Purdue Engineering National Rankings – 2027

Undergraduate Program National Rankings

(2027, published in September 2026)

8th	Purdue Engineering Overall, tied with Carnegie Mellon University
2nd	Agricultural and Biological Engineering Tied with University of California, Davis
2nd	Industrial Engineering
3rd	Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
4rd	Civil Engineering Tied with The University of Texas - Austin
4th	Mechanical Engineering Tied with University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
7th	Materials Engineering Tied with Stanford University
9th	Computer Engineering
10th	Electrical Engineering
13th	Environmental and Ecological Engineering
14th	Chemical Engineering
20rd	Biomedical Engineering Tied with Carnegie Mellon University and Vanderbilt University

Note: The Nuclear undergraduate discipline is not ranked by USNWR but is part of its graduate rankings.

Purdue Engineering undergraduate programs consistently rank high among their national peers. In the U.S. News & World Report survey “Best Colleges 2026,” released in September 2025, Purdue’s College of Engineering ranked 8^th nationally among doctorate-granting universities. Undergraduate program rankings are based on ratings by deans and senior faculty in those disciplines at peer institutions.

Graduate Program National Rankings

(2027, published in April 2026)

Rank	Unit
4th	Purdue Engineering
1st	Agricultural and Biological Engineering
4th	Industrial Engineering Tied with Northwestern University (McCormick)
5th	Aerospace Engineering Tied with University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
7th	Civil Engineering
8th	Electrical Engineering Tied with Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie) and Cornell University
8th	Mechanical Engineering
9th	Computer Engineering Tied with Cornell University and Princeton University
10th	Nuclear Engineering Tied with Pennsylvania State University–University Park
11th	Environmental Engineering Tied with Cornell University, Princeton University, Rice University (Brown), University of Colorado–Boulder and Yale University
11th	Materials Engineering Tied with Pennsylvania State University–University Park
14th	Chemical Engineering Tied with Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie), Cornell University and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Grainger)
25th	Biomedical Engineering Tied with University of California–Los Angeles (Samueli), University of Minnesota–Twin Cities and University of Virginia

The College of Engineering is made up of 11 schools, one division, and one department: aeronautics and astronautics, agricultural and biological, biomedical, chemical, civil and construction engineering, computer science, electrical and computer, engineering education, industrial, materials, mechanical, nuclear, and sustainability engineering and environmental engineering. Also, the college houses programs such as Purdue Engineering Online, EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service), the Minority Engineering Program, the Women in Engineering Program, and Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships.

Online Graduate Program National Rankings

(2026, published in January 2026)

Rank	Unit
1st	Civil Engineering
1st	Electrical Engineering
1st	Engineering Management
1st	Industrial Engineering
1st	Mechanical Engineering
2nd	Online Graduate Engineering
4th	Online Graduate Engineering for Veterans