U.S. News & World Report magazine has released its rankings of America's Best Undergraduate Engineering Program - specialties in Environmental / Environmental Health.
The magazine's criteria for determining overall engineering rankings include peer assessment, recruiter assessment, research activity, student selectivity and doctoral student-to-faculty ratio.
UC Berkeley's Civil Engineering program is ranked first in the nation. The environmental engineering ranking is in 3rd place.
2009 Environmental Engineering Ranking:
1 Stanford University, Stanford, CA
2 University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
3 University of California--Berkeley
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5 Johns Hopkins University
6 Georgia Institute of Technology
7 University of Texas--Austin
8 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
9 Cornell University
10 Carnegie Mellon University
Following is the 2008 and 2007 rankings:
2008 Rank, 2007 Rank, Institution
1, 4 Stanford Univ (CA)
2, 3 U of California–Berkeley*
3, 1 U of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign*
3, 8 U of Michigan–Ann Arbor*
5, 2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6, - Johns Hopkins Uni (MD)
6, 5 U of Texas–Austin*
8, 6 Georgia Institute of Technology*
9, 10 California Institute of Technology
10, 14 Carnegie Mellon U (PA)
11, 9 Cornell U (NY)
12, 12 Northwestern U (IL)
13, 13 Michigan Technological U*
14, 16 Penn State U–Univ Park*
14, 13 Virginia Tech*
16, 19 Princeton U (NJ)
16, - Rice U (TX)
16, - U of Florida*
19, - Duke U (NC)
19, 7 Purdue U–West Lafayette (IN)*
19, 19 U of Wisconsin–Madison*
* denotes a public school.
Source: U.S. News & World Report
Environmental Engineering Ranking in USA
Top Petroleum Engineering Schools in USA
<--The University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering named Number One petroleum engineering graduate school in the United States, followed by Stanford and Texas A & M.
Tulsa is the only Oklahoma college or university ranked in the top four nationally among graduate schools in that specialty. Tulsa petroleum engineering department was established in 1928, it offers a variety of programs such as bachelor of science, master of engineering, master of science and doctoral degrees.
Following is the list of Top 10 Petroleum Engineering Schools (Graduate Programs) in the USA in 2009.
Rank, University Name, Location, Score
1 University of Texas--Austin (Cockrell), Austin, TX 4.6
2 Stanford University, Stanford, CA 4.2
2 Texas A&M University--College Station (Look), College Station, TX 4.2
4 University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 4.0
5 Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 3.4
5 Pennsylvania State University--University Park, University Park, PA 3.4
5 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 3.4
8 Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA 3.3
9 University of Southern California (Viterbi), Los Angeles, CA 3.1
10 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 2.8
10 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 2.8
Source: U.S. News and World Report’s 2009 Best Graduate Schools
* Environmental Engineering Ranking in USA
Green University Ranking in UK
Green University League Table is another new ranking table in the UK - institutions are ranked according to their environmental management and performance. Green League is ranked based on nine environmental criteria , including factors such as their record on recycling, CO2 emissions and in purchasing renewable energy.
In 2008 ranking, Gloucestershire is the UK's "greenest", followed by Plymouth and University of the West of England. Leeds Metropolitan tops the list in 2007.
The Top 20 Green Universities are:
1 Gloucestershire (last year 5th)
2 Plymouth (2)
3 UWE (8th)
4 Anglia Ruskin (8th)
5 Loughborough (38th)
5 Cambridge (8th)
5 Central Lancashire (50)
8 Leeds Metropolitan (1)
8 Hertfordshire (3)
8 Huddersfield (71)
11 Queen’s (5)
12 St Andrews (8th)
13 Glamorgan (4)
14 Derby (22)
14 Leeds (8th)
16 Oxford Brookes (5)
17 Swansea Metropolitan (27)
17 Liverpool (55)
19 Nottingham Trent (16)
19 Glasgow (56)
Source: Times Higher Education, sponsored by WWF, People & Planet
Liverpool University Ranking Achievement
Liverpool University Institute of Cancer Studies (LUICS)
Liverpool is a top ranking university in the UK with outstanding international reputation for research.
Outstanding Achievement:
- Top 3 for mechanical engineering, 8th for dentistry, and 9th for general engineering in The Times 2008.
- The Physiology Department is the highest ranked in the UK, with a top rating of 5** in the RAE 2001.
- 8th in Architecture in the Guardian League Tables 2009.
- Associated with 8 Nobel Prize winners, including the physician Sir Ronald Ross (the first British Nobel laureate in 1902).
- Liverpool Medical School is ranked in the Top 10 by the Times 2008.
- Ranked 133rd in the THES World Top 200 Universities 2008. (In 2007 it claimed the 101st place)
- Top 3 Universities in the North West by the Complete University Guide 2009.
- Top 30 UK University (30th place) in Sunday Times Ranking 2008.
- 44th in Guardian, 34th in Times, and 42nd in the Independent Good University Guide 2009.
Manchester University-World Top 40 Universities
Manchester University in World's Top 40 Ranking
The University of Manchester was created by the merger of the Victoria University of Manchester (Founded in 1880) and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST, Founded in 1824) on 1 October 2004.
The university has four academic faculties - Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Life Sciences, and Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences.
Manchester is one of the highest ranked and popular universities in England. It has great international reputation in teaching and research, with 37 subjects scored a top 5 to 5* rating (12 of which was rated 5*) in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2001) conducted by the British Government.
In 2008 the university is ranked as one of the Top 40 Institutions globally by Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities and in the same year it is ranked in the Top 30 by the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES).
Top Universities in world ranking 2008
What are the Top Universities in the world by international university rankings in 2008?
Here we will look at the three very popular and well-known international league tables published by the foloowing university guides in 2008:
(1)Times higher education supplement (THES) - the ranking is mainly based on Peer Review (Weighting - 40%): 6354 leading scholars evaluate universities in specific research areas.
Top 10 Universities in the world are:
1 HARVARD University
2 YALE University
3 University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom
4 University of OXFORD United Kingdom
5 CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology
6 IMPERIAL College London United Kingdom
7 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom
8 University of CHICAGO
9 MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology
10 COLUMBIA University
(2)Webometrics - take into account the two web indicators: (i) volume of the Web contents and (ii) visibility and impact of web publications according to the number of external inlinks received.
Top 10 list:
1 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
2 STANFORD UNI
3 HARVARD UNI
4 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNI
5 U OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
6 U OF MICHIGAN
7 U OF WISCONSIN MADISON
8 U OF MINNESOTA
9 U OF ILLINOIS URBANA CHAMPAIGN
10 CORNELL UNI
** The top 10 list is dominated by all US institutions.
(3) Academic ranking of world universities (ARWU) - focus on academic or research performance - take into account both the staff and alumni winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals.
The Top 10 are:
1 Harvard Univ
2 Stanford Univ
3 Univ California - Berkeley
4 Univ Cambridge
5 Massachusetts Inst Tech (MIT)
6 California Inst Tech
7 Columbia Univ
8 Princeton Univ
9 Univ Chicago
10 Univ Oxford
Which league table is the best indicator of world class status of an institution?
From the above tables we can see that:
- Harvard is among the Top 3 Universities, ranked 1st in both THES and ARWU.
- Yale is the 2nd best according to THES but it is not even in the Top 10 in the other two league tables.
- Oxbridge are among the world's top ten but it is not highly ranked in the Webometrics which focuses heavily on web publication performance.
- US institutions are top in web publications and research performance while UK universities fare well in Peer Reviews.
Strathclyde MBA-Top Ranking Profile
University of Strathclyde Graduate School of Business (USGSB) is one of only 27 business schools worldwide to receive accreditation from three of the world’s major business school quality assessment bodies – AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA (Less than 1 per cent of business schools in the world hold such “triple accreditation”).
It is the first Scottish school to gain EQUIS and one of only 12 in the UK to have this accreditation of its MBA programs. Strathclyde is the first UK provider to offer a part time MBA and a full-time one-year MBA program. USGSB is recognized as one of the top 50 business schools in the world by the British Government, and its MBA graduates will be eligible to work in the UK for 12 months as part of the Government’s Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP).
MBA Ranking Profile:
- Ranked 7th in UK, 13th in Europe and 30th worldwide by the Financial Times World Top 100 MBA Programs 2008. It is also ranked first in value for money.
- Top 12 Full Time MBA Programs in Europe by Financial Times Survey 2003.
- Its business and management studies are ranked 1st in Scotland and 6th in UK by the Guardian Education ranking 2009.
- Its MBA is ranked 7th for final salary, 8th for increase in salary, 12th for breadth of alumni network, Top 20 in UK and Top 70 in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit 2007.
- Ranked Top 10 in Europe by the MBAinfo "Super Ranking" 2004.
- Ranked first in the UK in Management by National Student Survey.
- Ranked 7th in the "Number of Active Spin-Off Firms" by the Times Higher Education Supplement 2006.
- Winner of the Queen's Award for Export Achievement in 1993.
- Ranked 24th among Top European Business Schools by the Long Range Planning Journal (UK) 2000.
Top Universities in South Africa
There are 23 public universities in South Africa which offer a wide range of courses and research opportunities. In all international rankings South African institutions lead the way in Africa.
Founded in 1829, University of Cape Town is the oldest university and the highest ranked research institution in South Africa, with more "A" rated scientists than all other South African institutions.
Top 5 African Institutions by Shanghai Jiao Tong University Ranking:
1. Univ Cape Town Africas
2. Univ Witwatersrand
3. Cairo University - Egypt
4. Univ KwaZulu-Natal
5. Univ Pretoria
Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2007
Ranking Method: Quality of Education (10%) Quality of Faculty (40%) Research Output (40%) Size of Institution (10%)
Top 12 South African Universities by Webometrics 2008:
Rank University
1 Uni of Cape Town
2 Rhodes Uni
3 Uni of Pretoria
4 Stellenbosch Uni
5 U of the Witwatersrand
6 U of the Western Cape
7 U of South Africa
8 U of KwaZulu-Natal
9 U of the Free State
10 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Uni
11 U of Johannesburg
12 Tshwane U of Technology
Source: Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. Cybermetrics Lab, National Research Council, Spain
American Top 50 Medical Schools 2007
Harvard Medical School is consistently ranked as the number ONE medical school by the US News and World Report.
The John Hopkins University School of Medicine is another excellent research medical school that offers both fellowship and residency programs for medical students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System is the first integrated academic health system that provides training in more than 50 specialties and subspecialties.
University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center is recognized as the leader in health care. It is ranked in the Top 3 Medical School - Best Primary Care by The Med School 100 in 2008.
Following is the list of Top 50 medical schools as ranked by the US News and World Report 2007:
1. Harvard University (MA)
2. Johns Hopkins University (MD)
3. U of Pennsylvania
4. U of California–San Francisco
4. Washington Univ in St. Louis
6. Duke Univ (NC)
7. Stanford Univ (CA)
7. U of Washington
9. Yale Uni (CT)
10. Baylor College of Medicine (TX)
11. Columbia U. College of Physicians and Surgeons (NY)
11. U of California–Los Angeles (Geffen)
11. U of Michigan–Ann Arbor
14. U of California–San Diego
15. Cornell Uni (Weill) (NY)
16. U of Pittsburgh
17. U of Chicago (Pritzker)
17. Vanderbilt Uni (TN)
19. U. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center–Dallas
20. Northwestern Uni (Feinberg) (IL)
20. U of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
22. Case Western Reserve Uni (OH)
22. Mayo Medical School (MN)
22. U of Alabama–Birmingham
25. U of Virginia
26. Emory U (GA)
26. U of Colorado–Denver and Health Sciences Center
28. Boston Uni
28. U of Wisconsin–Madison
30. Mount Sinai School of Medicine (NY)
30. U of Iowa (Carver)
32. Dartmouth Medical School (NH)
32. New York U
32. Ohio State U
32. Oregon Health and Science Uni
36. U of Rochester (NY)
36. U of Southern California (Keck)
38. Brown University (RI)
38. U of Minnesota Medical School
38. Yeshiva Uni (Einstein) (NY)
41. Wake Forest Uni (NC)
42. Tufts Univ (MA)
42. U of Cincinnati
42. U of Maryland
45. Indiana U–Indianapolis
46. Georgetown U (DC)
46. U of California–Irvine
48. U of California–Davis
48. U of Massachusetts–Worcester
50. Stony Brook U (NY)
50. Tulane U (LA)
50. U of Florida
50. U of Utah
Source: USnews.com
Leeds University-Top Ranking Performance
Founded in 1904, The University of Leeds is one of the leading teaching and research universities in the world. With more than 33000 students coming from 130 countries, it is now one of the largest universities in the UK and is ranked highly in all major league tables.
Leeds is a member of the elite Russell Group, which is formed by the nation’s top 19 research intensive universities. It has great reputation in postgraduate research and is ranked as a top 10 UK research university in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) – ranked 7th nationally for the number of top scoring researchers and 8th for 'research power'.
University Ranking Performance:
- According to the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) Rankings 2008, Leeds is ranked in the World’s Top 200 - 18th in UK, 37th in Europe and 104th in the world. It is ranked 77th in Arts & Humanities.
- According to the Guardian University Guide 2008, it is ranked first for Chemical Engineering and Dentistry, 3rd for social work, 4th for materials and mineral engineering, 4th for nursing and paramedical studies, 5th for media studies, 6th for earth and marine sciences, 7th for social policy, 9th for medicine, sociology, and sports science.
- According to the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2008, Leeds University Business school (LUBS) is ranked 48th among the world's top 100 business schools.
- The school’s MBA is ranked 52nd in the world by the Economist 2007.
- Its MBA programs are accredited by EQUIS and AMBA (UK).
- LUBS International Business is ranked number One in the world for research and 7th for teaching by the International Business Review 2006.
- It is ranked 13th for Business Studies by the Times Good University Guide 2007.
- It was ranked 2nd for the number of applications received in 2006.
* Useful link: UK University Rankings
World of University Ranking and League Table
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