The UI moved up two spots in the annual U.S. News & World Report undergraduate rankings of colleges and universities released this week.
The UI now is 13th among public institutions (45th overall), according to the magazine (www.usnews.com).
“Our faculty, administrators and staff have worked hard to improve our delivery of a world-class education despite the current financial challenges, and we are pleased that U.S. News recognizes those efforts with a two-place increase in our ranking,” said Bob Easter, interim chancellor and vice president.
The College of Engineering’s undergraduate program ranked No. 6 nationally; the College of Business undergraduate program tied for No. 14.
Within engineering, a number of units were ranked in the top 10 nationally: biological/agricultural engineering, 2; chemical, 10; civil, 2; computer, 5; electrical, 5; engineering science/physics, 2; environmental, 4; materials, 3; mechanical, 6.
Within the business school: accounting, 2; insurance/risk, 4; real estate, 8.
Business and engineering programs were the only academic disciplines evaluated by the magazine in this week’s rankings.
