Artist's sketch of the proposed new Engineering building, which will house a number of Engineering departments, including Material Science and Engineering.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) ranks UA 21st among all universities nationwide in research funding, and 14th among public universities. The overall ranking for the UA is up from 22nd in the last NSF report. UA ranked 3rd in the country in physical sciences research spending, at more than $124 million and 14th in the country in industry-financed research expenditures, at nearly $30 million.
US News & World Report Ranks UA’s:
• Hydrology & Water Resources hydrogeology program 1st in the nation.
• Graduate program in Industrial Engineering 19th nationally.
• Graduate program in Electrical Engineering 33rd in the country.
• Computer Engineering program 44th nationally.
Graduateshotline.com ranked UA Engineering 42nd in the country.