The Cockrell School of Engineering’s undergraduate programs ranked ninth nationally and fifth best among public institutions in the 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges.”
The university was tied with Cornell University and Purdue University for ninth place. Last year, the Cockrell School ranked 11th.
Most of the undergraduate specialty programs again ranked in the Top 10: Aerospace (9th); Biomedical (19th); Chemical (6th); Civil (4th); Computer (8th); Electrical (11th); Environmental (8th); Materials (17th); and Mechanical (10th).
The rankings are based on a peer survey of deans and senior faculty. Engineering schools are ranked in two groups: undergraduate programs at engineering schools whose highest degree is a doctorate; and undergraduate programs at engineering schools whose highest degree is a bachelor’s or master’s.
The magazine includes architectural engineering within its rankings of civil engineering programs. Petroleum engineering programs were not ranked this year. They were last ranked in 2003, and the university’s program ranked 2nd in the nation.
To view the 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges, go to: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges.
