The Texas A&M University College of Engineering and eight departments in the undergraduate engineering program were ranked among the top 10 public institutions of the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best College Rankings. |
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Seven departments in the Texas A&M University College of Engineering’s undergraduate engineering program climbed in rankings among public engineering schools offering a doctorate in the recently released 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best College Rankings, with one department retaining its no. 1 ranking.
“This year’s undergraduate rankings are the result of the hard work and dedication of our faculty members and department heads who remained focused on providing a quality education to Texas A&M engineering students despite a global pandemic,” said Dr. John E. Hurtado, interim vice chancellor and dean of the College of Engineering. “Texas A&M’s College of Engineering continues to be a destination for undergraduates looking to pursue a world-class engineering education.”
Overall, the College of Engineering and eight departments were ranked in the top 10 among public institutions. The college was ranked 15th overall and eighth among public universities. Two of the departments were ranked in the top five, with the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering ranking first among public institutions and overall. The Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, which is part of both the College of Engineering and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M, was ranked fourth among public schools and overall.
Other departments ranking in the top 10 of public institutions include the Department of Aerospace Engineering (6), the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (7), the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering (7), the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (8), the Wm Michael Barnes ’64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (9) and the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering (10).
Completing the list is the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (11), the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (13) and the Department of Biomedical Engineering (17). All of the departments were ranked in the in the top 20 overall.
“This year’s undergraduate rankings are the result of the hard work and dedication of our faculty members and department heads who remained focused on providing a quality education to Texas A&M engineering students despite a global pandemic,” said Dr. John E. Hurtado, interim vice chancellor and dean of the College of Engineering. “Texas A&M’s College of Engineering continues to be a destination for undergraduates looking to pursue a world-class engineering education.”
Overall, the College of Engineering and eight departments were ranked in the top 10 among public institutions. The college was ranked 15th overall and eighth among public universities. Two of the departments were ranked in the top five, with the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering ranking first among public institutions and overall. The Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, which is part of both the College of Engineering and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M, was ranked fourth among public schools and overall.
Other departments ranking in the top 10 of public institutions include the Department of Aerospace Engineering (6), the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (7), the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering (7), the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (8), the Wm Michael Barnes ’64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (9) and the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering (10).
Completing the list is the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (11), the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (13) and the Department of Biomedical Engineering (17). All of the departments were ranked in the in the top 20 overall.