With an enrollment of over 12,754 students, North Carolina A&T is the largest historically black university in the U.S., a position it has held since 2014. According to "U.S. News & World Report", the university is ranked sixth nationally among historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and first among public HBCUs. The university is also well recognized for its degree program in engineering. The university's College of Engineering has consistently ranked first in the nation for the number of degrees awarded to African Americans at undergraduate level, and is a leading producer of African-American engineers with master's and doctoral degrees. Likewise, its College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences produces more African American agricultural graduates than any campus in the country. The university is also a leading producer of African-American kinesiology undergraduates, landscape architects and journalism/mass communication grads.