by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Pre-Engineering is the 284th most popular major in the country with 2,560 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in pre-engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in pre-engineering.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree pre-engineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augustana University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 4 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Augustana Sioux Falls
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bard College at Simon’s Rock landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pre-engineering students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Pre-Engineering at Bard College at Simon’s Rock
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Birmingham Southern College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Birmingham Southern College
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethany College Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. Bethany College Kansas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lindsborg, Kansas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whitman College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major. Whitman College is located in Walla Walla, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Wesleyan College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. This small school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #7, Freed-Hardeman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. Freed-Hardeman University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Henderson, Tennessee. It awarded 1 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Anselm College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #8. St. Anselm College is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #9, Spring Hill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. Spring Hill is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Scripps College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #10. Scripps is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Claremont, California. It awarded 4 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Puget Sound landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 3 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Lee University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. Lee University is a small school located in Cleveland, Tennessee that handed out 4 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Yeshiva University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. Yeshiva University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Ball State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. Ball State is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Neumann University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. Neumann is a private not-for-profit institution located in Aston, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, King University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. This small school is located in Bristol, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Pre-Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
With a ranking of #15, Pomona College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Asbury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #15. Asbury University is a small school located in Wilmore, Kentucky that handed out 0 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Canisius College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ursinus College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. Ursinus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Juniata College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. Juniata College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Baldwin Wallace University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Berea, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Pre-Engineering at Baldwin Wallace University
With a ranking of #15, Providence College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 1 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Rollins College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. Rollins College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Anderson University South Carolina came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major ranking. This small school is located in Anderson, South Carolina, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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