Engineering undergraduate program first in Ohio, several specialties top 20 in U.S.

In U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Colleges rankings, several departments within The Ohio State University College of Engineering placed among the top programs in the nation. Overall, Ohio State’s undergraduate engineering program ranks 16th among public universities nationwide and first in Ohio.

Ohio State’s Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering’s undergraduate program ranked 7th in the nation, up from 11th last year.

Other top 20 engineering undergraduate programs at Ohio State include industrial/manufacturing engineering (14), materials engineering (14), aerospace engineering (15), computer engineering (16) and mechanical engineering (20). Electrical engineering and chemical engineering programs also received enough nominations to appear in this year’s rankings, at 23rd and 27th, respectively

The publication’s rankings of undergrad engineering programs accredited by ABET are based solely on the judgments of deans and senior faculty at peer institutions. Those same respondents also were asked for nominations of the 15 best engineering programs in specialty engineering areas. Those receiving the most mentions in each appear on the site ranked in descending order as long as the school/program received seven or more nominations in that specialty area.

In March, the College of Engineering’s graduate program was ranked first in Ohio and 16th among all public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Graduate Schools issue.