<p>I’m also not a big fan of USNews (way too much importance placed on retention numbers). I like the Times Higher Education:</p>
<p>Overall: <a href=“http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2011-2012/top-400.html[/url]”>http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2011-2012/top-400.html</a></p>
<p>Engineering: [Top</a> Universities for Engineering & Technology 2011-2012](<a href=“http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2011-2012/engineering-and-it.html]Top”>Subject Ranking 2011-12: Engineering & Technology | Times Higher Education (THE))</p>
<p>The problem with USNews is that those rankings unfortunately do matter to people. When a company tries to decide where to recruit, they usually start with the state flagship(s) then add in programs from the USNews Top 10-15 in their field (assuming they’re at above average pay) or they’ll pick from the top schools (as defined by USNews in their field) in their region.</p>