近日《美国新闻与世界报道》发布了2016全美最佳大学排名。2016年的排名包括将近1800所学院和大学的数据，其中包括大学的借贷情况、花销成本和毕业率等数据。 排名评估了符合要求并上榜的大学上至16项学术能力指标。以下为2016全美最佳大学本科工程学院前10名。
全美最佳本科工程学院排名
| Rank | School | Score | Tuition and Fees | Total enrollment | Average freshman retention rate | 6-year graduation rate |
| #1Tie | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 4.8 | $46,704 | 11,319 | 98% | 91% |
| Cambridge, MA | ||||||
| #1Tie | Stanford University | 4.8 | $46,320 | 16,795 | 98% | 95% |
| Stanford, CA | ||||||
| #3 | University of California—Berkeley | 4.7 | in-state: $13,432, out-of-state: $38,140 | 37,581 | 97% | 91% |
| Berkeley, CA | ||||||
| #4 | California Institute of Technology | 4.6 | $45,390 | 2,209 | 97% | 92% |
| Pasadena, CA | ||||||
| #5 | University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign | 4.4 | in-state: $15,626, out-of-state: $30,786 | 45,140 | 94% | 84% |
| Champaign, IL | ||||||
| #6Tie | Carnegie Mellon University | 4.3 | $50,410 | 13,285 | 95% | 88% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| #6Tie | Georgia Institute of Technology | 4.3 | in-state: $12,204, out-of-state: $32,396 | 23,109 | 96% | 82% |
| Atlanta, GA | ||||||
| #6Tie | University of Michigan—Ann Arbor | 4.3 | in-state: $14,336, out-of-state: $43,377 | 43,625 | 97% | 91% |
| Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
| #9Tie | Cornell University | 4.2 | $49,116 | 21,850 | 97% | 93% |
| Ithaca, NY | ||||||
| #9Tie | Purdue University—West Lafayette | 4.2 | in-state: $10,002, out-of-state: $28,804 | 38,770 | 92% | 74% |
| West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
| #11Tie | Princeton University | 4.1 | $43,450 | 8,088 | 98% | 97% |
| Princeton, NJ | ||||||
| #11Tie | University of Texas—Austin | 4.1 | in-state: $9,830, out-of-state: $34,836 | 51,313 | 94% | 81% |
| Austin, TX |
