Compare 84 Chemical Engineering PhD Programs in the US
Grad School Navigator tracks 84 Chemical Engineering PhD programs in the US across 75 universities. Most do not require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); only 12% report it as a requirement. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.
Top Programs
Sorted by Grad School Navigator University Rank. Each row also shows QS, Times Higher Education, U.S. News, or Academic Ranking of World Universities positions when available.
- 1
Stanford University
- Grad School Navigator#2University rank
- QS#2Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=3Subject rank
- U.S. News#15Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Grad School Navigator#3University rank
- QS#1Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=3Subject rank
- U.S. News#12Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $66,720
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 3
Princeton University
- Grad School Navigator#4University rank
- QS#16Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#9Subject rank
- U.S. News#97Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $65,210
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 4
University of California, Berkeley
- Grad School Navigator#6University rank
- QS=7Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#6Subject rank
- U.S. News#27Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $13,140
- Program duration
- 66 months
- 5
Yale University
- Grad School Navigator#8University rank
- QS#19Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#17Subject rank
- U.S. News#268Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Annual tuition
- $50,900
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 6
California Institute of Technology
- Grad School Navigator#9University rank
- QS#12Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#7Subject rank
- U.S. News#123Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $68,001
- 7
University of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Grad School Navigator#10University rank
- QS=53Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#34Subject rank
- U.S. News#193Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 8
Columbia University
- Grad School Navigator#12University rank
- QS#47Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#30Subject rank
- U.S. News#177Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Oct 1
- Annual tuition
- $28,420
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 9
Cornell University
- Grad School Navigator#13University rank
- QS=27Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#27Subject rank
- U.S. News#140Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 7
- Annual tuition
- $29,500
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 10
Johns Hopkins University
- Grad School Navigator#16University rank
- QS#75Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#43Subject rank
- U.S. News#177Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Annual tuition
- $66,670
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