According to the
US News and World Report, NC State's ECE Department has jumped three spots from 20th rank to be tied for 17th.
Engineering Specialties: Electrical/Electronic/Communications
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- Stanford University
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- Michigan–Ann Arbor
- California Institute of Technology
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Cornell University
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)
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