Here are some schools. You may notice a slight leaning towards engineering.

Pharmacy Ranking For US Grad Schools

Rank College name Location Score
1 University of California--San Francisco San Francisco, CA 4.7
2 University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 4.4
3 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 4.3
4 University of Texas--Austin Austin, TX 4.2
5 Ohio State University Columbus, OH 4.1
5 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 4.1
5 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 4.1
5 University of Washington Seattle, WA 4.1
9 Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 4.0
9 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 4.0
9 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 4.0
9 University of Illinois--Chicago Chicago, IL 4.0
9 University of Maryland--Baltimore Baltimore, MD 4.0
9 University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI 4.0
15 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 3.9
16 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 3.8
16 University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN 3.8
16 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 3.8
19 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 3.7
19 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 3.7
21 University at Buffalo--SUNY Buffalo, NY 3.6
21 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 3.6
23 University of Colorado--Denver Aurora, CO 3.5
24 Auburn University (Harrison) Auburn, AL 3.3
24 Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC 3.3
24 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick (Mario) Piscataway, NJ 3.3
24 University of Georgia Athens, GA 3.3
24 University of Mississippi University, MS 3.3
29 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 3.2
29 University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 3.2
31 Univ of the Sciences in Philadelphia-Philadelphia Col of Pharmacy & Science Philadelphia, PA 3.1
32 Mercer University Atlanta, GA 3.0
32 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 3.0
32 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Amarillo, TX 3.0
32 University of California--San Diego La Jolla, CA 3.0
32 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 3.0
32 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 3.0
32 University of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, OK 3.0
32 Washington State University Pullman, WA 3.0
32 Wayne State University (Applebaum) Detroit, MI 3.0
32 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 3.0
42 South Carolina College of Pharmacy Columbia, SC 2.9
42 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR 2.9
42 University of Missouri--Kansas City Kansas City, MO 2.9
42 University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 2.9
46 Creighton University Omaha, NE 2.8
46 Duquesne University (Mylan) Pittsburgh, PA 2.8
46 Northeastern University Boston, MA 2.8
46 University of Montana Missoula, MT 2.8
46 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 2.8
51 Drake University Des Moines, IA 2.7
51 Samford University (McWhorter) Birmingham, AL 2.7
51 St. Louis College of Pharmacy St. Louis, MO 2.7
51 University of Houston Houston, TX 2.7
51 University of the Pacific (Long) Stockton, CA 2.7
56 Albany College of Pharmacy Albany, NY 2.6
56 Butler University Indianapolis, IN 2.6
56 Campbell University Buies Creek, NC 2.6
56 Idaho State University Pocatello, ID 2.6
56 University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 2.6
61 Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI 2.5
61 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences--Boston Boston, MA 2.5
61 North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 2.5
61 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 2.5
61 St. John's University Jamaica, NY 2.5
61 Temple University Philadelphia, PA 2.5
East Tennessee State University Mountain Home, TN N/A
Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL N/A
Hampton University Hampton, VA N/A
Howard University Washington, DC N/A
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie, PA N/A
Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA N/A
Long Island University (Schwartz) Brooklyn, NY N/A
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences--Worcester Worcester, MA N/A
Midwestern University Glendale, AZ N/A
Midwestern University--Chicago College of Pharmacy Downers Grove, IL N/A
Northeastern Ohio Universities Rootstown, OH N/A
Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL N/A
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH N/A
Pacific University School of Pharmacy Hillsboro, OR N/A
Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Shenandoah University (Dunn) Winchester, VA N/A
South University Savannah, GA N/A
Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL N/A
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK N/A
St. John Fisher College (Wegmans) Rochester, NY N/A
Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Rangel) Kingsville, TX N/A
Texas Southern University Houston, TX N/A
Touro University--California College of Pharmacy Mare Island, CA N/A
University of Appalachia Oakton, VA N/A
University of Charleston Charleston, WV N/A
University of Findlay Findlay , OH N/A
University of Hawaii--Hilo Hilo, HI N/A
University of Louisiana--Monroe Monroe, LA N/A
University of Southern Nevada Henderson, NV N/A
University of Toledo Toledo , OH N/A
University of the Incarnate Word (Feik) San Antonio , TX N/A
Western University of Health Sciences Pomona, CA N/A
Wilkes University (Nesbitt) Wilkes-Barre, PA N/A
Wingate University Wingate, NC N/A
Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA N/A

Source: usnews.com


Pharmacy

1. University of California at San Francisco
2. University of Texas at Austin
3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
4. University of Kentucky
5. Purdue University
6. University of Florida
7. University of Minnesota
8. University of Arizona
9. Ohio State University
10. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11. University of Illinois–Chicago
12. University of Tennessee at Memphis
13. University of Southern California
14. University of Maryland at Baltimore
15. University of Washington
16. University of Utah
17. University of Wisconsin at Madison
18. SUNY at Buffalo
19. University of Iowa
20. Virginia Commonwealth University
21. University of Kansas
22. University of Nebraska Medical Center
23. Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science
24. University of Georgia
25. Medical University of South Carolina
Source ulinks.com


US Best Biomedical Engineering Program 2008 (Top 20):

1 Johns Hopkins Univ (MD)
2 Duke Univ (NC)
3 Georgia Institute of Technology
4 Uni of California–San Diego
5 Uni of Pennsylvania
6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
7 Case Western Reserve Uni (OH)
8 Boston Uni
9 Rice Uni (TX)
9 Uni of Michigan–Ann Arbor
11 Northwestern Uni (IL)
12 U of Washington
13 Stanford U (CA)
14 U of California–Berkeley
15 Vanderbilt U (TN)
16 U of Wiscosin - Madison *
16 U of Virginia
16 Washington U in St. Louis
19 Tulane U (LA)
19 U of Texas–Austin

Source: US news.com



US Best Biological Engineering Schools 2009:

1 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD

2 Duke University Durham, NC

3 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA

4 University of California--San Diego La Jolla, CA

5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

6 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH

7 U of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI

U of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

9 Boston Univ Boston, MA

10 Rice Univ Houston, TX

11 Northwestern Univ Evanston, IL

12 U of Washington Seattle, WA

13 U of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA

14 Stanford Uni Stanford, CA

15 U of Virginia Charlottesville, VA

16 Washington Uni in St. Louis St. Louis, MO

17 U of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI

Vanderbilt Uni Nashville, TN

19 Cornell Uni Ithaca, NY

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY

U of Texas--Austin Austin, TX

22 Tulane Uni New Orleans, LA

U of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL

24 U of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA

Source: US News & World Report 2009




US News Graduate Engineering Rankings 2010:

1. MIT
2. Stanford
3. UC-Berkeley
4. Georgia Tech
5. Illinois
6. Carnegie Mellon
7. Caltech
7. USC
9. Michigan
10. Texas
11. Cornell
12. Purdue
12. UC-San Diego
14. Texas A&M
14. UCLA
16. Wisconsin
17. Maryland
18. Harvard
18. Princeton
18. UC-Santa Barbara
21. Columbia
21. Northwestern
23. Penn State
23. Minnesota
25. Johns Hopkins
25. Florida
27. Ohio State
27. UPenn
27. Washington
27. Virginia Tech
31. NC State
31. RPI
33. UC-Davis
34. Rice
35. Duke
35. UC-Irvine
37. Virginia
38. Rochester
39. Vanderbilt
40. Colorado
40. Yale
42. BU
42. Iowa State
42. Lehigh
45. Arizona State
46. Case Western
46. Delaware
46. Washington University In St. Louis
49. Pittsburgh
50. UMass
51. Rutgers
51. Arizona
51. Notre Dame
54. Brown
54. Dartmouth
54. Drexel
54. SUNY-Buffalo
58. Michigan State
58. Iowa
60. Northeastern
60. SUNY - Stony Brook
62. Colorado State
62. New Mexico State
62. UC-Riverside
62. Dayton
62. Utah
67. Illinois - Chicago
68. Tennessee
69. Auburn
69. Polytechnic Institute of NYU
71. Colorado School Of Mines
71. Illinois Tech
71. UConn
71. UNC-Chapel Hill
75. Cincinnati
75. Washington State
77. Missouri Tech
77. Stevens Tech
77. Tufts
77. New Mexico
77. UT - Dallas
82. Michigan Tech
82. Oregon State
82. Syracuse
82. Missouri
86. Mississippi State
86. UC-Santa Cruz
86. Central Florida
86. Houston
90. Clemson
90. LSU
90. RIT
90. Kansas
90. Kentucky
90. Nebraska

Source: US News & World Report




Chemical

1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2 Univ of California–Berkeley

3 Univ of Minnesota–Twin Cities

4 California Institute of Technology

5 Uni of Wisconsin–Madison

6 Stanford Uni (CA)

7 Uni of Texas–Austin

8 Uni of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign

9 Uni of Delaware

10 Princeton Uni (NJ)

11 U of Michigan–Ann Arbor

12 U of California–Santa Barbara

13 Purdue U–West Lafayette (IN)

13 Georgia Institute of Technology

15 Carnegie Mellon U (PA)

16 Penn State U–University Park

17 Northwestern U (IL)

18 Johns Hopkins U (MD)

19 U of Washington

19 Cornell U (NY)

19 Texas A&M U–College Station

22 U of Pennsylvania

22 U of California–Los Angeles

24 Ohio State U

24 U of Florida

Source: USnews.com



US Top Mechanical Engineering Schools 2007 (Top 20):

1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2 Stanford Univ (CA)

3 Univ of California–Berkeley

4 Univ of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign

5 Uni of Michigan–Ann Arbor

6 Georgia Institute of Technology

7 Purdue Uni–West Lafayette (IN)

8 California Institute of Technology

9 Uni of Minnesota–Twin Cities

10 Cornell Uni (NY)

11 Uni of Texas–Austin

12 Princeton Uni (NJ)

13 Penn State Uni–University Park

14 U of Wisconsin–Madison

15 Carnegie Mellon U (PA)

16 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)

17 Northwestern U (IL)

18 Texas A&M U–College Station

19 Ohio State U

20 U of California–Los Angeles

Source: USnews.com



US Top Computer Engineering Schools 2007:

1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2 Stanford Univ (CA)

3 Univ of California–Berkeley

4 Carnegie Mellon Univ (PA)

5 Uni of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign

6 Uni of Michigan–Ann Arbor

7 Uni of Texas–Austin

8 Cornell Uni (NY)

9 Uni of Washington

10 Princeton Uni (NJ)

11 Purdue Uni–West Lafayette (IN)

12 U of Wisconsin–Madison

13 California Institute of Technology

14 Georgia Institute of Technology

15 U of Southern California

16 U of California–Los Angeles

17 Rice U (TX)

18 U of California–San Diego

19 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)

19 U of Minnesota–Twin Cities

19 Johns Hopkins U (MD)

Source: USnews.com



US Top Industrial Engineering Schools 2008:

1 Georgia Institute of Technology

2 Univ of Michigan–Ann Arbor

3 Purdue Univ–West Lafayette (IN)

4 Pensilvania State Uni

5 Uni of California–Berkeley

6 Stanford Uni (CA)

7 Northwestern Uni (IL)

8 Texas A&M Uni–College Station

9 Virginia Tech

10 U of Wisconsin–Madison

11 Cornell U (NY)

12 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

12 U of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign

14 Ohio State U

14 U of Southern California

16 U of Florida

16 U of Pittsburgh

18 Columbia U (Fu Foundation) (NY)

18 North Carolina State U -Raleigh

Source: USnews.com



America's Best Undergraduate Engineering Program 2009 - Specialties: Agricultural
Top 10 List:
1 U of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

2 Cornell U
Ithaca, NY

3 Texas A&M Uni--College Station
College Station, TX

4 Iowa State U
Ames, IA

5 Purdue U--West Lafayette
West Lafayette, IN

5 U of California--Davis
Davis, CA

7 U of Florida
Gainesville, FL

8 Ohio State U--Columbus
Columbus, OH

8 Pennsylvania State Uni--University Park
University Park, PA

10 North Carolina State Uni--Raleigh
Raleigh, NC

2008 Ranking:
1 U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
2 Iowa State U
3 Cornell U (NY)
4 Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)
4 Texas A&M Univ.–College Station
4 U of California–Davis
7 U of Florida
8 North Carolina State U.–Raleigh
8 Ohio State U–Columbus
10 Pennsylvania State U.–University Park
11 Univ. of Nebraska–Lincoln
12 Michigan State U
12 Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison

Source: USnews.com



Best Graduate Schools - Industrial / Manufacturing:

1 Georgia Institute of Technology
2 University of California--Berkeley
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
4 Virginia Tech
5 Northwestern University (McCormick)
Pennsylvania State University--University Park
Stanford University
8 Cornell University
Texas A&M University--College Station
10 University of Wisconsin--Madison


2008 Ranking:

1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2 U of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign

3 U of Michigan–Ann Arbor

4 U of California–Berkeley

5 U of Wisconsin–Madison

6 Penn State Univ–University Park

7 North Carolina State Univ

8 Purdue Univ–West Lafayette (IN)

9 Texas A&M Univ–College Station

10 U of Florida

11 Georgia Institute of Technology

12 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)

12 U of Tennesse

14 Ohio State U

2009 America's Best Graduate Schools Engineering
The ranking is based on a survey of department heads in each discipline surveyed, who are asked to rate each program they are familiar with on a 5-point (1 to 5) scale.

Specialty Rankings : Nuclear Engineering:

1 U of Michigan--Ann Arbor, MI 4.5
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 4.2
2 U of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI 4.2
4 U of Texas--Austin (Cockrell) Austin, TX 3.9
5 Pennsylvania State Uni--University Park , PA 3.8
5 U of California--Berkeley, CA 3.8
7 North Carolina State Uni Raleigh, NC 3.5
8 Oregon State Uni Corvallis, OR 3.4
9 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 3.3
10 U of Florida Gainesville, FL 3.2
11 U of Tennessee--Knoxville Knoxville, TN 3.0
12 Purdue Uni--West Lafayette, IN 2.9
13 Uni of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign, IL 2.8
14 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 2.6

Source: USnews.com


Following is the list of Top 10 Petroleum Engineering Schools (Graduate Programs) in the USA in 2009.

Rank, University Name, Location, Score

1 University of Texas--Austin (Cockrell), Austin, TX 4.6

2 Stanford University, Stanford, CA 4.2

2 Texas A&M University--College Station (Look), College Station, TX 4.2

4 University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 4.0

5 Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 3.4

5 Pennsylvania State University--University Park, University Park, PA 3.4

5 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 3.4

8 Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA 3.3

9 University of Southern California (Viterbi), Los Angeles, CA 3.1

10 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 2.8

10 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 2.8

Source: U.S. News and World Report’s 2009 Best Graduate Schools



2009 Environmental Engineering Ranking:

1 Stanford University, Stanford, CA
2 University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
3 University of California--Berkeley
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5 Johns Hopkins University
6 Georgia Institute of Technology
7 University of Texas--Austin
8 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
9 Cornell University
10 Carnegie Mellon University

Following is the 2008 and 2007 rankings:

2008 Rank, 2007 Rank, Institution
1, 4 Stanford Univ (CA)
2, 3 U of California–Berkeley
3, 1 U of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
3, 8 U of Michigan–Ann Arbor
5, 2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6, - Johns Hopkins Uni (MD)
6, 5 U of Texas–Austin
8, 6 Georgia Institute of Technology
9, 10 California Institute of Technology
10, 14 Carnegie Mellon U (PA)
11, 9 Cornell U (NY)
12, 12 Northwestern U (IL)
13, 13 Michigan Technological U
14, 16 Penn State U–Univ Park
14, 13 Virginia Tech
16, 19 Princeton U (NJ)
16, - Rice U (TX)
16, - U of Florida
19, - Duke U (NC)
19, 7 Purdue U–West Lafayette (IN)
19, 19 U of Wisconsin–Madison

Source: U.S. News & World Report


Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering School Rankings in USA:

Top 10 List (2009):
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

2 Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA

3 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

4 Purdue University--West Lafayette
West Lafayette, IN

5 California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA

6 University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

7 Stanford University
Stanford, CA

8 University of Texas--Austin
Austin, TX

9 University of Maryland--College Park
College Park, MD

10 Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA


2008 Best Colleges Specialty Rankings: Undergraduate engineering specialties: Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical:

1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 Georgia Institute of Technology
3 U of Michigan–Ann Arbor
4 Stanford Univ (CA)
5 California Institute of Technology
6 Purdue Univ – West Lafayette (IN)
6 U of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
8 Princeton Univ (NJ)
9 U of Texas–Austin
10 Cornell Uni (NY)
10 Uni of Maryland – College Park
12 Texas A&M University – College Station
13 Pennsylvania State Uni – University Park
14 Virginia Tech
15 Uni of Washington
16 Uni of California – Los Angeles
16 Uni of Southern California
16 Uni of Colorado–Boulder

Source: USnews.com



2009 U.S. News Best Colleges Specialty Rankings: Undergraduate engineering specialties in Materials:-

1 Uni of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

2 Uni of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

3 Uni of California--Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

5 Northwestern Uni
Evanston, IL

6 Stanford Uni
Stanford, CA

7 Cornell Uni
Ithaca, NY

8 U of Florida
Gainesville, FL

9 Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA

10 Pennsylvania State U--University Park
University Park, PA


The Top 15 Rankings for Materials in 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

2008, 2007
1, 2 Stanford U (CA)
2, 5 U of California–Berkeley
3, 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3, 6 U of Michigan–Ann Arbor
5, 3 U of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
6, 9 Cornell U (NY)
6, 4 Northwestern U (IL)
8, 7 PennSylvania State U.–University Park
9, 12 Georgia Institute of Technology
10, 10 U of Florida
11, 11 Carnegie Mellon U (PA)
12, 17 Ohio State U- Columbus
12, 19 Purdue U–West Lafayette (IN)
14, 15 U of Wisconsin–Madison
15, 12 U of Pennsylvania

Source: USnews.com




Ranking of Undergraduate Engineering Specialties - Industrial / Manufacturing:
1 Georgia Institute of Technology
2 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
3 Purdue University--West Lafayette
4 Pennsylvania State University--University Park
5 University of California--Berkeley
Virginia Tech
7 Texas A&M University--College Station
8 Stanford University
9 Northwestern University
10 Cornell University
University of Wisconsin--Madison

Best Graduate Schools - Industrial / Manufacturing:
1 Georgia Institute of Technology
2 University of California--Berkeley
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
4 Virginia Tech
5 Northwestern University (McCormick)
Pennsylvania State University--University Park
Stanford University
8 Cornell University
Texas A&M University--College Station
10 University of Wisconsin--Madison

Source: US News & World Report 2010



Following is the list of Top 10 Petroleum Engineering Schools (Graduate Programs) in the USA in 2009.

Rank, University Name, Location, Score

1 University of Texas--Austin (Cockrell), Austin, TX 4.6

2 Stanford University, Stanford, CA 4.2

2 Texas A&M University--College Station (Look), College Station, TX 4.2

4 University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 4.0

5 Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 3.4

5 Pennsylvania State University--University Park, University Park, PA 3.4

5 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 3.4

8 Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA 3.3

9 University of Southern California (Viterbi), Los Angeles, CA 3.1

10 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 2.8

10 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 2.8

Source: U.S. News and World Report’s 2009 Best Graduate Schools



Graduate School Rankings - Engineering Schools 2009

Engineering Schools
1 MIT
2 Stanford
3 UC Berkeley
4 Georgia Tech
5 U of Illinois Urbana Champaign
6 Caltech
7 CMU
8 USC
9 Cornell
9 U of Michigan Ann Arbor
11 UC San Diego
11 UT Austin
13 Texas A&M
13 UCLA
15 Purdue
15 U of Wisconsin Madison
17 U of Maryland College Park
18 Princeton
19 UC Santa Barbara
20 Northwestern

Engineering Specialties - Aerospace
1 MIT
2 Caltech
2 Stanford
4 Georgia Tech
5 Purdue
5 UMichigan

Engineering Specialties - Biomedical
1 Johns Hopkins
2 Georgia Tech
2 UC San Diego
4 Duke
5 U of Washington

Engineering Specialties - Chemical
1 Caltech
1 MIT
1 UC Berkeley
4 U of Minnesota - Twin Cities
5 Stanford
5 U of Wisconsin Madison

Engineering Specialties - Civil
1 UC Berkeley
1 U of Illinois Urbana Champaign
3 Stanford
4 MIT
4 UT Austin

Engineering Specialties - Electrical
1 MIT
2 Stanford
2 UC Berkeley
4 U of Illinois Urbana Champaign
5 Georgia Tech
6 Georgia Tech
6 UMichigan

Engineering Specialties - Mechanical
1 MIT
2 U of Illinois Urbana Champaign
3 Northwestern
3 UC Berkeey
5 UC Santa Barbara

Engineering Specialties - Nuclear
1 UMichigan
2 MIT
2 U of Wisconsin Madison
4 Texas A&M
5 Penn State
5 UC Berkeley

Source: usnews.com



1 Cambridge 5*A 553 91% 100
2 Bath 5*A 462 84% 95.6
3 Liverpool 5*A 376 85% 93.3
4 Imperial College 5*B 469 80% 92.9
=4 Southampton 5*A 412 80% 92.9
6 Sheffield 5A 406 85% 92.4
7 Bristol 5A 451 78% 92
8 Strathclyde 5B 480 76% 90.7
9 Aberdeen 4C 454 87% 90.2
=9 Queen, Belfast 5*B 379 80% 90.2
11 Nottingham 5B 424 80% 90.1
12 Loughborough 5B 391 79% 89
13 Cardiff 4A 370 79% 88.2
=13 Leeds 5*B 354 75% 88.2
15 Aston 5C 299 92% 88
16 Manchester 5A 383 70% 87.8
17 Glasgow 5B 418 71% 87.7
18 Newcastle 4B 378 79% 87.2
19 Surrey 4B 331 81% 86.4
20 Edinburgh 4C 427 75% 86.2
=20 Birmingham 4C 364 82% 86.2
22 Heriot-Watt 4A 373 68% 85.5
23 University College London 5B 366 68% 85.4
24 Swansea 4A 275 76% 84.7
25 Sussex 5B 69% 84.4
26 Hull 4C 233 84% 82.9
27 Brunel 5C 346 66% 82.7
28 Portsmouth 4D 263 84% 82.4
29 Robert Gordon 3bD 300 85% 82.3
30 King's College London 5C 316 65% 81.4
31 Queen Mary, London 5B 274 63% 81.3
32 Nottingham Trent 3bD 219 90% 81.1
33 Bradford 5B 231 67% 80.9
34 Greenwich 3aB 70% 80.8
35 Staffordshire 3bA 192 82% 80.7
36 Salford 3aA 64% 80.3
37 Oxford Brookes 354 79% 79.9
=37 Plymouth 4E 301 75% 79.9
39 Ulster 4A 222 63% 79.6
40 De Montfort 4C 66% 79.4
41 Paisley 2C 75% 78.2
42 Coventry 3aC 230 70% 78.1
43 City 4D 234 69% 77.7
44 Central Lancashire 241 82% 77.3
45 Harper Adams 288 76% 77.1
46 Kingston 3aC 206 67% 76.7
47 Dundee 316 71% 76.6
48 Northumbria 3bD 223 71% 76.4
49 Hertfordshire 3aD 240 66% 76.2
50 West of England 3bD 247 68% 76.1
51 Huddersfield 4E 238 58% 73.7
52 London South Bank 3aD 58% 73.2
=52 Glasgow Caledonian 3aD 58% 73.2
54 Brighton 3bC 247 53% 73
55 Manchester Metropolitan 3aA 238 41% 72.9
56 Sheffield Hallam 3aF 210 63% 72.4
57 Liverpool John Moores 3aE 189 57% 71.3
58 Bolton 165 63% 70
59 Wolverhampton 183 50% 67.2

Source: Timesonline

Modified. See below.

SEFAGO:

Yeah it sucks. I have gotten a somewhat offer from a very lowly ranked school though lol but it was my safety. I still have to nail that one. It is a big name school but lowly ranked in my field of interest. So when you applied for your PhD did you write the professors you wanted to work for? And did you contact professors? I know people who got in the backdoor route- they knew and had done research with professors in the evaluation committee.

"backdoor route" sounds like "unfair route".

Considering the nature of research at grad schools (at least the hard sciences like engineering), applicants with research experience (especially gained under a prof on the eval comm) are highly sought. All admission comms will look kindly on "continuity".

1. You dont need a new research orientation which may take the better part of a semester or two (potential savings in time).

2. Funding (for Reserach Assistants) most often come from the prof's research group via highly contested and limited govt/industry sources. Its smarter to give (yes, that GA stipend is really a gift from God to many nigerians) money to someone whose research capabilities you can verify personally than someone you know from an application (canda/kpali/paper), (potential savings in money).

Ofcourse there is the possibility that students with little or no experience with or without the prof may become excellent research assistants. However, when money and time is involved, most managers (including grad school managers) will choose to err on the side of caution.

SEFAGO:

hehe, I have gotten so many rejections in the past two days its quite demoralizing. I am a few steps away from breaking into tears

Its tough to get rejected by many grad schools but please do not give up. You can still get a yes for this fall.

Please dont hit yourself. Sometimes its a "sitting space" problem. Many grad schools receive applications from more qualified applicants than they can admit.

Mail profs at your proposed dept. Indicate your admission status. If the prof in question cant ask for a reversal, indicate your willingness to apply for the next admission cycle. Do a lot of research before you send that mail. Remeber applying to grad depts/schools with research focus like yours will do your application a ton of good.

Also try applying to some safety schools. That is schools with min. qualifications far below your GPA, GRE and TOEFL scores.

If you do decide to apply again, also consider applying very early. Have a complete application (this includes having all your recs and transcripts on file in the school) several weeks before the deadline. This idea, however, is hotly contested by some applicants I know. They feel applying a little late is ok. Personally I think having a late or almost late application potentially does more harm than good.

Just thinking about the stress of applying is stressful but now there is the added experience from former applications so the process would hopefully be easier. Wishing you good luck and testimonies right here on NL.

Superbrain:

Hey people, been a long while. I'm expecting an admit any time soon. So nervous I've been freaking out, i hope it doesn't turn to paranoia. Can't just imagine that after all the stress I went through I would not get an admit- won't happen folks.

Infact, I'm expecting an admit with aid. Join me in prayers,

I'm with you my brother,
, really really with you,
, in prayers and in shoes.

I believe in prayers so let us pray together. Superbrain, by the grace of God, we'll post our testimonies here.

As before, we will use the following identities sin(A+B) = sinA * cosB + cosA * sinB
and cos(C+D) = cosC * cosD - sinC * sinD

A = x and B = 17
C = x and D = -12

Expand

[ sinx * cos17 + cosx * sin17 ] * [ cosx * cos(-12) - sinx * sin(-12) ] = 0.7

Open up the brackets

sinx * cos17 * cosx * cos(-12) - sinx * cos17 * sinx * sin(-12) + cosx * sin17 * cosx * cos(-12) - cosx * sin17 * sinx * sin(-12) = 0.7

Make it neat
I would prefer to retain the cos17,sin17 etc till the last but u should get the idea so substitute for cos17,sin17,cos(-12) and sin(-12)

PLEASE FOLLOW DO THE EXPANSION URSELF WITH PAPER AND PENCIL and calculator!
SHOW UR WORKINGs IN AN EXAM!!!

make sure u get something close to this: 0.99619sinxcosx + 0.28598(cosx)^2 + 0.19883(sinx)^2 = 0.7


sub for sin or cos


(sinx)^2 + (cosx)^2 = 1


(sinx)^2 = 1 - (cosx)^2 (when u r solving use cos and see that u get the same answer)


let cosx=a to make the work look neater o! remember we are still looking for x and not a
if cosx=a then sinx=sqrt(1-a^2)


0.99619sinxcosx + 0.08715(cosx)^2 = 0.50117


0.99619*a*sqrt(1-a^2) + 0.08715*a^2 = 0.50117

0.99619*a*sqrt(1-a^2) = 0.50117 - 0.08715*a^2

Square both sides

(0.99619*a*sqrt(1-a^2))^2 = (0.50117 - 0.08715*a^2)^2


0.99239*a^2*(1-a^2) = (0.50117 - 0.08715*a^2)^2

0.99239*a^2*(1-a^2) = 0.25117 - 0.08735*a^2 + 0.0076*a^4

1.00113*a^4 -1.07974*a^2 + 0.25117 = 0

Classic quadratic, u can see it better if u sub a^2 with b

1.00113*b^2 -1.07974*b + 0.25117 = 0

b1 = 0.74 and b2 = 0.339

remember that b = a^2
therefore a = sqrt(b)

a1 = 0.86 and a2 = 0.582

also remember that a = cos x
therefore x = arc cos a (this will be cos^-1(a) on ur calculator)

x1 = 30.68 degrees x2 = 54.41 degrees


x1 = 30.68 degrees

0.68degrees =0.68*60minutes approx 41min x1 = 30deg41min


x2 = 54.41 degrees = 54deg25min


FOR THE OTHER VALUES

Notice that the cosine and sine curves are sinusoidal, the values of the function repeats periodically

so for cosx = 0.86 there are many many many values of x just keep adding 180degrees to either 30.68 or 54.41degrees.


The reason can be traced to what is called the period of a function. For cosx and sinx functions, the period is pi radians or 180degrees
That is cos(x) = cos(x+pi) when x is in radians
or cos(x) = cos(x+180) when x is in degrees

30.68,210.68,390.68 etc
or 30deg41', 210deg41', 390deg41' etc

Same goes for the other answer


My dear friend,

Please take the following advice to heart.

My high school math teacher told me that most of what I would learn in math would be by self study.
I understand that things are hard. Its hard for everyone to different degrees. One thing u can be sure about is that ur situation is not the hardest and it is also not the easiest.

Na naija we dey and nobi only u wey dey work dey school at d same time. Some dey try find work to supplement, but dem no see.

Seriously nothing can substitute for working hard TO GET THE BASICS because as I said earlier, evry in science depends on a few foundations. That is why you should get a book (even if na borrow) and study, study and study. After u know the basics cold, then the next important thing is to use the basics that u know to solve ur problems.

I sincerely hope you can develop yourself. Don't wait for your lecturers and then start looking for someone to blame.

A word is enough for the,

Please fellow Nl, help on these:
1.sinx-sin(x+60)+sin(x+120)=0
2.cox+cos(x+120)+cos(x+240)=0

We will use the following identities sin(A+B) = sinA * cosB + cosA * sinB
and cos(A+B) = cosA * cosB - sinA * sinB

For ur problem simply substitute for A and B as required and note that sin60=0.5*sqrt(3), cos60=0.5, sin120=0.5*sqrt(3), cos120=-0.5, sin240 = -0.5*sqrt(3), cos240= -0.5

(since there is no equation editing software let sqrt(x) be defined as x^0.5, where x is a number)

The first question would then become

sinx - sinxcos60 - cosxsin60 + sinxcos120 + cosxsin120

sinx - 0.5*sinx - 0.5*sqrt(3)cosx - 0.5*sinx + 0.5*sqrt(3)cosx

rearranging

sinx-0.5*sinx-0.5*sinx- 0.5*sqrt(3)cosx + 0.5*sqrt(3)cosx = 0

(1-.5-.5) * sinx - ( 0.5*sqrt(3) - 0.5*sqrt(3) ) * cosx

(0)sinx -(0)cosx

0-0

0. Done.

Ok so finish up Number 2.

If are interested in maths pls get a good maths book and study on your own. Sounds boring right, but believe me, if u hope to further ur studies along the sciences (I'm assuming u are still in highschool and yet to make that decision) the dividends far outweigh the time spent in proper study. In school I used Bunday, Stroud and Kreiyzig. Leave Kreiyzig until much later maybe ur first yr in college.

Appreciate the fact that the entire body of scientific knowledge is based on a few but exetremly solid set of foundations. Everything and I mean everything in science is built on previous knowledge.

If the foundation is false then everything built on that foundation will fail given sufficient time or under adequate attack.
But if the foundation is true then slowly but surely all progress will lead to light and neither time nor man made attacks will shake it.

This is true in core academic research and even in your academics. For example, if u miss the right form of the trig identity in Q1 then we wont be solving anything, it might as well be scratches on paper. Much later this problem would just become a small part of a bigger problem u would be solving and so on,

Thanks tosh_acer.

Hello nairalanders,

Does anyone know the procedure to follow in creating or changing street names in Nigeria?

The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) gives that power to the Local Government Councils.

1. The main functions of a local government council are as follows:
(a), ;
(b), ;
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.
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(g) naming of roads and streets and numbering of houses;
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.
.

I would be very grateful if I can get answers to some of these questions:

1. What role do residents play in facilitating the naming or name change of a street?

2. Are there special privileges given to the first resident family on a street when it comes to naming of streets?

3. How do these privileges (if any) affect the renaming of the street at some future date?

Thanks guys!

I think it is my sister.

Yes Godeagle, you are right.

@ zukkie4eva,
I'm sorry for the mistake.

@ zukkie4eva,
Thats the way to go! Morale High my brother.
Please get to know the deadlines for your application. If you are a Fall (or Spring) 2011 applicant, I'd say you almost have got all the time in the World. But if you are considering 2010 then make double sure that you will meet the deadlines.
Most competitive schools rarely have deadlines beyond Feb. of the admission year. The irony is that it is precisely those highly competitive schools that give out the most funding/scholarships to their admits. I guess thats why they are so difficult (relatively speaking) to get into, in the first place.

While preparing for the GRE let us not forget about the TOEFL.
Preparing for both at the same time and taking them within a a week or two apart does pay off.

@ All,
Does anyone in Nigeria know how long it takes to get the mailed scores from GRE?

@ SEFAGO,
I know u must be real busy now. Please dont forget to mail me.
np.knight@yahoo.com

@ Superbrain,
Please what dept is ur friend at MIT. Is he doing M.Sc. or Ph.D.? Any idea on the funding scenario there?

@ SEFAGO,

Good to hear from you.

Heres my email

np.knight@yahoo.com

Thanks!

@ SEFAGO

We will miss you. But your input is forever sealed on the pages of nairaland, (well, thats hoping the moderators leave 'em ). Hope you have a great time doing graduate work.
Could we summon up some courage and ask that you pop in, even if its once during the summer break?
Thanks. Good luck man!

@ arshy,

You can convert your grades yourself unless your school specifically asks for a conversion/evaluation by a professional body. I think the Nigerian system is kind of a mix between the US credit system and the UK class system. For example, in Unilag, GPA is based on 5.00 scale even though we have first class, second class upper, etc.

So you may be familiar with the following (if u be naija student o!)
For a 1 unit course A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1, F=0
For a 2 unit course A=10, B=8,C=6,,
For a 3 unit course A=15, B=12, ,
.
.
.


For a pretty good estimate, just go through your transcript and replace the values of the grades as follows

For a 1 unit course A=4, B= 3, C=2, D,E=1, F=0
For a 2 unit course A=8, B= 6, C=4, D,E=2, F=0
For a 3 unit course A=12, B= 9, C=6, D,E=3, F=0
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Say theres a dept in Uninaija where a guy has only 3 courses to take in 2 years to get a degree.

Year 1
nairaland101 (2 units)
nairaland102 (3 units)

Year 2
nairaland206 (5 units)

Transcript from uni naija
nrl101 (2) A 10 (2*5)
nrl102 (3) B 12 (3*4)
nrl206 (5) A 25 (5*5)
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(10) 47
GPA at graduation = 47/10 = 4.7
i.e 4.70/5.00 equivalent to First Class Division(4.50-5.00) in Uninaija

GPA for uni yankee
nrl101 (2) A 8 (2*4)
nrl102 (3) B 9 (3*3)
nrl206 (5) A 20 (5*4)
-----------------------
(10) 37
GPA =37/10 = 3.7
i.e 3.70/4.00

You may have been quick to notice that GPA/5.00 = (GPA-1)/4.00 (that is subtract 1 from the Uninaija GPA to get the Uniyankee GPA. Caution: Use this ONLY when theres lots of A's in the transcript)

If theres a good number of B's and C's, I think its safer to just do the full GPA "re-calculation" as shown earlier.

If you kept a personal record (in spreadsheet format) when still in school then you are lucky. Just change the formulae you used
For A change 5 to 4
For B change 4 to 3 and so on. Click enter and you have your answer.


Dont be shocked by the answer, remember its now over 4.00.

Hi all,

@ Godeagle, arshy, SEFAGO, emmyclev
You guys have been great in the forum, especially with sharing your experience. Thanks a lot.
Took the GRE today. Had Q800, V590 and A(praying and hoping for 5). Currently serving but looking forward to grad study Fall 2010. Major Mech Engr, Unilag. Hope to continue same in a good graduate school. I am interested in fellowships and assistantships for Engr grad students.


Q is usually not very hard for Engineering guys (basically people with physical sciences background). V is something else. I think V requires long term prep to blast, unlike Q. I'm sure the humanities guys will disagree though. Reading wide helps because new words are seen/learnt in context. Avoid trying to cramp yourself cramming new words a few days to the test. The words will just float around somewhere outside your reach. Words in context are like anchored ships. Theres always something to hold on to.

I had hoped for a higher V but I am still very grateful to God and feel really thankful because he has helped me cross one more hurdle. For those of you preping for the test, I wish you speed, accuracy, steady feet, laser sharp memory and a little seasoning of Good Luck!