2025 Best General Civil Engineering Schools

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA

It is hard to beat Stanford University if you want to pursue a degree in general civil engineering. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were approximately 181 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.

2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

It is difficult to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in general civil engineering. Located in the 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 roughly 35 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent year we have data available.

3

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

University of California - Davis is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in general civil engineering. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 209 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.

4

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Northwestern University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in general civil engineering. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 60 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

5

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the 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 approximately 28 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

6

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 very 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 118 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

7

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 239 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

8

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population. This school ranks 5th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 301 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at NJIT in the most recent data year.

9

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

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

There were approximately 42 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins 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 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were approximately 97 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

11

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized 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 roughly 383 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

12

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the 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 87 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

13

Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ

Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken. This school ranks 3rd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 56 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent year we have data available.

14

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA

Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 130 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent year we have data available.

15

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

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

There were roughly 313 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

16

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

Located in the 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 roughly 190 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.

17

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Northeastern is a very 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 approximately 166 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.

18

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

Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 320 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

19

New York University
New York, NY

Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 66 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

20

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester. This school ranks 8th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 58 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent year we have data available.

21

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 198 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

22

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 fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 64 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.

23

Duke University
Durham, NC

Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were roughly 32 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

24

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. This school ranks 2nd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were about 327 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

UMCP is a very large public university located in the large suburb of College Park. This university ranks 2nd out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were approximately 156 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.