Happy New Year! Another list from the “Small College Guy.” Here is a list of 122 small private colleges (mostly small private liberal arts colleges) that have at least one ABET-accredited engineering program. 110 of the 122 are private liberal arts colleges. All of these colleges have fewer than 3,500 undergraduate students (the average undergraduate enrollment is 2,088) Twelve of these (including CalTech) have less than 1,000 undergraduate students. Acceptance rates vary widely from 3% to 99% (76% is the median). 46 of the colleges offer some full tuition scholarships (usually by competition). The median “sticker price” is $55K (ranging from $27K-$93K), but the average cost after merit scholarships is $30K (ranging from $14K-$58K). Merit scholarship amounts range from $0 to $40K (median is $19K). For students who have less
than a perfect 4.0, you will be happy to know that 80 of these colleges admit C+ to A+ students (most of them also award merit scholarships to these students as well). The types of engineering programs that are ABET-accredited vary widely, so make sure to check with each college’s website (or on the ABET website) to learn which type(s) of engineering they offer. I know students will enjoy the small classes, research opportunities, special attention, and personalized guidance that they will receive at these small colleges. Happy New Year!
Tuskegee University AL
Harding University AR
John Brown University AR
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical AZ
Azusa Pacific University CA
CalTech (California Institute of Technology) CA
Harvey Mudd College CA
University of the Pacific CA
Trinity College CT
University of Bridgeport CT
The Catholic Univ of America DC
Bethune-Cookman University FL
Florida Institute of Technology FL
Jacksonville University FL
Hawaii Pacific University HI
Central College IA
Cornell College IA
Dordt University IA
Loras College IA
Saint Ambrose University IA
Northwest Nazarene University ID
Greenville University IL
Illinois Tech (Illinois Institute of Technology) IL
Lewis University IL
North Central College IL
Olivet Nazarene IL
Anderson University IN
Grace College IN
Hanover College IN
Indiana Tech IN
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology IN
Taylor University IN
Trine University IN
University of Evansville IN
Valparaiso University IN
Benedictine College KS
Friends University KS
Endicott College MA
Olin College of Engineering MA
Smith College MA
Western New England University MA
Stevenson University MD
Andrews University MI
Calvin University MI
Hope College MI
Kettering University MI
Lawrence Tech University MI
University of Detroit Mercy MI
Bethel University MN
Dunwoody College of Technology MN
College of the Ozarks MO
Rockhurst University MO
William Jewell College MO
Mississippi College MS
Carroll College MT
Campbell University NC
University of Jamestown ND
University of Mary ND
Doane University NE
Fairleigh Dickinson University NJ
Alfred University NY
Clarkson University NY
Manhattan University NY
New York Institute of Technology NY
The Cooper Union NY
Union College NY
Vaughn College of Aeronautics NY
Baldwin Wallace University OH
Marietta College OH
Mt. Vernon Nazarene University OH
Muskingum University OH
Ohio Northern University OH
Otterbein University OH
University of Mount Union OH
Oklahoma Christian University OK
Oral Roberts University OK
University of Tulsa OK
George Fox University OR
University of Portland OR
Elizabethtown College PA
Gannon University PA
Geneva College PA
Grove City College PA
King's College - Pennsylvania PA
Lafayette College PA
Messiah University PA
Point Park University PA
Robert Morris University PA
Saint Francis University PA
Saint Vincent College PA
Swarthmore College PA
Thomas Jefferson University PA
University of Scranton PA
Widener University PA
Wilkes University PA
York College of Pennsylvania PA
New England Institute of Technology RI
Benedict College SC
Bob Jones University SC
Columbia College SC
Bryan College Dayton TN
Christian Brothers University TN
Lipscomb University TN
Milligan University TN
Union University TN
Abilene Christian University TX
Houston Christian University TX
LeTourneau University TX
St. Mary's University TX
Trinity University TX
Eastern Mennonite University VA
Hampton University VA
Randolph-Macon College VA
Sweet Briar College VA
Norwich University VT
DigiPen Institute of Technology WA
Saint Martin's University WA
Seattle Pacific University WA
Walla Walla University WA
Whitworth University WA
Milwaukee School of Engineering WI
Viterbo University WI