Best Undergraduate Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering Colleges Tuition Comparison

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus ranked first in the Best Undergraduate Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering Colleges rankings, followed by Purdue University-Main Campus and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

The average tuition & fees of Best Undergraduate Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering Colleges is $14,770 for in-state and $47,483 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.

Cornell University has the highest tuition & fees of $69,314 and Purdue University-Main Campus has the lowest tuition & fees of $28,794 among Best Undergraduate Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,603 for in-state and $39,069 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 30.63% and the SAT score is 1426 for the Best Undergraduate Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering Colleges. Their acceptance rate is relatively low, making it somewhat difficult to get into the schools, and the SAT score is high.

Table. Best Undergraduate Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering Colleges Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA$34,484 ($12,058)
$1,608 ($294)		$32,144 ($15,962)
$1,498 ($392)		14.07%
-2.39%		1,480 SAT
33 ACT
30 /1		53,363
5,417		94%
2%
2Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN$28,794 ($9,992)$28,794 ($9,992)49.87%
-0.43%		1,350 SAT
31 ACT
30 /0		58,658
5,753		83%
3Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA$37,764 ($15,948)
$1,070 ($470)		$35,092 ($18,564)
$1,007 ($551)		54.78%
-2.25%		1,360 SAT
30 ACT
30 /0		38,857
563		86%
4Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL$68,322
$2,325		$54,655
$784		7.69%
0.54%		1,540 SAT
34 ACT
10 /0		23,856
653		95%
5University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA$47,265 ($15,377)
$1,638 ($527)		$30,968 ($15,866)
$605 ($605)		10.98%
-0.68%		-45,882
183		93%
1%
6University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI$63,081 ($18,848)
$2,974 ($539)		$57,776 ($28,886)
$2,724 ($1,362)		15.64%
-2.30%		1,460 SAT
33 ACT
-10 /0		52,855
790		93%
7Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY$69,314
$3,300		$30,160
$75		8.76%
0.60%		1,540 SAT
34 ACT
20 /0		26,793
529		95%
8Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$65,910
$3,426		$61,878
$2,379		3.61%
-0.30%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT0 /0		18,625
179		92%
9Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA$41,790 ($20,644)
$1,602 ($410)		$45,574 ($26,034)
$1,746 ($516)		60.56%
6.34%		1,330 SAT
30 ACT
20 /1		50,737
338		86%
1%
10University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL$40,096 ($18,267)
$904 ($207)		$34,406 ($19,278)
$766 ($441)		42.37%
-1.32%		1,440 SAT
32 ACT
30 /0		59,238
2,675		85%
1%
11Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, TX$40,124 ($12,995)
$204 ($154)		$24,505 ($11,748)
$415 ($655)		57.43%
-5.82%		1,270 SAT
28 ACT
10 /0		78,321
1,688		84%
1%
12North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC$32,847 ($8,799)
$1,080 (-)		$32,874 ($12,101)
$1,081 ($282)		41.74%
1.89%		1,370 SAT
30 ACT
-10 /0		38,464
1,141		85%
1%
Average$47,483 ($14,770)$39,069 ($17,603)31%1,42645,47189%