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Why study Engineering and Computer Science in the US?

Subject excellence

According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject for 2025:

9 of the top 20 Computer Science programs are based in the US 7 of the Top 20 Engineering programs are based in the US
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University Stanford University
Carnegie Mellon University University of California-Berkeley
Harvard University Harvard University
University of California-Berkeley California Institute of Technology
Princeton University Georgia Institute of Technology
UCLA Carnegie Mellon University
Cornell University
University of Washington

Starting with Kings can be a stepping stone to these universities, or you can graduate in Engineering and Computer Science from one of the Kings host universities:

Training hands-on critical thinkers

  • Wide range of specializations, from Biomedical to Robotic, from Civil to Mechanical Engineering
  • Extremely hands-on major, ideal for students who love to build and repair objects 
  • Rigorous engineering curriculum produces creative and integrative thinkers who can come up with new problem-solving paradigms

Kings students have progressed to a wide variety of degrees including:

Typical Engineering and Computer Science majors

Mechanical Engineering

  • Aerospace
  • Automotive 
  • Biomedical
  • Biomechanical 

Civil Engineering

  • Structural
  • Architectural

Electrical Engineering

  • Computer
  • Electronics
  • Robotics
  • Microelectrical

Chemical Engineering

  • Environmental
  • Materials Science
  • Agricultural

Geotechnical Engineering

  • Petroleum
  • Geological
  • Nuclear
  • Marine
  • Mining

Typical careers in Engineering & Computer Science

  • Aerospace engineer
  • Automotive engineer
  • Chemical engineer
  • Civil engineer
  • Data analyst
  • Data scientist 
  • Electrical engineer 
  • Application developer 
  • Machine learning engineer

  • Marine engineer 
  • Mechanical engineer 
  • Network and computer systems administrator 
  • Web developer
  • Petroleum engineer 

  • Software developer/engineer 
  • Systems engineer 
  • Information security analyst 

Student success

Here are some of the transfer offers Kings students have received to major in Engineering and Computer Science:

Student name Student country University University rank Major

Y Kang

South Korea

University of California–Los Angeles

17

Material Engineering

N Y Tun

Myanmar

University of California–San Diego

29

Mechanical Engineering

L E Chavez Rubin

Mexico

University of California–San Diego

29

Engineering

J Min

South Korea

Georgia Institute of Technology

32

Chemical Engineering

W Zhang

China

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Biological Systems Engineering

S Baek

South Korea

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Mechanical Engineering

J Park

South Korea

University of California–Santa Barbara

40

Mechanical Engineering

E E Noh

South Korea

Ohio State University–Columbus

41

Engineering

M Lim

South Korea

Ohio State University–Columbus

41

Engineering

Z Zhao

China

Boston University

42

Electrical Engineering

K Gou

China

Boston University

42

Computer Engineering

K T Synn Liang

Malaysia

University of Washington–Seattle

42

Engineering

H Zhu

China

University of Maryland–College Park

42

Mechanical Engineering

H J Kim

South Korea

University of Maryland–College Park

42

Industrial Engineering

J Yu

China

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

42

Software Engineering

R Li

China

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

42

Engineering

H Yu

China

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

42

Engineering

Y Jim

China

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

42

Electrical Engineering

K-S Chen

Taiwan

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

42

Computer Hardware Engineering

J Cai

China

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

42

Engineering/Physics

T Chen

China

University of Rochester

46

Electrical / Computer Engineering

Y Wang

China

Purdue University–West Lafayette

46

Engineering / Hotel Management

X K Tan

Malaysia

Pennsylvania State University– University Park

59

Chemical Engineering

D Jin

South Korea

Stony Brook University–SUNY

59

Industrial Engineering

H Jee

South Korea

Stony Brook University–SUNY

59

Engineering

K Ding

China

Stony Brook University–SUNY

59

Technology Engineering

Y Kwon

South Korea

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

64

Computer and Systems Engineering

Y Zhang

China

Brandeis University

69

Engineering

J Xiao

China

University at Buffalo–SUNY

75

Mechanical Engineering

Z Liao

China

Drexel University

80

Electrical Engineering

K Y Cho

South Korea

University of Iowa

102

Mechanical Engineering

F Wu

China

Arizona State University

117

Chemical Engineering

H Shi

China

Iowa State University

117

Chemical Engineering

F Chen

China

Iowa State University

117

Chemical Engineering

A Khant

Myanmar

University of Arizona

127

Pre-Engineering / Business

J Zhang

China

University of Massachusetts Lowell

151

Engineering

J Choi

South Korea

University of Massachusetts Lowell

151

Chemical Engineering

A Fateev

Russia

University of Tulsa

158

Petroleum Engineering

A Usserov

Kazakhstan

Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge

169

Engineering

Student name Student country University University rank Major

D Fridman

Ukraine

Rice University

17

Computer Science

B Xiao

China

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

20

Computer Science

D Semenenko

Russia

Boston College

36

Computer Science

Y J Oh

South Korea

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Computer Science

X Yang

China

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Computer Science

K-F Chen

Taiwan

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Computer Science

Q B Trinh

Vietnam

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Computer Science

Z Zhu

China

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Computer Science

S Lin

China

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Computer Science

Z Yin

China

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Computer Science

Q Peng

China

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Computer Science

C Jhon

South Korea

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Computer Science

J Won

South Korea

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Computer Science

H Kim

South Korea

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Computer Science

C Gu

China

University of Wisconsin–Madison

36

Computer Science

T T Aung

Myanmar

Boston University

42

Computer Science

J Xue

China

Boston University

42

Computer Science

E Prokopyeva

Russia

Boston University

42

Computer Science

J Park

South Korea

Boston University

42

Computer Science

H Lin

China

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

42

Computer Science

R Wang

China

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

42

Computer Science

H Zhu

China

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

42

Computer Science

A R Ordas Alvarado

Panama

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

42

Computer Science

T Kim

South Korea

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

42

Computer Science

S Hu

China

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

42

Computer Science

Z Qi

China

University of Rochester

46

Computer Science / Calculus

M Park

South Korea

University of Georgia

46

Computer Science

H Lei

China

Purdue University–West Lafayette

46

Computer Science

Q Yang

China

University of Minnesota–Twin Cities

59

Computer Science

L Ruan

China

University of Minnesota–Twin Cities

59

Computer Science

Z Wang

China

University of Minnesota–Twin Cities

59

Computer Science

W Li

China

University of Minnesota–Twin Cities

59

Computer Science

Z Yang

China

Stony Brook University–SUNY

59

Computer Science

J Y Lee

South Korea

Stony Brook University–SUNY

59

Computer Science

Z Chen

China

Stony Brook University–SUNY

59

Mathematics / Computer Science

Q Chen

China

Stony Brook University–SUNY

59

Computer Science / Engineering

M Yamaguchi

Japan

University of California–Riverside

75

Computer Science

S Lee

South Korea

Drexel University

80

Computer Science

H Zhao

China

Fordham University

97

Computer Science

Kings alumni in Engineering and Computer Science

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