The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) recently listed Lehigh's civil engineering program among the best in the world, topped only by programs at Tongji University of Shanghai, China, and the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland.
Although the third place honors marks a slip of one spot for Lehigh from its 2017 position, says Panos Diplas, P.C. Rossin Professor and chair of civil and environmental engineering (CEE) at Lehigh, the fundamentals that put Lehigh's civil engineering faculty 'on the podium' each year for this recognition are as strong as ever.
ARWU considers the number of published research in top journals and awards won by faculty, the impact of research, and the percentage of internationally-collaborated papers published. The organization is renowned for its rigorous methodology in evaluating the quality of research programs around the globe.