The 50 best computer-science and engineering schools in America

The best computer-science and engineering schools in the US are hotspots for elite companies like Google, Apple, Raytheon, Facebook, and Lockheed Martin to recruit new talent.

We surveyed over 400 Business Insider readers to find out which engineering schools have the most valuable undergraduate programs.

Survey participants rated the schools on a scale from 1 (not valuable) to 5 (extremely valuable).

To rank the schools, we took the percentage of people who assessed each school at a 4 or 5 and averaged that with the average SAT scores (from college admissions website CollegeBoard) for the students at each school.

Once again, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in first as the best school for engineering and computer-science undergrads. Read on to see which schools made the list.

Andy Kiersz contributed to this article.

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50. DigiPen Institute of Technology

Redmond, Washington

With degree programs ranging from game design to digital art and animation, DigiPen turns students into experts on all things computers and programming. DigiPen's Washington location also puts the school close to several top gaming and technology companies, including Nintendo Software Technology, Microsoft, Valve, and Boeing.

49. Colorado State University

Fort Collins, Colorado

Colorado State is a leader in the computer- and electrical-engineering spaces, and, by graduation, 75% of the classes between 2007 and 2012 were either employed full-time, attending graduate school, or going into the military or another public service. Top employers of CSU school of engineering grads include Schlumberger, Lockheed Martin, and Wolf Robotics.

48. Brigham Young University

Provo, Utah

Twice a year, Brigham Young hosts one of the largest technical career fairs in the Intermountain West. The career-services department works with more than 1,000 top companies to recruit BYU engineering students for jobs and internships around the world, and offers many other resources and connections specifically for female engineers.