This article features top engineering colleges in Washington 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 state of Washington, 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.
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| National Ranking | Washington Top Engineering Programs |
| 27 | University of Washington (Seattle, WA) Overall acceptance rate: 22.9% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 760 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $13,140 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,010 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 1,787 Research expenditures per faculty member: $518,447 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $113,021,542 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 7.0% |
| 86 | Washington State University (Pullman, WA) Overall acceptance rate: 18.0% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 733 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $10,188 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,342 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 680 Research expenditures per faculty member: $198,305 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $19,632,228 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.1% |
US West States
| State | Designation | Area, km 2 | Population | Capital | The largest city |
| mountain states | |||||
| Idaho | ID | 216 632 | about 1,570,000 | Boise | Boise |
| Arizona | AZ | 295 254 | about 6,400,000 | Phoenix | Phoenix |
| Wyoming | WY | 253 348 | about 565,000 | Cheyenne | Cheyenne |
| Colorado | CO | 269 837 | about 5,030,000 | Denver | Denver |
| Montana | MT | 381 156 | about 1,000,000 | Helena | billings |
| Nevada | NV | 286 367 | about 2,700,000 | Carson City | Las Vegas |
| New Mexico | NM | 315 194 | about 2,050,000 | Santa Fe | Albuquerque |
| Utah | UT | 219 887 | about 2,770,000 | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City |
| pacific states | |||||
| Alaska | AK | 1 717 854 | about 710,000 | Juneau | Anchorage |
| Washington | WA | 184 827 | about 6,725,000 | Olympia | Seattle |
| Hawaii | HI | 28 311 | about 1,360,000 | Honolulu | Honolulu |
| California | CA | 423 970 | about 37,250,000 | Sacramento | Los Angeles |
| Oregon | OR | 255 026 | about 3,850,000 | Salem | Portland |