A degree in general engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #79 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for general engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 356 degrees in general engineering annually.
The engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Engineering rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Engineering Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the engineering degree levels they offer.
Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general engineering. Purdue is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were approximately 92 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in general engineering needs to take a look at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were approximately 6 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Ivy Tech Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 4th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 119 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in general engineering needs to look into Purdue University Fort Wayne. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 29th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 18 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at PFW in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Engineering rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
