Four colleges and schools at The University of Texas at Austin were ranked in the Top 10 in their areas by U.S. News & World Report, according to the 2013 graduate rankings released March 13.
The Cockrell School of Engineering retained its No. 8 ranking, with Top 10 rated programs in aerospace, chemical, civil and environmental engineering. The College of Pharmacy ranked No. 4 and the School of Social Work ranked No. 7. The College of Education also again ranked No. 1 among public institutions and No. 3 nationally.
In engineering, the rankings are based on entrance exam scores, student acceptance rates, faculty/student ratios, research expenditures, reputation among engineers in industry and academia, the number of Ph.D.s produced, and the percentage of faculty elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering.
More than 2,100 students are enrolled in the Cockrell School's 13 graduate degree programs, where they work side-by-side with world renowned faculty. The school's 25 research centers and affiliated research units also provide opportunities to conduct discipline-specific as well as collaborative and interdisciplinary research.
Faculty at the Cockrell School constitute the fourth highest membership in the esteemed National Academy of Engineering, the nation's highest honor for engineers. And since 2000, 50 junior faculty have received the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development award.
Other programs ranking in the top 10 in their area this year, include:
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Accounting (McCombs School of Business), No. 1
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Information Systems (McCombs School of Business), No. 4
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Entrepreneurship (McCombs School of Business), No. 7
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Information and Technology Management (Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs), No. 8
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Nonprofit Management (Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs), No. 8
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Speech-Language Pathology (College of Communication), No. 10
