National Collegiate Contest Winners
| Year | First Place | Second Place | Third Place | People's Choice Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | ||||
| 1989 | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
| 1991 | ||||
| 1992 | Wisconsin–Milwaukee | |||
| 1993 | Hofstra "Fester's Finaglers" | Wisconsin–Milwaukee "Rube's Toyland" | Purdue | |
| 1994 | Hofstra | |||
| 1995 | Purdue | Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Hofstra | |
| 1996 | Purdue | |||
| 1997 | Texas | Wisconsin–Madison | Hofstra | |
| 1998 | ||||
| 1999 | Purdue SME "Wide World of Sports" | Texas | Oakland | Hofstra |
| 2000 | Texas "Rube Goldberg's Entertainment Machine" | Toledo "Touring America" | Purdue SWE "Traveling Through Time" | Toledo |
| 2001 | Purdue SME "The Big Apple" | Toledo ASME "The Apple Olympics" | Texas "Goldberg, Rube Goldberg" | Purdue |
| 2002 | Texas ΘΤ | Purdue SPE "Mission to Mars" | Toledo Theta Tau | Purdue |
| 2003 | Purdue ΘΤ/ΦΣΡ | Toledo ASME | Texas IEEE | Purdue |
| 2004 | Purdue SME | Ferris State | Texas IEEE | Purdue |
| 2005 | Purdue SPE | Ferris State | Texas | Purdue |
| 2006 | Purdue SPE "The Rube Goldberg Machine Ate My Homework" | Toledo SPS "Monster" | Texas | Purdue |
| 2007 | Ferris State "Toy Factory" | Purdue SPE "00J: The Orange Juice is Not Enough" | Texas A&M "Mad Science" | |
| 2008 | Purdue SPE | Texas A&M | Buffalo | |
| 2009 | St. Olaf "Mad Scientists" | Illinois "Scene of the Crime" | Ferris State "House of Rube" | St. Olaf |
| 2010 | Wisconsin–Stout "Valley of the Kings" | St. Olaf | Penn State | |
| 2011 | Wisconsin–Stout | Penn State | Texas | |
| 2012 | St. Olaf | Purdue SPE/SHPE | Penn State | Purdue |
National High School Winners
2009 second place-- Cornerstone Christian Homeschoolers, Campaign Il
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