Texas Engineering held its position from the previous year as the No. 11 best undergraduate engineering program in the U.S. and No. 6 among U.S. public schools, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings, released Sept. 13. Several of the Cockrell School’s programs are ranked in the top 10, with three ranked in the top five, including petroleum engineering at No. 1.

The rankings for the Cockrell School’s undergraduate degree programs this year are:

  • Petroleum Engineering, No. 1
  • Chemical Engineering, No. 3
  • Civil Engineering, No. 4
  • Computer Engineering, No. 7
  • Environmental Engineering, No. 7
  • Aerospace Engineering, No. 8
  • Electrical Engineering, No. 9
  • Mechanical Engineering, No. 9
  • Biomedical Engineering, No. 14