Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has retained its ranking for the ninth
consecutive year as the America's best college or university that offers the
bachelor's or master's degree as its top degree in engineering, according to
a national survey of deans and senior faculty conducted by U.S. News & World
Report.
In
addition, every Rose-Hulman engineering degree program that is included in
the survey also retained its number one ranking. Those programs are
chemical, civil, computer, electrical and mechanical engineering. The
departments have been ranked as the best each of the eight years the
departmental rankings have been conducted.
Rose-Hulman tied for the second consecutive year for the top spot with
Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif. The peer assessment score given by
the national educators to Rose-Hulman and Harvey Mudd increased in the
newest rankings from 4.4 to 4.5 out of a possible 5. Cooper Union in New
York City repeated as the third ranked college or university with a peer
assessment score of 4.2. Fourth place was Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo in
California while the United States Military Academy and the United States
Naval Academy tied for fifth.
The
rankings for Rose-Hulman's category are based solely on the results of a
peer survey of deans and senior faculty conducted for the magazine.
Forty-five percent of those surveyed returned ratings for the undergraduate
engineering programs category.
"Retaining
the top ranking for so long is another indication that Rose-Hulman has
earned a national reputation as an educational leader," stated Rose-Hulman
President Gerald Jakubowski. "Nine years at the top spot is quite an
achievement that is due to the outstanding talents of our faculty, staff and
students who deserve this recognition," he said.
Jakubowski
emphasized that the U.S. News ranking is only one indicator that should be
considered when appraising Rose-Hulman's programs. "The academic quality of
the students we attract, the positive reviews by accrediting boards, the
success of our graduates, and the skills of our teaching faculty and staff
are among many important factors when evaluating the quality of our
education," he explained.
U.S. News
groups schools in its annual rankings based on categories created by the
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
The
rankings will be published in the magazine's Aug. 27 issue, in the
magazine's "America's Best Colleges" guidebook and can be accessed via the
magazine's web site at www.usnews.com
