America is home to some of the world's top engineering schools.
America's universities are consistently at or near the top of all world rankings, particularly in the field of engineering. As well as the US News and World Report's Best University Rankings, which is based on the QS World University Rankings, the excellence of specific schools can be determined through looking at other lists such as the World University Rankings from Times Higher Education and the US-based Academic Ranking of World Universities.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is ranked as the number one school for engineering and technology in both the 2010 QS World University Rankings and the US News list, while also standing at number two in the Times' World University chart. The Cambridge, Massachusetts institution is home to five schools, of which the School of Engineering is the most popular, accounting for around 45 percent of all graduate admissions. As of the start of 2011, MIT can boast the fact that 76 Nobel Laureates, 35 MacArthur Fellows and 50 National Medal of Science winners either currently reside or have previously been affiliated with the university.
Stanford University
One of three California institutions to make the top five of the 2010-2011 Top 50 Engineering and Technology Universities section of the Times World University Rankings, Stanford also ranks second in the US News World's Best Universities list for the same category. Stanford's School of Engineering is split into 10 distinct schools, including Aeronautics, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science and Materials Science and Engineering. These are home to some of America's leading experts in their fields, with staff members holding awards such as the Alexander Graham Bell Medal, the Enrico Fermi Award and the John von Neumann Theory Prize.
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Fifth in the US News list of the world's best universities for Engineering and IT and top of the list in the Times rankings is the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The Pasadena-based private university is home to six academic schools, with a strong focus on engineering and science. Though smaller than many of its West Coast rivals, it has an excellent global reputation, with 31 alumni having won a Nobel Prize and 110 former students or faculty members having been elected to the National Academies. The university's School of Engineering and Applied Science has as its goal "nothing less than to change the world with new theoretical concepts, innovative ideas [and] experimental discoveries."
University of California Berkeley
The University of California Berkeley is ranked third in the US News list of the world's top schools for engineering and IT and fifth in the Times World University Rankings. The public research university has 14 schools and colleges, including the College of Engineering, within which are several departments focusing on areas such as electrical, nuclear, industrial and civil engineering. Notable contemporary projects carried out by engineering staff and students at Berkeley include the Digital Library Project, the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Center and the Nokia Research Center.
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