| Rank | School | Tuition and Fees | Total enrollment | Fall 2014 acceptance rate | Average freshman retention rate | 6-year graduation rate | Location |
| 1 | Georgia Institute of Technology | in-state: $12,204, out-of-state: $32,396 | 23,109 | 33.4% | 96% | 82% | Atlanta, GA |
| 2 | University of Michigan—Ann Arbor | in-state: $14,336, out-of-state: $43,377 | 43,625 | 32.2% | 97% | 91% | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 3 | Purdue University—West Lafayette | in-state: $10,002, out-of-state: $28,804 | 38,770 | 59.2% | 92% | 74% | West Lafayette, IN |
| 3 | University of California—Berkeley | in-state: $13,432, out-of-state: $38,140 | 37,581 | 16% | 97% | 91% | Berkeley, CA |
| 5 | Northwestern University | $49,047 | 20,336 | 13.1% | 97% | 94% | Evanston, IL |
| 5 | Stanford University | $46,320 | 16,795 | 5.1% | 98% | 95% | Stanford, CA |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | in-state: $12,017, out-of-state: $27,444 | 31,224 | 72.6% | 92% | 83% | Blacksburg, VA |
| 8 | Pennsylvania State University—University Park | in-state: $17,514, out-of-state: $31,346 | 47,040 | 50.3% | 92% | 86% | University Park, PA |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin—Madison | in-state: $10,410, out-of-state: $26,660 | 43,193 | 49.8% | 95% | 85% | Madison, WI |
| 10 | Cornell University | $49,116 | 21,850 | 14.2% | 97% | 93% | Ithaca, NY |
| 11 | Texas A&M University—College Station | in-state: $9,180, out-of-state: $26,356 | 61,263 | 71% | 91% | 79% | College Station, TX |
| 12 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $46,704 | 11,319 | 7.9% | 98% | 91% | Cambridge, MA |
