August 19, 2005
Purdue's undergrad engineering ranked among best nationally
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University's College of Engineering undergraduate program is among the best in the country, according to U.S.News & World Report magazine rankings released today (Friday, Aug. 19).
Purdue's College of Engineering tied with Carnegie Mellon and Cornell universities for eighth nationally – the same as last year's ranking – among doctoral-granting universities. Purdue engineering ranked fourth among public institutions.
Overall, Purdue's undergraduate programs tied for No. 21 – up one spot from last year's survey – nationally among public doctoral degree-granting universities. Harvard and Princeton universities tied for the top spot among all doctoral degree-granting universities.
"I could not be more excited to see our engineering college firmly embedded within the top 10 best programs in this country," said Provost Sally Mason. "Dean Linda Katehi, her leadership team and faculty are clearly focused on achieving excellence, and they are enjoying great success in their endeavors."
Purdue's engineering specialties ranked as follows:
• Agricultural engineering, No. 2.• Industrial/manufacturing engineering, tied for No. 2.
• Aerospace/aeronautical engineering, tied for No. 4.
• Civil engineering, No. 7.
• Mechanical engineering, No. 7.
• Electrical engineering, No. 9.
• Nuclear engineering, tied for No. 4 (ranked in 2004).
• Computer engineering, tied for No. 11.
• Materials engineering, No. 12.
• Chemical engineering, No. 13.
• Environmental engineering, tied for No. 17.
Katehi, Purdue's John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering, said this year's rankings exhibit the success of the college's strategic plan.
"We're happy to be again ranked among the top 10 engineering programs in the nation," she said. "We're in a growth mode in terms of both faculty and facilities, and we're not finished yet. Our goal remains to offer a preeminent educational experience to our students – both undergraduate and graduate."
The top-ranked engineering undergraduate doctoral degree-granting universities in the poll were the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University.
Purdue's College of Engineering is made up of 13 schools, departments and programs: aeronautics and astronautics, agricultural and biological, biomedical, chemical, civil, construction engineering and management, electrical and computer, engineering education, industrial, interdisciplinary, materials, mechanical, and nuclear.
In the 2004-05 academic year, the college included more than 6,400 undergraduate students and almost 2,500 graduate students, making it one of the largest in the nation.
The data for determining the nation's best institutions of higher education come from questionnaires sent to all accredited four-year colleges and universities. The magazine then determines its rankings based on several measures that fall into seven broad categories: peer assessment, retention, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving and graduation rate.
The magazine bases its specialty rankings on ratings by deans and senior faculty in those disciplines at peer institutions.
Information on the rankings can be found at the U.S.News & World Report Web site. The magazine's college guidebook, "America's Best Colleges," contains a directory of more than 1,400 institutions.
The U.S.News and World Report issue ranking America's best colleges and universities will be on newsstands Monday (Aug. 22).
Writers: Mike Lillich, (765) 494-2077, mlillich@purdue.edu
Cynthia Sequin, (765) 494-4192, csequin@purdue.edu
Source: Linda P.B. Katehi, (765) 494-1871, (765) 494-5346
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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