The number one ranking for Rose-Hulman is based on the results of a national survey of higher education officials released by U.S. News & World Report magazine.

    Rose-Hulman was ranked first among 132 accredited colleges or universities which do not offer a doctoral degree in engineering.
Rose-Hulman ranked ahead of the military academies, Bucknell, Villanova, and Baylor universities as well as Swarthmore and Lafayette colleges. Harvey Mudd College of California was ranked second, followed by Cooper Union in New York City.

    “To be selected as the best by our academic colleagues is quite an honor,” said Rose-Hulman President Samuel Hulbert.

    “The ranking is a great testimonial to the quality of our people and programs. It is proof that Rose-Hulman has earned a national reputation as an educational leader,” he stated.

    The U.S. News survey asked deans and senior faculty to rate the academic quality of peer institutions in their disciplines. Respondents rated each school on a scale of 1 (marginal) to 5 (distinguished). Rose-Hulman earned a 4.5 rating.

    The last time the magazine ranked non-Ph.D. granting engineering programs was in 1996. Rose-Hulman ranked second behind Cooper Union.
Charles Howard, dean of admissions at Rose-Hulman, said the number one ranking will boost the college’s national student recruitment efforts.
“The ranking verifies that Rose-Hulman represents all that an undergraduate engineering education should be which is excellent teaching, quality laboratory experiences and personalized attention to the student’s needs.”

    The rankings were published in the Aug. 30 issue of the magazine and in the annual America’s Best Colleges guidebook published by U.S. News.