2025 Best Chemical Engineering Schools

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

It is hard to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in chemical engineering. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.

There were about 100 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

2

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Stanford University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in chemical engineering. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were approximately 57 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.

3

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

It is difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you wish to pursue a degree in chemical engineering. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 131 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

4

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

It's difficult to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you want to pursue a degree in chemical engineering. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 294 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

5

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were approximately 222 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.

6

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 60 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

7

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 165 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

8

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were approximately 120 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

9

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 114 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

10

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were approximately 109 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

11

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 189 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

12

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were approximately 111 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.

13

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were about 127 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

14

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 4th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 61 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent year we have data available.

15

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. This university ranks 6th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 130 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.

16

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 152 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

17

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Purdue is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. This university ranks 3rd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 219 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

18

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 129 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

19

Rice University
Houston, TX

Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. This university ranks 3rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 44 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available.

20

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh. This university ranks 4th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 228 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

21

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy. This school ranks 6th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 86 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent year we have data available.

22

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus. This university ranks 1st out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 228 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

23

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were about 58 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

24

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 82 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

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Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO

Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 1st out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were approximately 183 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent data year.