The Grainger College of Engineering

Facts & Rankings

The Grainger College of Engineering is a global engineering education and research leader across every discipline. Unrivaled in size and resources, we are committed to providing an elite education to every student at the undergraduate and graduate levels, both on-campus and online.

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Top 5
Degree programs and specialties

#5

Overall undergraduate program

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Top 10
Degree programs and specialties

#9

Overall graduate program

Undergraduate Program Rankings

The undergraduate engineering program at The Grainger College of Engineering is ranked #5 overall in the U.S. News & World Report (published September 2023). The following list includes our ranked undergraduate engineering degree programs and specialties. Note: U.S. News & World Report does not include Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, Physics, or Systems Engineering and Design undergraduate majors in their rankings.

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  • Ranked DEGREE PROGRAMS
  • #6 Aerospace Engineering
  • #3 Agricultural and Biological Engineering
  • #19 Bioengineering
  • #6 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • #3 Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • #4 Computer Engineering
  • #4 Computer Science
  • #5 Electrical Engineering
  • #10 Industrial Engineering
  • #2 Materials Science and Engineering
  • #5 Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Mechanics
  • Ranked specialties
  • #6 Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence
  • #13 Computer Science - Biocomputing/Bioinformatics/Biotechnology
  • #4 Computer Science - Computer Systems
  • #7 Computer Science - Cybersecurity
  • #12 Computer Science - Data Analytics/Science
  • #4 Computer Science - Mobile/Web Applications
  • #5 Computer Science - Programming Languages
  • #2 Computer Science - Software Engineering
  • #10 Computer Science - Theory
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Graduate Program Rankings

The graduate engineering program at The Grainger College of Engineering is ranked #9 overall in the U.S. News & World Report (published June 2024). The following list includes our ranked graduate engineering degree programs and specialties. 

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  • Ranked Degree Programs
  • #7Aerospace Engineering
  • #6Agricultural Engineering
  • #17Biomedical Engineering
  • #12Chemical Engineering
  • #1Civil Engineering
  • #4 Computer Engineering
  • #5 Computer Science
  • #4 Electrical Engineering
  • #4 Environmental Engineering
  • #15 Industrial Engineering
  • #5  Materials Science and Engineering
  • #6    Mechanical Engineering / Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
  • #6Nuclear Engineering
  • #9 Physics*
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  • Ranked specialties
  • #8 Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence
  • #6 Computer Science - Programming Language
  • #5 Computer Science - Systems
  • #6 Computer Science - Theory
  • #13 Physics - Atomic / Molecular / Optical*
  • #5 Physics - Condensed Matter*
  • #5 Physics - Living Systems*
  • #6 Physics - Nuclear*
  • #12 Physics - Quantum*
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*Note: U.S. News & World Report did not rank national Physics graduate degree programs in 2024. The above Physics degree program and specialty rankings are from the 2023 report. 

Online Master's Program Rankings

The online master's degree program at The Grainger College of Engineering is ranked #2 overall in the U.S. News & World Report (published February 2024). The following list includes all of our ranked online master’s engineering degree programs. 

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  • #1 Civil Engineering
  • #4 Electrical Engineering
  • #4 Industrial Engineering
  • #4 Mechanical Engineering
  • #1 Best Online Engineering Program for Veterans

A Tradition of Excellence

In addition to our individual undergraduate and graduate degree programs receiving top nationwide rankings, the Grainger College of Engineering and the greater University of Illinois have also continuously received praise for our reputation, strength of academic programming, outstanding faculty, and leading research. We are proud to be a leader in our field, providing an enriching experience that will innovate the future of engineering. Explore some of our recent accolades below!

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