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2011 Undergraduate Rankings

Berkeley Engineering ranks 3rd in the nation

2011 Top 10 Engineering Schools - Undergraduate
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 Stanford University
3 University of California, Berkeley
4 California Institute of Technology
4 Georgia Institute of Technology
6 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
7 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
8 Carnegie Mellon University
8 Cornell University
8 Purdue University

 

2011 Engineering undergraduate departments ranked Berkeley Stanford MIT
Civil Engineering 2 6 6
Electrical Engineering 4 2 1
Engineering Science/Engineering Physics 4 n/a n/a
Environmental Engineering 1 1 5
Materials Engineering 3 6 1
Mechanical Engineering 2 4 1
Computer Engineering 5 3 1
Nuclear Engineering (last ranked in 2004) 4 n/a 1
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 4 6 11
Biomedical Engineering 13 12 4

 

2011 Graduate Rankings

2011 Top 10 Engineering Schools - Graduate
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 Stanford University
3 University of California, Berkeley
4 Georgia Institute of Technology
5 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
6 Carnegie Mellon University
7 California Institute of Technology
8 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
9 University of Texas-Austin
10 Cornell University
10 University of Southern California

 

2011 Engineering graduate departments ranked Berkeley Stanford MIT
Civil Engineering 1 3 7
Computer Science 1
1
1
Environmental Engineering 1
1 10
Electrical Engineering 2
2
1
Mechanical Engineering 2 2 1
Chemical Engineering 2
5 1
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 3 4 -
Materials Science 5
5 1
Nuclear Engineering 5 - 3
Biomedical/Bioengineering 12 10 5

 

2010 Undergraduate Rankings

Berkeley Engineering ranks 2nd in the nation
In its annual undergraduate rankings released in August 2009, U.S. News & World Report ranks Berkeley Engineering in a 2nd place tie with Stanford University, behind the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The 2011 undergraduate rankings will be released in August 2010.

2010 Top 10 Engineering Schools - Undergraduate
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 University of California, Berkeley
2 Stanford University
4 California Institute of Technology
5 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
5 Georgia Institute of Technology
7 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
7 Carnegie Mellon University
9 Purdue University, West Lafayette
9 Cornell University
9 University of Texas, Austin

 

2010 Engineering undergraduate departments ranked Berkeley Stanford MIT
Civil Engineering 1 7 5
Electrical Engineering 4 2 1
Engineering Science/Engineering Physics 3 n/a 5
Environmental Engineering 2 1 7
Materials Engineering 3 6 1
Mechanical Engineering 2 4 1
Computer Engineering 2 5 1
Nuclear Engineering (last ranked in 2004) 4 n/a 1
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 5 8 n/a
Biomedical Engineering 14 13 5

 

2010 Graduate Rankings

 

UC Berkeley's College of Engineering has placed third among the top schools nationwide, following MIT and Stanford. The 2010 U.S. News & World Report graduate rankings are based on two types of data: expert opinion about program quality and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school's faculty, research and students.

 

2010 Top 10 Engineering Schools - Graduate
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 Stanford University
3 University of California, Berkeley
4 Georgia Institute of Technology
5 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
6 Carnegie Mellon University
7 California Institute of Technology
8 University of Southern California
9 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
9 University of Texas-Austin

 

2010 Engineering graduate departments ranked Berkeley Stanford MIT
Civil Engineering 1 3 3
Computer Science 1 1 1
Electrical Engineering 1
1
1
Environmental Engineering 1
1 9
Computer Engineering 1
1
1
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 2
5
-
Mechanical Engineering 3 2 1
Chemical Engineering 2
5 1
Materials Science 5
6 1
Nuclear Engineering 5 - 2
Biomedical/Bioengineering 12 10 5

 

2009 Undergraduate Rankings

Berkeley Engineering ranks 2nd in the nation
In its annual undergraduate rankings released in August 2008, U.S. News & World Report ranks Berkeley Engineering in a 2nd place tie with Stanford University, behind the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The 2010 undergraduate rankings will be released in August 2009.

2009 Top 10 Engineering Schools - Undergraduate
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 University of California, Berkeley
2 Stanford University
4 California Institute of Technology
4 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
4 Georgia Institute of Technology
7 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
8 Cornell University
9 Purdue University, West Lafayette
9 Carnegie Mellon University

 

2009 Engineering undergraduate departments ranked Berkeley Stanford MIT
Civil Engineering 2 6 3
Electrical Engineering 4 2 1
Engineering Science/Engineering Physics 2 n/a n/a
Environmental Engineering 3 1 4
Materials Engineering 3 6 4
Mechanical Engineering 3 5 1
Computer Engineering 4 2 1
Nuclear Engineering (last ranked in 2004) 4 n/a 1
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 5 6 11
Biomedical Engineering 13 14 5
2009 Top 10 Engineering Schools - Graduate
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 Stanford University
3 University of California, Berkeley
4 Georgia Institute of Technology
5 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
6 California Institute of Technology
7 Carnegie Mellon University
8 University of Southern California
9 Cornell University
9 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

 

2009 Engineering graduate departments ranked Berkeley Stanford MIT
Civil Engineering 1 3 4
Computer Science 1 1 1
Electrical Engineering 2 2 1
Environmental Engineering 2 1 10
Computer Engineering 2 2 1
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 3 4 -
Mechanical Engineering 3 2 1
Chemical Engineering 1 5 1
Materials Science 3 6 1
Nuclear Engineering 5 - 2
Biomedical/Bioengineering 11 13 6


2008 Undergraduate Rankings

2008 Top 10 Engineering Schools - Undergraduate
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 University of California, Berkeley
2 Stanford University
4 California Institute of Technology
5 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
5 Georgia Institute of Technology
7 Cornell University
7 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
9 Purdue University, West Lafayette
9 Carnegie Mellon University
9 University of Texas, Austin

 

2008 Engineering undergraduate departments ranked Berkeley Stanford MIT
Civil Engineering 1 4 3
Electrical Engineering 2 3 1
Engineering Physics 2 n/a n/a
Environmental Engineering 2 1 5
Materials Engineering 2 1 3
Mechanical Engineering 3 2 1
Computer Engineering 4 2 1
Nuclear Engineering (last ranked in 2004) 4 n/a 1
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 5 6 12
Biomedical Engineering 14 13 6


2008 Graduate Rankings

UC Berkeley's College of Engineering has placed third among the top graduate schools nationwide, following Stanford and MIT. The 2008 U.S. News & World Report graduate rankings are based on two types of data: expert opinion about program quality and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school's faculty, research, and students.

2008 Top 10 Engineering Schools - Graduate
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 Stanford University
3 University of California, Berkeley
4 Georgia Institute of Technology
5 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
6 Carnegie Mellon University
7 California Institute of Technology
7 University of Southern California
9 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
10 Cornell University
2008 Engineering graduate departments ranked Berkeley Stanford MIT
Civil Engineering 1 3 6
Computer Science 1 1 1
Electrical Engineering 2 2 1
Environmental Engineering 2 1 11
Computer Engineering 3 2 1
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 3 5 -
Mechanical Engineering 3 1 1
Chemical Engineering 4 6 1
Materials Science/Metallurgy 4 6 1
Nuclear Engineering 5 - 1
Biomedical Engineering 12 12 8

2007 Undergraduate Rankings
Berkeley Engineering ranks 2nd in the nation
In its annual undergraduate rankings released in August 2006, U.S. News & World Report ranks Berkeley Engineering in a 2nd place tie with Stanford University, behind the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The 2008 undergraduate rankings will be released in August 2007.

2007 Top 10 Engineering Schools - Undergraduate
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 University of California, Berkeley
2 Stanford University
4 California Institute of Technology
4 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
6 Georgia Institute of Technology
6 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
8 Carnegie Mellon University
8 Purdue University, West Lafayette
10 Cornell University
2007 Engineering undergraduate departments ranked Berkeley Stanford MIT
Biomedical Engineering 12 14 4
Civil Engineering 2 - 5
Computer Engineering 4 2 1
Electrical Engineering 3 2 1
Engineering Physics 6 - 5
Environmental Engineering 6 1 4
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 5 - -
Materials Science/Metallurgy 2 - 1
Mechanical Engineering 2 2 1
Nuclear Engineering (last ranked in 2004) 4 n/r 1

U.S. News & World Report Rankings

4.03.06 - Berkeley Engineering is again one of the top three ranked schools in the country for Engineering graduate programs

UC Berkeley's College of Engineering has placed third among the top schools nationwide, following Stanford and MIT. The U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on two types of data: expert opinion about program quality and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school's faculty, research, and students.

2007 Top 10 Engineering Schools - Graduate
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 Stanford University
3 University of California, Berkeley
4 Georgia Institute of Technology
5 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
6 Purdue University, West Lafayette
6 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
8 Carnegie Mellon University
9 University of Southern California
10 California Institute of Technology

 

2007 Engineering graduate departments ranked Berkeley Stanford MIT
Biomedical Engineering 14 18 8
Civil Engineering 1 3 4
Computer Engineering 3 1 1
Computer Science 1 1 1
Electrical Engineering 2 2 1
Environmental Engineering 2 1 -
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 3 4 -
Materials Science/Metallurgy 6 5 1
Mechanical Engineering 3 2 1
Nuclear Engineering 7 - 2

U.S. News & World Report Rankings

2006 Undergraduate Rankings:
8.19.05 - Berkeley Engineering ranks 2nd in the nation
In its annual undergraduate rankings released today, U.S. News & World Report ranks Berkeley Engineering in a 2nd place tie with Stanford University, behind the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All of Berkeley's departments except one were ranked in the top five in the nation.

2006 Top 10 Engineering Schools - Undergraduate
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 University of California, Berkeley
2 Stanford University
4 California Institute of Technology
4 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
6 Georgia Institute of Technology
6 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
8 Carnegie Mellon University
8 Cornell Univeristy
8 Purdue University, West Lafayette

 

2006 Engineering undergraduate departments ranked Berkeley Stanford MIT
Biomedical Engineering 13 17 4
Civil Engineering 1 - 5
Computer Engineering 3 2 1
Electrical Engineering 3 2 1
Engineering Physics 2 - 5
Environmental Engineering 4 1 4
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 4 - -
Materials Science/Metallurgy 3 - 1
Mechanical Engineering 3 2 1
Nuclear Engineering (last ranked in 2004) 4 n/r 1

2006 Graduate Rankings:
4.01.05 - Berkeley Engineering is again one of the top three ranked schools in the country

2006 U.S. News engineering school rankings for graduate programs announced
UC Berkeley's College of Engineering has placed third among the top schools nationwide, following Stanford and MIT. The U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on two types of data: expert opinion about program quality and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school's faculty, research, and students.

2006 Top 10 Engineering Schools - Graduate
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 Stanford University
3 University of California, Berkeley
4 Georgia Institute of Technology
  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
6 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
7 University of Southern California
8 California Institute of Technology
9 Carnegie Mellon University
10 Purdue University, West Lafayette

 

2006 Engineering graduate departments ranked Berkeley Stanford MIT
Biomedical Engineering 10 20 7
Civil Engineering 1 4 5
Computer Engineering 2 2 1
Computer Science (last ranked in 2002) 1 1 1
Electrical Engineering 1 3 1
Environmental Engineering 3 1 12
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 4 4 -
Materials Science/Metallurgy 6 4 1
Mechanical Engineering 2 2 1
Nuclear Engineering 7 - 1

U.S. News & World Report Rankings

2005 Undergraduate rankings:
8.01.04 - Berkeley Engineering retained its spot as the nation's top-ranked public university in the in the country for undergraduate schools

2005 Top 10 Engineering Schools - Undergraduate
Bioengineering
16
Civil Engineering
2
Computer Engineering
2
Electrical Engineering
3
Environmental Engineering
5
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering
6
Materials Science
4
Mechanical Engineering
4
Nuclear Engineering
4


2005 Graduate Rankings:
4.02.04 - Berkeley Engineering is again one of the top three ranked schools in the country for graduate schools
UC Berkeley's College of Engineering has placed third among the top shools nationwide, following Stanford and MIT. Four of our department rankings jumped up one slot and and four of our department programs are now ranked #1! The U.S. News rankings are based on two types of data: expert opinion about program quality and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school's faculty, research, and students.

2005 Engineering graduate departments ranked Berkeley Stanford MIT
Biomedical Engineering n/r n/r 8
Chemical Engineering 1 6 1
Civil Engineering 1 3 5
Computer Engineering 1 1 1
Computer Science (last ranked in 2002) 1 1 1
Electrical Engineering 1 1 1
Environmental Engineering 2 1 9
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering 4 6 1
Materials Science/Metallurgy 6 5 1
Mechanical Engineering 3 1 1

n/r=Not in top 10