UW-Madison graduate programs are once again ranked among the nation’s best in the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”
UW-Madison placed 22nd (two-way tie) overall for engineering. This year, 11 individual disciplines within the College of Engineering earned top-25 spots among the rankings, including biological/agricultural 12th (three-way tie), biomedical 24th (four-way tie), chemical 10th (two-way tie), civil 17th (four-way tie), computer 12th (three-way tie), electrical 16th (three-way tie), environmental 18th (five-way tie), industrial sixth (three-way tie), materials 16th (four-way tie), mechanical 17th (six-way tie), nuclear fourth.
U.S. News does not rank all programs each year. The rankings are based on assessments by academic peers, feedback from hiring managers, student selectivity, and faculty resources. Read the full U.S. News rankings.