Top Technical / Vocational Schools in the U.S.
| Ranking | School and Information |
| 1 | Penn State University Park (University Park, PA) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $17,172 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,656 per year Enrollment: 1,119 Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students: 553 Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students: 642 Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands): $145.1 Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions): $17.0 Doctoral programs acceptance rate: 34.3% |
| 2 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus (Columbus, OH) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $11,853 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,734 per year Enrollment: 1,198 Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students: 549 Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students: 644 Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands): $192.8 Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions): $30.9 Doctoral programs acceptance rate: 34.7% |
| 3 | University of Georgia (Athens, GA) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $7,200 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,900 per year Enrollment: 1,989 Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students: 524 Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students: 631 Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands): $69.2 Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions): $12.4 Doctoral programs acceptance rate: 40.2% |
| 4 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $14,012 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,466 per year Enrollment: 2,040 Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students: 559 Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students: 624 Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands): $216.9 Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions): $27.8 Doctoral programs acceptance rate: 39.5% |
| 5 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $10,048 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $19,497 per year Enrollment: 880 Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students: N/A Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students: N/A Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands): $168.7 Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions): $7.6 Doctoral programs acceptance rate: 63.3% |
| 6 | Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) Tuition: In-state, full-time: $169 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $667 per credit Enrollment: 918 Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students: 474 Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students: 539 Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands): $111.3 Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions): $10.0 Doctoral programs acceptance rate: 30.1% |
