The University of Kentucky Pigman College of Engineering was recognized for its quality of education in the top-half of U.S. News and World Report’s 2025 Best Engineering Schools.
U.S. News and World Report, which annually ranks colleges and universities nationwide, ranked the Pigman College of Engineering No. 63 among public institutions, and No. 1 in the state of Kentucky.
“As we continue to be the leader in engineering in Kentucky, we look to become national leaders in our specialty areas,” said Rudy Buchheit, the Rebecca Burchett Liebert Dean of the Pigman College of Engineering. “We also understand that the success of our students is our most important metric, and we are committed to developing talented engineering professionals who rise to the challenges of the future.”
Many Pigman College of Engineering departments also ranked among the best public programs in the nation.
U.S. News and World Report does not provide rankings for mining engineering programs. However, the Pigman College of Engineering is home to the only mining engineering program in the Southeastern Conference and one of only 13 in the nation. UK is also one of just eight U.S. institutions offering a doctoral program in mining engineering.
U.S. News and World Report ranks colleges based on citations, publications, research expenditures, peer assessment, recruiter assessment, doctoral degrees granted, acceptance rate, faculty membership in the National Academy of Engineering and student-to-faculty ratios.
