Virginia Tech is the home of the Commonwealth's leading College of Engineering. The College and its administration is known in Virginia and throughout the nation for the excellence of its programs in engineering education (see also: Department List ), research , and public service .
The college is consistently rated as a premier institution by its peers in surveys of the nation's engineering school deans by U.S. News & World Report. The same magazine ranked the undergraduate program in the top 10 when the last survey of this type was conducted. In addition, Money magazine, investigating what it considered to be the best value in education for the dollar spent, scored the University as one of the top ten science and technology schools in value rankings. The graduate program is ranked 20th in terms of reputation as reported by its peers, and 18th by practicing engineers.
The college ranks eighth in number of bachelor's degrees awarded, 14th in master's degrees, and 17th in Ph.D.'s. Virginia Tech's College of Engineering is the twelfth largest producer of women engineers with a B.S., and 23rd for African Americans.
Virginia Tech Engineering Administration Send Comments to: tansy@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu or todd.haugland@vt.edu Last updated: 20 March 1995Return to Colleges and Departments