As of 2021, the institute has been ranked #1 among engineering colleges that do not offer a doctorate degree by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years.[28] Each individual program assessed has also been ranked first since the magazine has published individual rankings. These programs are the Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, and Biomedical Engineering programs (Biomedical Engineering programs have only received assessment in the 2015 rankings).[29][30]