UT Engineering Programs Again Ranked Among Top Ten in U.S.
April 7, 2003
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, 2003 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).
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."
Please visit the U.S. News & World Report web site for more information on their engineering rankings (it will open in a new window).
