Highly ranked

In the U.S. News & World Report 2013 rankings of the best engineering graduate schools, the UW-Madison College of Engineering is 17^th, while at the undergraduate level, the college
is tied for 13^th.

Undergraduate program rankings

• Biomedical engineering—tied for 18^th
• Chemical engineering—tied for 3^rd
• Civil engineering—tied for 12^th
• Computer engineering—14^th
• Electrical engineering—16^th
• Industrial/manufacturing engineering—tied for 7^th
• Materials engineering—14^th
• Mechanical engineering—15^th
• Nuclear engineering—2^nd

 

With opportunities to study under internationally renowned faculty and research staff in highly ranked programs, our graduate students are among the world's elite. They are highly sought for faculty positions at major universities and for leadership and technical roles in government and industry.

Graduate program rankings

• Biomedical engineering—tied for 23^rd
• Chemical engineering—7^th 
• Civil engineering—tied for 16^th
• Computer engineering—11^th
• Electrical engineering—tied for 14^th
• Environmental engineering—tied for 12^th
• Industrial/manufacturing engineering—7^th
• Materials engineering—tied for 17^th
• Mechanical engineering—tied for 18^th
• Nuclear engineering—2^nd

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Faculty excellence

• 28 professors named to the National Academy of Engineering
• 3 professors named to the National Academy of Sciences
• 2 professors named to the Institute of Medicine
• 120 faculty recipients of National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator, PECASE, or CAREER awards

 

INTERDISCIPLINARY DEGREES

Participating University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members are based in the following schools: the College of Engineering, College of Letters and Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, School of Education, and School of Business.

• Environmental Chemistry and Technology
• Freshwater and Marine Sciences
• Geological Engineering
• Manufacturing Systems Engineering
• Materials Science Program

 

PROFESSIONAL MASTER'S DEGREES

• Master of Engineering in Energy Systems
• Master of Engineering in Engine Systems
• Master of Engineering in Polymer Engineering and Science
• Master of Engineering in Professional Practice
• Master of Engineering in Sustainable Systems Engineering
• Master of Engineering in Technical Japanese

Academic Programs

DEPARTMENT OR PROGRAM

• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical and Biological Engineering
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Engineering Physics (engineering mechanics, engineering physics, nuclear engineering)
• Engineering Professional Development
• Environmental Chemistry and Technology
• Freshwater and Marine Sciences
• Geological Engineering
• Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Manufacturing Systems Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Materials Science Program
• Mechanical Engineering
• Biological Systems Engineering, an academic department in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

 

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

• Biology in Engineering Certificate
• Certificate in Energy Analysis and Policy
• Certificate in Engineering for Energy Sustainability
• Certificate in Engineering Risk, Uncertainty, and Decision Analysis
• Certificate in Engineering Thermal Energy Systems
• Certificate in Integrated Studies in Science, Engineering and Society
• Certificate in International Engineering
• Certificate in Japanese Studies for Engineering Students
• Certificate in Polymer Engineering and Science
• Certificate in Technical Communications
• Professional Development Degree