The Cockrell School of Engineering ranked ninth in the United States among 198 engineering schools offering doctoral programs, and fifth among public institutions in the most recent annual rankings of graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report.
The University of Texas at Austin’s graduate engineering programs again were ranked in the Top 20 or higher in the 2011 rankings: Aerospace (10th); Biomedical (16th); Chemical (6th); Civil (3rd); Electrical/Electronic (9th); Environmental (4th); Mechanical (11th); and Petroleum (1-last ranked in 2008).
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 the membership in the National Academy of Engineering.
Last year, the Cockrell School’s graduate programs ranked 10th overall.
Learn more about the U.S. News & World Report Best Engineering Schools rankings.
