Deciding which school to attend is a major decision. Consider these factors as you compare/evaluate schools that will be a good choice for you: size, location, reputation, admission requirements, courses of study, faculty, faculty-to-student ratio, library, laboratory and other facilities, placement statistics, campus life (including extracurricular and recreational activities). As you can see from this partial list, there are many criteria to investigate.
As you explore Chemical Engineering as a major, be sure the college/university programs you are considering are accredited by ABET, which stands for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
The following institutions currently offer ABET-accredited programs in Chemical Engineering. The date listed is the year the program was first accredited.
- Akron, University of, Akron, OH (cooperative also) - 1970
- Alabama, University of, Tuscaloosa, AL (cooperative also) - 1950
- Alabama, University of, Huntsville, AL - 1986
- Arizona, University of, Tucson, AZ - 1963
- Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ - 1966
- Arkansas, University of, Fayetteville, AR - 1952
- Auburn University, Auburn, AL (cooperative also) - 1950
- Brigham Young University, Provo, UT - 1961
- Brown University, Providence, RI - 1985
- Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA - 1942
- California, University of, Berkeley, CA (cooperative also) - 1952
- California, University of, Davis, CA - 1966
- California, University of, Irvine, CA - 1994
- California, University of, Los Angeles, CA - 1983
- California, University of, Riverside, CA - 1995
- California, University of, San Diego, CA - 1985
- California, University of, Santa Barbara, CA - 1968
- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA - 1926
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA - 1972
- California State University, Long Beach, CA - 1980
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA - 1925
- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH - 1925
- Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN - 1985
- Cincinnati, University of, Cincinnati, OH (cooperative also) - 1925
- Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY - 1938
- Clemson University, Clemson, SC (cooperative also) - 1959
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH (cooperative also) - 1954-1963 1966
- Colorado, University of, Boulder, CO - 1950
- Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (Chemical and Pet. Ref. Eng.) - 1956
- Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO - 1981
- Columbia University, New York, NY - 1925
- Connecticut, University of, Storrs, CT - 1964
- Cooper Union, New York, NY - 1941
- Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - 1936
- Dayton, University of, Dayton, OH - 1969
- Delaware, University of, Newark, DE - 1941
- Detroit-Mercy, University of, Detroit, MI (cooperative also) - 1940-1949 1951
- Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (cooperative also) - 1936-1947 1949
- Florida A&M University/Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL - 1987
- Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL - 1983
- Florida, University of, Gainesville, FL - 1942
- Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (cooperative also) - 1938
- Hampton University, Hampton, VA - 1992
- Houston, University of, Houston, TX (cooperative also) - 1957
- Howard University, Washington, DC (cooperative also) - 1977
- Idaho, University of, Moscow, ID - 1950
- Illinois, University of, Urbana, IL (cooperative also) - 1933
- Illinois at Chicago, University of, Chicago, IL (cooperative also) - 1976
- Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL (cooperative also) - 1925
- Iowa, University of, Iowa City, IA - 1926-1950 1953
- Iowa State University, Ames, IA (cooperative also) - 1925
- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD - 1940-1968 1983
- Kansas, University of, Lawrence, KS - 1949
- Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS - 1951
- Kentucky, University of, Lexington, KY - 1969
- Lafayette College, Easton, PA - 1956
- Lamar University, Beaumont, TX (cooperative also) - 1958
- Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA - 1932-1951 1953
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA - 1939
- Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA - 1956
- Louisville, University of, Louisville, KY (five-year program, master's degree, cooperative) - 1935
- Maine, University of, Orono, ME - 1950
- Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY - 1964
- Maryland, University of, College Park, MD (cooperative also) - 1942
- Maryland Baltimore County, University of, Baltimore, MD - 1987
- Massachusetts, University of, Amherst, MA - 1958
- Massachusetts, University of, Lowell, MA (cooperative also) - 1971
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA - 1925
- Michigan, University of, Ann Arbor, MI - 1925
- Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI - 1954
- Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI - 1947
- Minnesota, University of, Minneapolis, MN - 1925
- Minnesota, University of, Duluth, MN - 1990
- Mississippi, University of, University, MS - 1954
- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS (cooperative also) - 1964
- Missouri, University of, Columbia, MO - 1940
- Missouri, University of, Rolla, MO - 1951
- Montana State University, Bozeman, MT - 1948
- Nebraska, University of, Lincoln, NE - 1954
- Nevada, University of, Reno, NV - 1987
- New Hampshire, University of, Durham, NH - 1964
- New Haven, University of, New Haven, CT - 1995
- New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ (evening, cooperative also) - 1950
- New Mexico, University of, Albuquerque, NM - 1976
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM - 1999
- New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM - 1967
- New York, City College of the City University of, New York, NY - 1953
- New York, State University of, Buffalo, NY - 1966
- North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC - 1991
- North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (cooperative also) - 1948
- North Dakota, University of, Grand Forks, ND - 1939-1942 1951
- Northeastern University, Boston, MA (cooperative also) - 1942
- Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (cooperative also) - 1947
- Notre Dame, University of, Notre Dame, IN - 1949
- Ohio State University, Columbus, OH - 1925
- Ohio University, Athens, OH - 1963
- Oklahoma, University of, Norman, OK - 1940
- Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK - 1950-1976 (master's degree program 1976-1986) - 1983
- Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR - 1942
- Pennsylvania, University of, Philadelphia, PA - 1936
- Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA - 1936
- Pittsburgh, University of, Pittsburgh, PA - 1931-1965, 1967
- Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY - 1925
- Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX - 1994
- Princeton University, Princeton, NJ - 1934
- Puerto Rico, University of, Mayaguez, PR (five-year program) - 1970
- Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (cooperative also) - 1933
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (cooperative also) - 1925
- Rhode Island, University of, Kingston, RI - 1954
- Rice University, Houston, TX - 1941
- Rochester, University of, Rochester, NY - 1941
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN - 1950
- Rutgers--The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ - 1971
- San Jose State University, San Jose, CA - 1966
- South Alabama, University of, Mobile, AL - 1985
- South Carolina, University of, Columbia, SC - 1956
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD - 1960
- South Florida, University of, Tampa, FL - 1976
- Southern California, University of, Los Angeles, CA - 1950-1952, 1960
- Southwestern Louisiana, University of, Lafayette, LA - 1956-1963, 1967
- Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ - 1986
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY - 1940
- Tennessee, University of, Knoxville, TN (cooperative also) - 1939
- Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN (cooperative also) - 1970
- Texas, University of, Austin, TX (cooperative also) - 1943
- Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (cooperative also) - 1946
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX - 1978
- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX - 1965
- Toledo, University of, Toledo, OH - 1964
- Tri-State University, Angola, IN (cooperative also) - 1979-1989, 1990
- Tufts University, Medford, MA - 1952
- Tulane University, New Orleans, LA - 1954
- Tulsa, University of, Tulsa, OK - 1958
- Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL - 1984
- Utah, University of, Salt Lake City, UT - 1952
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN - 1949
- Villanova University, Villanova, PA - 1951
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA - 2001
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA (cooperative also) - 1938
- Virginia, University of, Charlottesville, VA - 1943
- Washington, University of, Seattle, WA - 1926
- Washington State University, Pullman, WA - 1951
- Washington University, St. Louis, MO (cooperative also) - 1948
- Wayne State University, Detroit, MI - 1950
- West Virginia Institute of Technology, Montgomery, WV (cooperative also) - 1972
- West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV - 1948
- Widener University, Chester, PA - 1985
- Wisconsin-Madison, University of, Madison, WI - 1925
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA - 1942
- Wyoming, University of, Laramie, WY - 1974
- Yale University, New Haven, CT - 1982
- Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH - 1974