<p>I think the link and ranking you provided are for the graduate school. According to this VT web page,
they are 16th in US News engineering for undergraduates.</p>
<p>[Virginia</a> Tech’s engineering, business colleges ranked among best for undergraduates | Virginia Tech News | Virginia Tech](<a href=“http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/09/091212-engineering-usnews2013undergrad.html]Virginia”>Virginia Tech's engineering, business colleges ranked among best for undergraduates | Virginia Tech News | Virginia Tech)</p>