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Industrial Engineering

The Classics

Traditional majors in logistics, supply chain, production. Not that they don't offer the rest.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	SAT	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employ
1	Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA	Atlanta, GA	343	13%		53% / 47%	13%	$118,425	99	95%	—
2	Purdue West Lafayette, IN	West Lafayette, IN	257	43%		69% / 31%	23%	$100,438	97	92%	—
3	U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	Ann Arbor, MI	141	16%		59% / 41%	11%	$109,239	96	98%	—
4	Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX	College Station, TX	274	52%		72% / 28%	3%	$103,679	97	99%	—
5	U. of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI	Madison, WI	95	41%		71% / 29%	6%	$110,022	98	98%	—
6	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	Blacksburg, VA	207	55%		70% / 30%	13%	$103,958	98	96%	—
7	Pennsylvania State University Park, PA	University Park, PA	139	55%		64% / 36%	15%	$103,650	97	97%	—
8	North Carolina State Raleigh, NC	Raleigh, NC	92	40%		62% / 38%	2%	$96,510	96	100%	—
9	Arizona State Tempe, AZ	Tempe, AZ	65	88%		77% / 23%	40%	$95,124	96	96%	—

The Quants

Schools that veer towards math & computation. More Operations Research than Industrial.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	SAT	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employ
1	Cornell Ithaca, NY	Ithaca, NY	56	8%		41% / 59%	21%	$151,071	100	97%	—
2	U. of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA	Berkeley, CA	52	11%		60% / 40%	27%	$136,105	100	100%	—
3	U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	Champaign, IL	77	37%		71% / 29%	21%	$98,221	96	92%	—
4	Rice Houston, TX	Houston, TX	11	8%		82% / 18%	18%	$126,172	99	—	—
5	Lehigh Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem, PA	56	29%		66% / 34%	4%	$121,172	98	96%	—
6	U. of Florida Gainesville, FL	Gainesville, FL	93	23%		56% / 44%	4%	$108,020	99	95%	—

The Suits

Schools that are closer to business, finance & management.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	SAT	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employ
1	Princeton Princeton, NJ	Princeton, NJ	72	4%		61% / 39%	11%	$145,513	100	90%	—
2	Stanford Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto, CA	62	4%		56% / 44%	11%	$168,931	100	94%	—
3	Columbia New York, NY	New York, NY	54	4%		41% / 59%	30%	$195,919	100	95%	—
4	Northwestern Evanston, IL	Evanston, IL	65	7%		68% / 32%	17%	$137,306	99	100%	—
5	U. of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles, CA	53	12%		47% / 53%	21%	$137,590	99	96%	—
6	U. of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	Charlottesville, VA	61	12%		56% / 44%	5%	$131,258	99	100%	—
7	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	Hoboken, NJ	6	51%		83% / 17%	0%	$132,094	99	96%	—