A Summary of USNWR Engineering Rankings

College Search & Selection
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<p>If a student is focused on the top engineering schools in America, there is a long list of terrific schools. In all, 50 schools received a ranking by academics in at least one of the 12 disciplines ranked by USNWR (Aerospace, Agricultural, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical Engineering Science, Environmental, Industrial/Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical). </p>

<p>Following is a listing of the 24 schools that were ranked in 5 or more programs and the strength of the ranks that they achieved in these areas:</p>

<p>School, # of ranked eng departments, average rank </p>

<p>MIT, 10, 2.90
Stanford, 11, 4.73
UC Berkeley, 11, 5.09
Ga Tech, 9, 5.33
U Illinois, 12, 5.58
U Michigan, 11, 5.64
Purdue, 9, 7.78
Caltech, 8, 8.63
Cornell, 11, 8.82
U Texas, 9, 10.00
Carnegie Mellon, 7, 10.57
Princeton ,7, 11.29
Northwestern, 9, 12.78
U Wisconsin, 9, 13.11
Penn State, 11, 13.45
U Florida, 5, 13.60
Texas A&M, 8, 13.63
J Hopkins, 7, 14.14
Va Tech, 7, 14.71
Duke, 6, 16.33
U Washington, 6, 16.17
Rice, 5, 16.40
UCLA, 6, 17.00
USC, 5, 19.80</p>

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<p>where is University of Maryland, College Park?</p>

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<p>U Maryland-CP had two ranked programs (10th-Aerospace, 17th-Computer). I only listed the schools that ranked in 5 or more different areas of engineering.</p>

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<p>Hawkette, could you add what were the specific programs that were ranked for each school. It would be nice to know.</p>

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<p>Undergraduate engineering specialties:
Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical
(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology </p>

<ol>
<li><p>Georgia Institute of Technology </p></li>
<li><p>University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *</p></li>
<li><p>Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)</p></li>
<li><p>Stanford University (CA)</p></li>
<li><p>California Institute of Technology </p></li>
<li><p>U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *</p></li>
<li><p>Princeton University (NJ)</p></li>
<li><p>University of Texas–Austin *</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of Maryland–College Park *</p></li>
<li><p>Texas A&M Univ.–College Station *</p></li>
<li><p>University of California–Berkeley *</p></li>
<li><p>Cornell University (NY)</p></li>
<li><p>University of Washington *</p>

<p>Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of California–Los Angeles *</p>

<p>Virginia Tech *</p></li>
<li><p>University of Colorado–Boulder *</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of Southern California </p></li>
</ol>

<ul>
<li>denotes a public school.</li>
</ul>

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<p>Undergraduate engineering specialties:
Agricultural
(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
1. U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *</p>

<ol>
<li><p>University of California–Davis *</p>

<p>Texas A&M Univ.–College Station *</p></li>
<li><p>Cornell University (NY)</p>

<p>Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)*</p></li>
<li><p>Iowa State University *</p></li>
<li><p>University of Florida *</p></li>
<li><p>North Carolina State U.–Raleigh *</p></li>
<li><p>Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of Nebraska–Lincoln *</p></li>
<li><p>Ohio State University–Columbus *</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison *</p></li>
</ol>

<ul>
<li>denotes a public school.</li>
</ul>

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<p>Undergraduate engineering specialties:
Biomedical / Biomedical Engineering
(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
1. Johns Hopkins University (MD)</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Duke University (NC)</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of California–San Diego *</p></li>
<li><p>Georgia Institute of Technology *</p>

<p>Massachusetts Inst. of Technology </p></li>
<li><p>University of Pennsylvania </p></li>
<li><p>Case Western Reserve Univ. (OH)</p></li>
<li><p>University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *</p></li>
<li><p>Boston University </p></li>
<li><p>University of Washington *</p></li>
<li><p>Rice University (TX)</p></li>
<li><p>Northwestern University (IL)</p>

<p>University of California–Berkeley *</p></li>
<li><p>Stanford University (CA)</p></li>
<li><p>Vanderbilt University (TN)</p></li>
<li><p>Washington University in St. Louis </p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison *</p>

<p>University of Virginia *</p></li>
<li><p>U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *</p>

<p>University of Texas–Austin *</p></li>
<li><p>University of California–Davis *</p>

<p>Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY)</p></li>
<li><p>Tulane University (LA)</p></li>
</ol>

<ul>
<li>denotes a public school.</li>
</ul>

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<p>Undergraduate engineering specialties:
Chemical
(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology </p>

<ol>
<li><p>University of California–Berkeley *</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of Minnesota–Twin Cities *</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison *</p></li>
<li><p>Stanford University (CA)</p></li>
<li><p>California Institute of Technology </p>

<p>U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign </p></li>
<li><p>University of Texas–Austin *</p></li>
<li><p>Princeton University (NJ)</p></li>
<li><p>Georgia Institute of Technology *</p></li>
<li><p>University of Delaware *</p></li>
<li><p>University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *</p></li>
<li><p>Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)</p></li>
<li><p>Cornell University (NY)</p></li>
<li><p>Carnegie Mellon University (PA)</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of California–Santa Barbara *</p></li>
<li><p>University of Washington *</p>

<p>Northwestern University (IL)</p></li>
<li><p>University of Pennsylvania </p>

<p>Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *</p></li>
<li><p>Rice University (TX)</p>

<p>Texas A&M Univ.–College Station *</p></li>
<li><p>Johns Hopkins University (MD)</p>

<p>Virginia Tech *</p></li>
<li><p>North Carolina State U.–Raleigh *</p>

<p>University of Notre Dame (IN)</p>

<p>University of Virginia *</p></li>
</ol>

<ul>
<li>denotes a public school.</li>
</ul>

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<p>Undergraduate engineering specialties:
Civil
(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
1. U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *</p>

<ol>
<li><p>University of California–Berkeley *</p></li>
<li><p>Georgia Institute of Technology *</p></li>
<li><p>University of Texas–Austin *</p>

<p>Stanford University (CA)</p>

<p>Massachusetts Inst. of Technology </p></li>
<li><p>Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)*</p></li>
<li><p>University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *</p></li>
<li><p>Cornell University (NY)</p></li>
<li><p>Texas A&M Univ.–College Station *</p></li>
<li><p>Virginia Tech *</p></li>
<li><p>Carnegie Mellon University (PA)</p></li>
<li><p>Northwestern University (IL)</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison *</p></li>
<li><p>Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *</p></li>
<li><p>Johns Hopkins University (MD)</p></li>
<li><p>California Institute of Technology </p>

<p>University of Washington *</p></li>
<li><p>University of Colorado–Boulder *</p>

<p>Univ. of Minnesota–Twin Cities *</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of Southern California </p>

<p>Princeton University (NJ)</p>

<p>Duke University (NC)</p></li>
<li><p>University of Florida *</p>

<p>Michigan State University *</p>

<p>Clemson University (SC)*</p></li>
</ol>

<ul>
<li>denotes a public school.</li>
</ul>

10

<p>Undergraduate engineering specialties:
Computer Engineering
(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology </p>

<ol>
<li><p>Stanford University (CA)</p></li>
<li><p>Carnegie Mellon University (PA)</p></li>
<li><p>University of California–Berkeley </p></li>
<li><p>U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *</p></li>
<li><p>University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *</p></li>
<li><p>Georgia Institute of Technology *</p></li>
<li><p>University of Texas–Austin *</p></li>
<li><p>Cornell University (NY)</p></li>
<li><p>California Institute of Technology </p></li>
<li><p>Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)</p></li>
<li><p>Princeton University (NJ)</p></li>
<li><p>University of Washington *</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison *</p></li>
<li><p>Duke University (NC)</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of California–Los Angeles *</p></li>
<li><p>Northwestern University (IL)</p>

<p>Univ. of Maryland–College Park *</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins University (MD)</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of California–San Diego *</p>

<p>Texas A&M Univ.–College Station *</p>

<p>Rice University (TX)</p></li>
<li><p>Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *</p></li>
<li><p>Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY)</p></li>
</ol>

<ul>
<li>denotes a public school.</li>
</ul>

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<p>Undergraduate engineering specialties:
Electrical / Electronic / Communications
(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology </p>

<ol>
<li><p>Stanford University (CA)</p></li>
<li><p>University of California–Berkeley </p></li>
<li><p>U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *</p></li>
<li><p>University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *</p></li>
<li><p>Georgia Institute of Technology *</p></li>
<li><p>California Institute of Technology </p></li>
<li><p>Carnegie Mellon University (PA)</p></li>
<li><p>Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)</p></li>
<li><p>Cornell University (NY)</p></li>
<li><p>University of Texas–Austin *</p></li>
<li><p>Princeton University (NJ)</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of California–Los Angeles *</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison *</p></li>
<li><p>Northwestern University (IL)</p>

<p>Rice University (TX)</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of California–San Diego *</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins University (MD)</p>

<p>Univ. of Southern California </p></li>
<li><p>Virginia Tech *</p></li>
<li><p>Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *</p>

<p>University of Virginia *</p></li>
<li><p>Duke University (NC)</p>

<p>Case Western Reserve Univ. (OH)</p>

<p>Texas A&M Univ.–College Station *</p></li>
<li><p>Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY)</p>

<p>University of Washington *</p>

<p>Univ. of Minnesota–Twin Cities *</p></li>
</ol>

<ul>
<li>denotes a public school.</li>
</ul>

12

<p>Undergraduate engineering specialties:
Engineering Science/Engineering Physics
(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
1. Cornell University (NY)</p>

<ol>
<li><p>U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *</p></li>
<li><p>Stanford University (CA)</p></li>
<li><p>Harvard University (MA)</p>

<p>Princeton University (NJ)</p></li>
<li><p>University of California–Berkeley *</p>

<p>University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *</p>

<p>California Institute of Technology </p></li>
<li><p>Yale University (CT)</p>

<p>Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *</p></li>
</ol>

<ul>
<li>denotes a public school.</li>
</ul>

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<p>Undergraduate engineering specialties:
Environmental / Environmental health
(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
1. Stanford University (CA)</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Massachusetts Inst. of Technology </p></li>
<li><p>University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins University (MD)</p></li>
<li><p>U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *</p></li>
<li><p>University of Texas–Austin *</p>

<p>University of California–Berkeley *</p></li>
<li><p>California Institute of Technology </p></li>
<li><p>Cornell University (NY)</p></li>
<li><p>University of Florida *</p></li>
<li><p>Virginia Tech *</p>

<p>Northwestern University (IL)</p></li>
<li><p>Carnegie Mellon University (PA)</p>

<p>Duke University (NC)</p></li>
<li><p>Rice University (TX)</p>

<p>Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *</p>

<p>Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison *</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of California–Los Angeles *</p>

<p>Yale University (CT)</p></li>
</ol>

<ul>
<li>denotes a public school.</li>
</ul>

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<p>Undergraduate engineering specialties:
Industrial / Manufacturing
(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
1. Georgia Institute of Technology *</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)*</p></li>
<li><p>University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *</p></li>
<li><p>Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *</p></li>
<li><p>University of California–Berkeley *</p></li>
<li><p>Texas A&M Univ.–College Station *</p></li>
<li><p>Virginia Tech *</p></li>
<li><p>Northwestern University (IL)</p>

<p>Stanford University (CA)</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison *</p></li>
<li><p>U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *</p></li>
<li><p>Massachusetts Inst. of Technology </p></li>
<li><p>Cornell University (NY)</p></li>
<li><p>North Carolina State U.–Raleigh *</p></li>
<li><p>Columbia University (NY)</p></li>
<li><p>Ohio State University–Columbus *</p></li>
<li><p>University of Florida *</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of Southern California </p></li>
</ol>

<ul>
<li>denotes a public school.</li>
</ul>

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<p>Undergraduate engineering specialties:
Materials
(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
1. U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *</p>

<ol>
<li><p>University of California–Berkeley *</p>

<p>Massachusetts Inst. of Technology </p></li>
<li><p>University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *</p></li>
<li><p>Stanford University (CA)</p>

<p>Northwestern University (IL)</p></li>
<li><p>Cornell University (NY)</p></li>
<li><p>Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *</p></li>
<li><p>Georgia Institute of Technology *</p></li>
<li><p>University of Florida *</p></li>
<li><p>Carnegie Mellon University (PA)</p></li>
<li><p>Ohio State University–Columbus *</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of California–Santa Barbara *</p>

<p>Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)*</p></li>
<li><p>University of Texas–Austin *</p>

<p>University of Pennsylvania </p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of California–Los Angeles *</p></li>
</ol>

<ul>
<li>denotes a public school.</li>
</ul>

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<p>Undergraduate engineering specialties:
Mechanical
(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology </p>

<ol>
<li><p>University of California–Berkeley </p></li>
<li><p>Stanford University (CA)</p></li>
<li><p>University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *</p></li>
<li><p>U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *</p></li>
<li><p>Georgia Institute of Technology *</p></li>
<li><p>Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)</p></li>
<li><p>Cornell University (NY)</p></li>
<li><p>California Institute of Technology </p></li>
<li><p>University of Texas–Austin *</p></li>
<li><p>Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *</p></li>
<li><p>Carnegie Mellon University (PA)</p></li>
<li><p>Princeton University (NJ)</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of Minnesota–Twin Cities *</p></li>
<li><p>Virginia Tech *</p></li>
<li><p>Texas A&M Univ.–College Station *</p></li>
<li><p>Northwestern University (IL)</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison *</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of California–San Diego *</p>

<p>Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY)</p></li>
<li><p>Ohio State University–Columbus *</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of California–Los Angeles *</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins University (MD)</p></li>
<li><p>Univ. of Southern California </p>

<p>Duke University (NC)</p></li>
</ol>

<ul>
<li>denotes a public school.</li>
</ul>

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<p>hinmanCEO-
U Maryland College Park seems to be better respected by US News for its graduate engineering programs than undergrad. I am not sure why. I wonder if anybody has any insight into why the grad and undergrad engineering rankings are so different at Maryland.</p>

<p>In the US News PhD rankings, Maryland is ranked in the top 25 in 5 areas and two more programs are ranked between 25 and 35.</p>

<p>Aerospace 11
Electrical 16
Computer 18
Civil 20
Mechanical 24
Materials 31
Chemical 34</p>