by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 242 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general civil engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14,168 bachelor's degrees in general civil engineering during the <nil> academic year.
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The general civil engineering bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality general civil engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general civil engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general civil engineering. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general civil engineering needs to take a look at University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from University of California - Davis
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general civil engineering has to check out University of Southern California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from University of Southern California
It's hard to beat New Jersey Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general civil engineering. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general civil engineering has to take a look at Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station
UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology
Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from University of California - Berkeley
UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from Northeastern University
Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from University of California - Los Angeles
Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from Virginia Tech
Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public university located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from Cornell University
NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from New York University
Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from Iowa State University
Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from Northwestern University
Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from Duke University
UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from The University of Texas at Austin
Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from Clemson University
Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from University of Notre Dame
Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from University of Maryland - College Park
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General Civil Engineering is one of 5 different types of Civil Engineering programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Structural Engineering | 134 |
| Civil Engineering | 22 |
| Trasportation Engineering | 10 |
| Water Resources Engineering | 1 |
