Colleges

The 22 US colleges offering nuclear engineering — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

Texas A&M University-College Station

Public

College Station, Texas · Midsize city · 80 mi to Waco

Admission
57%
SAT
1280
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
84%
Students
59,615
To beach
97 mi
Grads in major
62

Purdue University-Main Campus

Public

West Lafayette, Indiana · Small city · 61 mi to Indianapolis

Admission
50%
SAT
1364
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
83%
Students
44,503
To beach
85 mi
Grads in major
25

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Public

University Park, Pennsylvania · Small city · 63 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
61%
SAT
1337
Net price
$33k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
86%
Students
42,284
To beach
124 mi
Grads in major
33

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Public

Madison, Wisconsin · Large city · < 1 mi to Madison

Admission
45%
SAT
1427
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$74k
Grad rate
90%
Students
36,902
To beach
76 mi
Grads in major
10

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Public

Champaign, Illinois · Small city · 79 mi to Springfield

Admission
42%
SAT
1440
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$81k
Grad rate
85%
Students
36,258
To beach
115 mi
Grads in major
28

University of Florida

Public

Gainesville, Florida · Midsize city · 1 mi to Gainesville

Admission
24%
SAT
1403
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
91%
Students
35,629
To beach
42 mi
Grads in major
15

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Public

Ann Arbor, Michigan · Midsize city · 35 mi to Detroit

Admission
16%
SAT
1465
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$84k
Grad rate
93%
Students
34,177
To beach
30 mi
Grads in major
17

University of California-Berkeley

Public

Berkeley, California · Midsize city · 11 mi to San Francisco

Admission
11%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$92k
Grad rate
93%
Students
33,068
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
14

Oregon State University

Public

Corvallis, Oregon · Small city · 37 mi to Eugene

Admission
77%
SAT
1290
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
70%
Students
30,743
To beach
36 mi
Grads in major
24

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Public

Knoxville, Tennessee · Midsize city · 1 mi to Knoxville

Admission
42%
SAT
1311
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
74%
Students
30,418
To beach
294 mi
Grads in major
46

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Public

Raleigh, North Carolina · Large city · 2 mi to Raleigh

Admission
42%
SAT
1376
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
85%
Students
27,371
To beach
93 mi
Grads in major
27

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Public

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · 2 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
58%
SAT
1370
Net price
$30k
Earnings
$66k
Grad rate
86%
Students
20,370
To beach
110 mi
Grads in major
20

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Public

Atlanta, Georgia · Large city · 2 mi to Atlanta

Admission
14%
SAT
1480
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$103k
Grad rate
94%
Students
18,785
To beach
222 mi
Grads in major
14

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Public

Albuquerque, New Mexico · Large city · 2 mi to Albuquerque

Admission
95%
SAT
1038
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
55%
Students
17,244
To beach
460 mi
Grads in major
9

Idaho State University

Public

Pocatello, Idaho · Small city · 148 mi to Salt Lake City

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
39%
Students
7,583
To beach
573 mi
Grads in major
8

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Private

Troy, New York · Small city · 7 mi to Albany

Admission
63%
SAT
1456
Net price
$36k
Earnings
$102k
Grad rate
84%
Students
5,714
To beach
99 mi
Grads in major
18

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Public

Rolla, Missouri · Remote town · 75 mi to Columbia

Admission
73%
SAT
1317
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$83k
Grad rate
64%
Students
5,521
To beach
344 mi
Grads in major
25

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Private

Cambridge, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 2 mi to Boston

Admission
5%
SAT
1560
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$143k
Grad rate
96%
Students
4,535
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
9

United States Naval Academy

Public

Annapolis, Maryland · Large suburb · 23 mi to Baltimore

Admission
9%
SAT
1307
Net price
—
Earnings
—
Grad rate
93%
Students
4,474
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
19

United States Military Academy

Public

West Point, New York · Fringe town · 47 mi to New York

Admission
12%
SAT
1355
Net price
—
Earnings
—
Grad rate
87%
Students
4,408
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
21

South Carolina State University

Public

Orangeburg, South Carolina · Distant town · 36 mi to Columbia

Admission
83%
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
37%
Students
2,934
To beach
66 mi
Grads in major
3

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Public

Bend, Oregon · Midsize city · 87 mi to Eugene

Admission
63%
SAT
1255
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
56%
Students
1,044
To beach
135 mi
Grads in major
0