CCNY's Grove School of Engineering is ranked among the best graduate schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
Rated among the nation’s elite engineering programs annually, The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering is listed #120 by U.S. News & World Report in its 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings.
Grove is #113 in the Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs category for schools whose highest degree is a doctorate.
U.S. News' rankings compare schools on their research activity, faculty resources, academic achievements of entering students, and assessments by other engineering schools and employers. Click here for the complete methodology used to rank the best engineering schools.
The only public school of engineering in the New York metropolitan area, Grove’s national standing is buoyed by the quality of its offerings. They are ranked as follows by U.S. News:
- #53 - Best Chemical Engineering Programs;
- #78 - Best Biomedical Engineering/Bioengineering Programs;
- #101 in Best Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering Programs;
- #101 in Best Mechanical Engineering Programs; and
- #108 in Best Civil Engineering Programs.
In addition, U.S. News ranks five other outstanding CCNY graduate programs:
- #64 - Best Fine Arts Programs (Division of Humanities and Arts);
- #91 - Clinical Psychology (Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership);
- #124 - Psychology (Colin Powell School);
- #149 - Earth Sciences (Division of Science); and
- #159 - Physician Assistant (Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education).
The City College’s best ranking is at #10 in Top Performers on Social Mobility, a traditional CCNY forte. The College is #61 in the Top Public Schools category; #79 in Best Colleges for Veterans, #117 among Best Value Schools, and #198 in economics.
Overall, CCNY is ranked #121 out of 436 National Universities. In this category, U.S. News rates schools according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more here.
Globally, CCNY is #833 among Best Global Universities, #336 in physics, and #1128 in engineering. Thirteen indicators were used to calculate these global rankings. Click here for the methodology.
About The City College of New York
Since 1847, The City College of New York has provided a high-quality and affordable education to generations of New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. CCNY embraces its position at the forefront of social change. It is ranked #1 by the Harvard-based Opportunity Insights out of 369 selective public colleges in the United States on the overall mobility index. This measure reflects both access and outcomes, representing the likelihood that a student at CCNY can move up two or more income quintiles. Education research organization Degree Choices ranks CCNY #1 nationally among universities for economic return on investment. In addition, the Center for World University Rankings places CCNY in the top 1.8% of universities worldwide in terms of academic excellence. Labor analytics firm Lightcast puts at $3.2 billion CCNY’s annual economic impact on the regional economy (5 boroughs and 5 adjacent counties) and quantifies the “for dollar” return on investment to students, taxpayers, and society. At City College, more than 16,500 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in eight schools and divisions, driven by significant funded research, creativity, and scholarship. In 2023, CCNY launched its most expansive fundraising campaign ever. The campaign, titled “Doing Remarkable Things Together,” seeks to bring the College’s Foundation to more than $1 billion in total assets in support of the College's mission. CCNY is as diverse, dynamic, and visionary as New York City itself. View CCNY Media Kit.
Jay Mwamba
917.892.0374
jmwamba@ccny.cuny.edu