Nine graduate programs land top-20 rankings

The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering is ranked in the top 20 in the nation for graduate programs in nine disciplines in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”

Those top-20 programs are:

• Biological/Agricultural—12^th (tie)
• Chemical—11^th (tie)
• Civil—16^th (tie)
• Computer—14^th (tie)
• Electrical—14^th (tie)
• Environmental—21^st (tie)
• Industrial—6^th (tie)
• Materials Engineering—16^th (tie)
• Mechanical—17^th (tie)
• Nuclear—5^th

The college also earned top-25 spots in two other disciplines—biomedical engineering (tied for 24^th) and environmental engineering (tied for 21^st)—while tying for 24^th in the overall engineering rankings.

The rankings are based on statistical surveys of programs and reputation surveys of deans, program directors, senior faculty members and industry hiring managers.