Massachusetts Institute of Technology was ranked 1st in the nation, followed by Stanford University in 2nd place and University of California—​Berkeley in 3rd place, according to the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings of Best Engineering Programs.

The University of Texas—​Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering remains among the top 10 engineering schools, moving up one place to No. 9. The Cockrell School’s aerospace, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, and environmental engineering programs are all ranked in the nation’s top 10 as well.

Rice University's George R. Brown School of Engineering was tied for No. 29 nationally (up from No. 31 last year), has seven programs or specialties in the top 25, including: bioengineering program (No. 9), environmental engineering (seven-way tie for No. 15), computer engineering (four-way tie for No. 17), electrical engineering (four-way tie for No. 22), etc.

Ohio State University was ranked best in Ohio and 31st nationally out of 214 engineering programs that grant doctoral degrees. The specialty program in biological/agricultural engineering ranked 11th, nuclear engineering ranked 12th, industrial/manufacturing/systems engineering ranked 15th, aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering ranked 17th, electrical/electronic/communications engineering ranked 18th, etc.

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