This article features top engineering colleges in Washington DC that offer master and doctoral degrees in the fields of biological engineering, chemical engineering, computer science, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, etc. Please be informed that each school receives national wide rank as the ranking compares all engineering schools in the United States. Some important ranking factors include average GRE scores, alumni surveys, current student interviews, institutional research publications, and peer college assessment. In the following list of best engineering schools in the city of Washington DC, you can see tuition cost for both in-state and out-of-state students, acceptable rates and admissions statistics for each top ranked engineering college.
| National Ranking | Washington DC Top Engineering Programs |
| 93 | George Washington University (Washington, DC) Overall acceptance rate: 38.3% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 740 Tuition: Full-time: $1,235 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 1,334 Research expenditures per faculty member: $164,215 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $12,973,020 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 151 | Catholic University of America (Washington, DC) Overall acceptance rate: 56.6% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): N/A Tuition: Full-time: $35,260 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 178 Research expenditures per faculty member: $64,678 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $1,681,647 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 156 | Howard University (Washington, DC) Overall acceptance rate: 51.8% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 624 Tuition: Full-time: $23,316 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 73 Research expenditures per faculty member: $134,651 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $6,059,318 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 2.2% |