The main campus of George Mason University is located in the City of Fairfax, Virginia, approximately 15 miles (24 km) west of Washington, DC. Mason is now ranked among the highest research institutions by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. U.S. News and World Report ranks Mason as one of the top 10 "Up-and-Coming Institutions" for national universities, and top 100 "Best Engineering Graduate Schools" in Electrical & Computer Engineering (#60 in CE). It is currently the largest and most diverse university in Virginia.