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Domestic Rankings

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Domestic Rankings

Undergraduate Rankings

US News & World Report Best Colleges

 

N/R = Not Ranked

 2024-20252025-20262026-2027
National Universities636469
Top Public Universities302930

 

 2024-20252025-20262026-2027
Best Undergraduate Business Programs272433
Supply Chain Management112
Production/Operations Management377
Management151617
International Business292120
Accounting252221
Marketing39N/R32

 

 2024-20252025-20262026-2027
Undergraduate Biological/Agricultural Engineering  9
Undergraduate Econometrics  13
Undergraduate Nursing392836
Economics434443
Undergraduate Engineering434846

 

 2024-20252025-20262026-2027
Learning Communities447
Service Learning968
Study Abroad81016
Best Colleges for Veterans373740
Undergraduate Research42N/R42

 

Washington Monthly

Best Colleges for Research20252026
Overall4545
Public Institutions2626


 

Main (non-research) Ranking20252026
Overall135127
Public Institutions8065

 

US News & World Report Grad Program Rankings

 202420252026
Best Education Schools212219
Curriculum and Instruction131
Elementary Teacher Education111
Secondary Teachere Education111
Educational Administration and Supervision112
Higher Education Administration112
Educational Psychology444
Special Education998
Education Policy669
Student Counseling and Personal ServicesN/R1113

 

 202420252026
Best Business Schools413543
Supply Chain/Logistics1215
Production/Operations9823
Accounting283026
Executive MBAN/RN/R32
MarketingN/R3537
Management31N/R43
EntrepreneurshipN/RN/R46
FinanceN/RN/R46
Business AnalyticsN/RN/R48

 

 202420252026
Best Engineering Schools575962
Biological/Agricultural Engineering12128
Environmental Engineering383638
Civil Engineering484345
Electrical Engineering455150
Materials Engineering575650
Mechanical Engineering505151
Chemical Engineering534953
Biomedical Engineering606364

 

 202420252026
Best Nursing Schools (Master's programs)585245
Doctor of Nursing Practice496147

 

College of Osteopathic Medicine202420252026
Most graduates practicing in medically underserved areas132
Most graduates practicing in primary care1424
Most graduates practicing in rural areas585730
    
College of Human Medicine   
Most graduates practicing in medically underserved areas194035
Most graduates practicing in primary care405056
Most graduates practicing in rural areas384841

 

Best Online Graduate Programs:202420252026
Online Grad Education Programs7713
Curriculum and Instruction133
Education Administration and Supervision131
Educational/Instructional Media Design467
Special Education593
Online Grad Criminal Justice Programs10108
Online Grad Business Programs (excludes MBA)485
Online Grad Civil EngineeringN/R5N/R

 

Best Online Graduate Programs for Veterans:202420252026
Online Grad Business Programs for Veterans254
Online Grad Criminal Justice Programs for Veterans575

 

US News & World Report (Grad programs ranked every few years)

 Most Recent RankEdition
Rehabilitation Counseling22026
Criminal Justice92021
Veterinary Medicine182026
Clinical Psychology242026
Speech-Language Pathology272026
Statistics312026
Economics322025
Political Science332025
Physics342026
Social Work362024
Psychology392025
Nursing Anesthesia402026
History422025
Chemistry432026
Mathematics462026
Sociology472025
Biological Sciences502026
BIostatistics522026
English542025
Fine Arts542026
Earth Sciences552026
Public Health552026
Computer Science562026

 

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