The Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin has once again been named one of the nation’s top engineering schools.
In the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings, Texas Engineering came in as the 10th best undergraduate engineering program in the nation (No. 6 among public universities and No. 1 in Texas).
Eight specialty programs landed in the top 10 with two in the top five (petroleum and geosystems engineering and chemical engineering). All nine programs landed in the top 15.
There are more than 6,000 students currently enrolled in the Cockrell School’s 11 undergraduate degree programs, where they participate in hands-on, team-based projects solving real-world problems.
Cockrell School undergraduate degree program rankings for 2024-2025 are:
Petroleum Engineering, No. 2
Chemical Engineering, No. 5
Environmental Engineering, No. 6
Civil Engineering, No. 8
Computer Engineering, No. 9
Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engineering, No. 9
Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering, No. 10
Mechanical Engineering, No. 10
Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering, No. 15
The U.S. News ranking is one of the most widely referenced measurements of undergraduate programs nationally and is based on 19 key measures, such as graduation rates and student outcomes, faculty resources, expert opinions, financial resources and student excellence.
