Best Nuclear Universities in North America [2026 Rankings]

1

United States | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in United States #3 in the World

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

2

United States | Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin – Madison

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in United States #7 in the World

45% Acceptance

38,040 Enrollment

1450 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

3

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in United States #8 in the World

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

4

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in United States #9 in the World

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

5

United States | New Jersey

Princeton University

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in United States #11 in the World

5% Acceptance

5,813 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1746 Founded

6

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in United States #13 in the World

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

7

United States | Georgia, US

Georgia Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in United States #15 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,070 Enrollment

1455 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

8

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in United States #16 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

9

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in United States #26 in the World

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

10

Canada | Ontario

Ontario Tech University

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Canada #29 in the World

73% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

2002 Founded

11

United States | Texas

Texas A&M University – College Station

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in United States #30 in the World

57% Acceptance

60,710 Enrollment

1275 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

12

United States | Tennessee

University of Tennessee – Knoxville

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in United States #33 in the World

42% Acceptance

30,564 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1794 Founded

13

United States | California

Stanford University

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in United States #36 in the World

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

14

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland – College Park

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in United States #39 in the World

45% Acceptance

31,133 Enrollment

1465 Avg SAT

1856 Founded

15

United States | Texas

University of Texas at Austin

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in United States #46 in the World

27% Acceptance

43,165 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

16

United States | New Mexico

University of New Mexico

For Nuclear Engineering

#15 in United States #47 in the World

95% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1030 Avg SAT

1889 Founded

17

United States | North Carolina

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Nuclear Engineering

#16 in United States #48 in the World

42% Acceptance

28,422 Enrollment

1385 Avg SAT

1887 Founded

18

United States | California

University of California – Los Angeles

For Nuclear Engineering

#17 in United States #50 in the World

9% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1919 Founded

19

United States | Michigan

Michigan State University

For Nuclear Engineering

#18 in United States #54 in the World

85% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

20

United States | Ohio

Ohio State University

For Nuclear Engineering

#19 in United States #57 in the World

61% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

21

United States | Virginia

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Nuclear Engineering

#20 in United States #60 in the World

55% Acceptance

31,035 Enrollment

1365 Avg SAT

1872 Founded

22

United States | Florida

University of Florida

For Nuclear Engineering

#21 in United States #65 in the World

24% Acceptance

36,573 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

23

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Canada #73 in the World

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

24

United States | California

California Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#22 in United States #78 in the World

3% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

25

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

For Nuclear Engineering

#23 in United States #79 in the World

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

26

Canada | Ontario

University of Waterloo

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Canada #80 in the World

54% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

1957 Founded

27

United States | California

University of California-San Diego

For Nuclear Engineering

#24 in United States #81 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1960 Founded

28

United States | California

University of California – Santa Barbara

For Nuclear Engineering

#25 in United States #82 in the World

33% Acceptance

45,882 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1921 Founded

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