Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) is ranked 5th for the fourth year in a row in U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of graduate programs nationwide as well as No. 2 among public universities

For the second consecutive year, Georgia Tech’s graduate engineering program is No. 4 on the Best Graduate Schools rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. The College of Engineering remains second among all public programs.

The updated list, out April 8, also placed each of the College’s individual disciplines ninth or higher. It’s the 14^th straight year with every program in the top 10.

U.S. News releases graduate school rankings each spring. Their evaluation of engineering as a whole is based on a variety of factors, including research expenditures, peer assessments, and doctoral degrees awarded. Rankings of specific engineering disciplines are based solely on peer assessments by department heads.