In the annual rankings of academic quality by U.S. News and World Report, the Engineering graduate program moved up to ninth in the nation among 330 accredited engineering schools, and fifth among the public institutions.
The magazine examined 185 engineering schools in its April 7 issue, and in the "peer assessment" category, in which deans are asked to rank all schools, UT's College of Engineering was ranked eighth. UT Austin's individual engineering programs were all ranked in the top ten except for the newly created Biomedical Engineering Department: Aerospace (8th), Chemical (6th), Civil (3rd), Computer (8th), Electrical/Electronics (9th), Environmental (6th) and Mechanical (10th). Petroleum engineering departments are ranked every two years, and last year's rankings placed UT's Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering first.
The rankings are based on entrance exam scores, student acceptance rates, faculty/student ratios, research dollars awarded, reputation among engineers in academia and industry, Ph.D.s produced, and percentage of faculty elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering.
“Our strategic plan is focused on being recognized as the top public engineering college in the nation,” noted Ben G. Streetman, dean of UT’s engineering college. “With the help of our alumni and friends in industry and academia, we will continue to remain attentive to what makes an engineering college relevant and of high quality: recruiting the best faculty and students, who in turn make significant contributions to developing technologies that improve society.”
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About the Cockrell School of Engineering:
The Cockrell School ranks among the top ten engineering programs in the United States and aspires to move into the top five. With the nation's fourth highest number of faculty members elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the Cockrell School's more than 7,000 students work with many of the world's finest engineering educators and researchers. This environment prepares graduates to become engineering leaders and innovators work¬ing for the betterment of society.