UW–Madison graduate programs are once again ranked among the nation’s best in the 2023 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools,” including several with CALS affiliations.

“UW–Madison has long been a national leader in graduate education,” says John Karl Scholz, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. “We know our students take what they’ve learned here and go on to contribute to the public good through research and service.”

The following programs with CALS affiliations were ranked this year:

• Biology: 17th overall (six-way tie). Ranked Specialties include 13th in cell biology (three-way tie), fourth in microbiology, 12th in ecology/evolutionary biology (four-way tie), ninth in genetics, and 11th in biochemistry/biophysics/structural biology (two-way tie).
• Chemistry: 14th overall (three-way tie). Ranked specialties include 14th in biochemistry
• Engineering: 29th overall. Ranked specialties include 15th in agriculture (two-way tie), 16th in environmental (five-way tie)

For additional 2023 guide rankings, see the UW news release.

Please note: U.S. News does not rank all programs each year. View last year’s UW rankings and CALS-specific rankings.