University of Florida College of Engineering

University of Florida (UF) is one of the top public research universities in the US, regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges. It is ranked as the 17th best public university and 49th overall among all public and private national universities in the country, according to the US News & World Report 2009 rankings.

The College of Engineering at the University of Florida is rated as the best engineering college in Florida and one of the top 25 in the nation.

Engineering Ranking Performance:

- According to the USNWR 2009 guide to “America’s Best Graduate Schools", UF is ranked 24th overall in the country for its graduate engineering programs. Other engineering specialty rankings include:

- 8th in Materials
- 10th in Nuclear
- 15th in Industrial
- 21st in Chemical
- 22nd in Aerospace Engineering
- 25th in Environmental Engineering
- 26th in Mechanical
- 28th in Civil
- 31st in Electrical Engineering
- 38th in Computer Engineering

- In the US News 2009 Undergraduate engineering specialty rankings, UF is rated 8th in Materials, 7th in Agricultural Engineering, 15th in Civil, 20th in Chemical, and 11th in Environmental/Environmental Health.

- 33rd in the world for Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences (ARWU 2008).

- 25th in the US News Graduate Engineering Rankings 2010.

UF in World University Rankings:

- 22nd in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2009.

- 58th globally in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2008.

- ranked 37th in the world by the Research Center for Chinese Science Evaluation of Wuhan University.