Match #1
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate25%
- 377 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 18%, close to 14%
- Same Carnegie classification
The colleges most similar to Webb Institute are Franklin W Olin College of Engineering, Lehigh University, and Harvey Mudd College. Webb Institute admits 14% of applicants and has an average net price of $14,510 a year; 0 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 8 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Webb Institute. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Webb Institute
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Match #2
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Profile closeness48/100
Admit rate26%
- 5,898 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 85%, close to 88%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #3
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
Profile closeness46/100
Admit rate13%
- 921 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 93%, close to 88%
- Acceptance rate 13%, close to 14%
Match #4
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Profile closeness45/100
Admit rate12%
- 7,304 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 94%, close to 88%
- Acceptance rate 12%, close to 14%
Match #5
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
Profile closeness35/100
Admit rate60%
- 5,447 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 90%, close to 88%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI
Troy, NY
Profile closeness29/100
Admit rate63%
- 5,714 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
Clarkson University-New York
Potsdam, NY
Profile closeness23/100
Admit rate77%
- 2,196 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
Profile closeness21/100
Admit rate67%
- 13,215 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN
Profile closeness48/100
Admit rate77%
- 2,081 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 87%, close to 88%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
San Francisco Bay University
Fremont, CA
Profile closeness42/100
Admit rate96%
- 126 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 126 students, close to 106
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about Webb Institute alternatives
What colleges are similar to Webb Institute?
The closest matches to Webb Institute are Franklin W Olin College of Engineering, Lehigh University, Harvey Mudd College, Carnegie Mellon University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Webb Institute hard to get into?
Webb Institute admitted 14% of its 176 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is highly selective. 8 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
