers: Microsoft, Intel, Google, IBM, Oracle

39. University of Maryland

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University of Maryland scored a 2.97 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: IBM, Microsoft

38. North Carolina State University

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NCSU scored a 2.43 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: IBM, Cisco Systems, Intel

37. Imperial College

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Imperial College scored a 2.54 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 15
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 7
Top Employers: Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco Systems, Google, Apple

36. University of California — Santa Barbara

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UC — Santa Barbara scored a 2.57 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 40
Top Employers: Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, Intel

35. University of Toronto

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University of Toronto scored a 2.64 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 10
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Microsoft, Google, IBM, Cisco Systems, Intel, Amazon, Oracle

34. New York University

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NYU scored a 2.65 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 39
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: IBM

33. University of Wisconsin

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University of Wisconsin scored a 2.69 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: IBM, Microsoft, Intel

33. University of Southern California

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USC scored a 2.69 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Cisco Systems, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, IBM

31. University of Washington

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University of Washington scored a 2.71 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 25
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Microsoft, Amazon, Intel, Google

30. University of California — Davis

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UC — Davis scored a 2.72 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Intel, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Google, Apple

29. University of Waterloo

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University of Waterloo scored a 2.79 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 36
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Research in Motion, Microsoft, IBM, Google

28. University of Chicago

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University of Chicago scored a 2.86 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 19
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: IBM, Microsoft, Google

27. Rochester Institute of Technology

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RIT scored a 2.90 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Xerox, Microsoft, Intel, Cisco Systems

26. Texas A&M University

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Texas A&M scored a 2.90 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. New & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. New & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Texas instruments, IBM

25. Israel Institute of Technology

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Israel Institute of Technology scored a 2.91 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle

24. University of California — Los Angeles

UCLA scored a 2.99 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 8
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 8
Top Employers: Google

23. Virginia Tech

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Virginia Tech scored a 3.00 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Microsoft

22. Harvey Mudd College

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Harvey Mudd scored a 3.01 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. New & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. New & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Microsoft, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Amazon

21. Rice University

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Rice scored a 3.01 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 37
Top Employers: IBM, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Google, Intel

20. California Polytechnic State University

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Cal Poly scored a 3.03 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Apple, Intel, Google, Oracle, Microsoft

19. Yale University

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Yale scored a 3.06 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 16
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 13
Top Employers: Google, Microsoft, IBM

18. University of Pennsylvania

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University of Pennsylvania scored a 3.07 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 24
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 20
Top Employers: Google, IBM

17. Columbia University

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Columbia scored a 3.08 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 17
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 23
Top Employers: IBM, Google

16. University of Texas — Austin

UT — Austin scored a 3.12 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 18
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 24
Top Employers: Dell, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Intel, AMD, Apple

15. Oxford University

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Oxford scored a 3.13 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 6
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 6
Top Employers: Microsoft, Google, IBM

14. Purdue University

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Purdue scored a 3.25 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 29
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 30
Top Employers: IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Cisco Systems

13. University of Michigan — Ann Arbor

University of Michigan scored a 3.29 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 19
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 14
Top Employers: Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Google

12. University of Cambridge

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Cambridge scored a 3.30 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 3
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 2
Top Employers: Google, Microsoft, IBM

11. University of Illinois — Urbana-Champaign

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University of Illinois scored a 3.32 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 28
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 21
Top Employers: IBM, Microsoft, Google

10. Princeton

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Princeton scored a 3.35 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 13
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 15
Top Employers: Google, Microsoft, IBM

9. Harvard

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Harvard scored a 3.36 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 5
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 3
Top Employers: Google, Microsoft, IBM

8. Georgia Tech

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Georgia Tech scored a 3.38 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 32
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 16
Top Employers: IBM, Intel, Cisco Systems, Microsoft

7. Cornell University

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Cornell scored a 3.43 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 14
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 12
Top Employers: IBM, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Oracle

6. Carnegie Mellon University

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Carnegie Mellon scored a 3.77 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 9
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 28
Top Employers: Google, Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Intel, Apple, Cisco Systems, Amazon

5. University of California — Berkeley

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Berkeley scored a 4.00 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 4
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 5
Top Employers: Google, Cisco Systems, Oracle, Intel, Microsoft

4. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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RPI scored a 4.16 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): NR
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): NR
Top Employers: IBM, Cisco Systems, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle

3. Stanford

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Stanford scored a 4.20 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 2
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 4
Top Employers: Google, Cisco Systems, Oracle, Apple, Microsoft, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Facebook

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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MIT scored a 4.38 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 1
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 1
Top Employers: Google, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Intel, Apple

1. California Institute of Technology

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CalTech scored a 4.65 out of 5 on Business Insider's rating.
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (computer science): 7
U.S. News & World Report Ranking (engineering): 9
Top Employers: Google, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle

That's it for the engineering schools..

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