NU
Private nonprofit
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Engineering: 139 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 23,856
- Retention
- 98%
- Programs
- 234
- Awards 2024-25
- 8,806
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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Engineering
241 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in Engineering at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.
Most schools offering it: California (148), Texas (86), Pennsylvania (76), New York (74), Illinois (63), North Carolina (55)
Showing 25–48 of 241 schools
UMP
Public
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
Engineering: 132 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option
- Students
- 41,725
- Retention
- 96%
- Programs
- 190
- Awards 2024-25
- 12,579
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UMC
Public
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
Engineering: 131 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 56,666
- Retention
- 91%
- Programs
- 276
- Awards 2024-25
- 12,420
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CUC
Private nonprofit
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
Engineering: 116 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option
- Students
- 35,173
- Retention
- 98%
- Programs
- 209
- Awards 2024-25
- 15,748
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UWC
Public
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
Engineering: 114 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 56,997
- Retention
- 95%
- Programs
- 385
- Awards 2024-25
- 15,047
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UT
Public
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
Engineering: 108 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option
- Students
- 38,728
- Retention
- 92%
- Programs
- 210
- Awards 2024-25
- 9,900
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UC
Public
University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
Engineering: 104 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 40,065
- Retention
- 93%
- Programs
- 192
- Awards 2024-25
- 11,394
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UP
Private nonprofit
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Engineering: 102 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 29,109
- Retention
- 99%
- Programs
- 229
- Awards 2024-25
- 10,603
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UC
Public
University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
Engineering: 101 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 37,297
- Retention
- 94%
- Programs
- 173
- Awards 2024-25
- 11,456
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UC
Public
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Engineering: 100 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 28,306
- Retention
- 92%
- Programs
- 245
- Awards 2024-25
- 8,615
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UND
Private nonprofit
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Engineering: 99 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 13,042
- Retention
- 99%
- Programs
- 97
- Awards 2024-25
- 3,806
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DU
Private nonprofit
Duke University
Durham, NC
Engineering: 98 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 17,499
- Retention
- 98%
- Programs
- 169
- Awards 2024-25
- 7,776
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UPC
Public
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA
Engineering: 95 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 35,724
- Retention
- 92%
- Programs
- 270
- Awards 2024-25
- 11,005
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ISU
Public
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Engineering: 93 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 30,380
- Retention
- 88%
- Programs
- 181
- Awards 2024-25
- 7,032
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UCF
Public
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
Engineering: 90 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 69,713
- Retention
- 92%
- Programs
- 136
- Awards 2024-25
- 19,389
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CIT
Private nonprofit
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
Engineering: 90 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 2,430
- Retention
- 97%
- Programs
- 43
- Awards 2024-25
- 619
Campus
PU
Private nonprofit
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Engineering: 88 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 9,137
- Retention
- 98%
- Programs
- 53
- Awards 2024-25
- 2,453
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UH
Public
University of Houston
Houston, TX
Engineering: 87 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 47,980
- Retention
- 87%
- Programs
- 153
- Awards 2024-25
- 11,831
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BU
Private nonprofit
Boston University
Boston, MA
Engineering: 87 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 37,737
- Retention
- 95%
- Programs
- 299
- Awards 2024-25
- 13,285
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CU
Public
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Engineering: 87 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 29,077
- Retention
- 93%
- Programs
- 174
- Awards 2024-25
- 8,615
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UVC
Public
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA
Engineering: 87 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 26,409
- Retention
- 98%
- Programs
- 123
- Awards 2024-25
- 9,098
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RU
Private nonprofit
Rice University
Houston, TX
Engineering: 85 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 8,961
- Retention
- 97%
- Programs
- 89
- Awards 2024-25
- 2,880
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AU
Public
Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Engineering: 82 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 34,145
- Retention
- 95%
- Programs
- 172
- Awards 2024-25
- 8,648
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UTD
Public
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX
Engineering: 78 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 29,886
- Retention
- 90%
- Programs
- 92
- Awards 2024-25
- 9,890
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