MEAM Ranks in Top Five—Again! U.S. News and World Report has once again ranked the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) in the top five graduate programs in the U.S. for the fourth consecutive year. The magazine, this year, has ranked MEAM as fourth in the country. In addition, U.S. News and World Report ranked the College of Engineering (CoE) among the nation's top three graduate engineering program–a rise of one position from last year and the CoE's highest ranking ever. Congratulations to all faculty, staff, students, alumni, and parents!