<p>I've searched this forum and googled, but that only turned up junk.</p>
<p>I've seen peole say things like. "I applied for schools that had their engineering program ranked in the top 50"</p>
<p>Where can I find data like this? (preferably without paying)</p>
<p>US News & World report?</p>
<p>^ Aren't those graduate school rankings?</p>
<p>There are graduate as well as undergrad rankings.</p>
<p>i must be blind. For the life of me I can't find undergrad rankings us news. Could someone point me to them?</p>
<p>You're not blind. I can't find them either. Perhaps you have to subscribe to get access to those rankings?</p>
<p>A thorough but somewhat dated link <a href="http://server1.fandm.edu/departments/CollegeRelations/bacorigins/BacOrg98.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://server1.fandm.edu/departments/CollegeRelations/bacorigins/BacOrg98.pdf</a> ranks undergraduate institutions by number of eventual PhDs in many different majors.</p>
<p>I think USNWR ranks only undergraduate business and engineering programs, and only by "peer assessment", a subjective measure. I've included a representative portion of the USNWR list below.</p>
<p>Best Undergraduate Business Programs
Rank/School Peer assessment score ( 5.0 = highest)</p>
<ol>
<li> University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) 4.8 </li>
<li> Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (Sloan) 4.6 </li>
<li> University of CaliforniaBerkeley (Haas) * 4.5
University of MichiganAnn Arbor * 4.5 </li>
<li> New York University (Stern) 4.3
U. of North CarolinaChapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) * 4.3
University of TexasAustin (McCombs) * 4.3 </li>
<li> Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 4.2 </li>
<li> Univ. of Southern California (Marshall) 4.1
University of Virginia (McIntire) * 4.1 </li>
<li> Cornell University (NY) 4.0
Indiana UniversityBloomington (Kelley) * 4.0 </li>
<li> Emory University (Goizueta) (GA) 3.9
U. of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign * 3.9
Univ. of MinnesotaTwin Cities (Carlson) * 3.9
Univ. of WisconsinMadison * 3.9
Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) 3.9 </li>
<li> Ohio State UniversityColumbus (Fisher) * 3.8
Pennsylvania State U.University Park (Smeal) * 3.8
Purdue Univ.West Lafayette (Krannert) (IN)* 3.8
University of Arizona (Eller) * 3.8
Univ. of MarylandCollege Park (Smith) * 3.8 </li>
<li> Arizona State University (Carey) * 3.7
Babson College (MA) 3.7
Georgetown University (McDonough) (DC) 3.7
Michigan State University (Broad) * 3.7
University of Notre Dame (IN) 3.7
University of Washington * 3.7 </li>
</ol>
<p>Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
Rank/School Peer assessment score ( 5.0 = highest)</p>
<ol>
<li> Massachusetts Inst. of Technology 4.8 </li>
<li> Stanford University (CA) 4.7
University of CaliforniaBerkeley * 4.7 </li>
<li> California Institute of Technology 4.5
U. of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign * 4.5 </li>
<li> Georgia Institute of Technology * 4.4
University of MichiganAnn Arbor * 4.4 </li>
<li> Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 4.3
Purdue Univ.West Lafayette (IN)* 4.3 </li>
<li> Cornell University (NY) 4.2 </li>
<li> Princeton University (NJ) 4.1
University of TexasAustin * 4.1 </li>
<li> Univ. of WisconsinMadison * 4.0 </li>
<li> Johns Hopkins University (MD) 3.9
Northwestern University (IL) 3.9
Pennsylvania State U.University Park * 3.9 </li>
<li> Texas A&M Univ.College Station * 3.8
Virginia Tech * 3.8 </li>
<li> Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY) 3.7
Rice University (TX) 3.7
Univ. of CaliforniaLos Angeles * 3.7
Univ. of CaliforniaSan Diego * 3.7
Univ. of MinnesotaTwin Cities * 3.7
University of Washington * 3.7 </li>
</ol>
<p>Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
(At schools whose highest degree is a bachelor's or master's)
Rank/School Peer assessment score ( 5.0 = highest)</p>
<ol>
<li> Harvey Mudd College (CA) 4.4
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. (IN) 4.4 </li>
<li> Cooper Union (NY) 4.0
United States Military Academy (NY)* 4.0
United States Naval Academy (MD)* 4.0 </li>
<li> Cal PolySan Luis Obispo * 3.9 </li>
<li> Bucknell University (PA) 3.7
United States Air Force Acad. (CO)* 3.7 </li>
<li> Embry Riddle Aeronautical U. (FL) 3.5
Milwaukee School of Engineering 3.5
Villanova University (PA) 3.5 </li>
<li> Kettering University (MI) 3.3
Lafayette College (PA) 3.3
San Jose State University (CA)* 3.3
Swarthmore College (PA) 3.3 </li>
<li> Calif. State Poly. Univ.Pomona * 3.2
Embry Riddle Aeronautical U.Prescott (AZ) 3.2
United States Coast Guard Acad. (CT)* 3.2
Univ. of Colo.Colorado Springs * 3.2 </li>
<li> Baylor University (TX) 3.1
Bradley University (IL) 3.1
Gonzaga University (WA) 3.1
Loyola Marymount University (CA) 3.1
Rowan University (NJ)* 3.1
Union College (NY) 3.1
University of MichiganDearborn * 3.1
Valparaiso University (IN) 3.1
Webb Institute (NY) 3.1</li>
</ol>
<p>The Gourman Report and Regg's Recommendations has lists of colleges by major...but not online.</p>