News on Kettering University:
Kettering University is highly ranked in the 2007 edition of “America's Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report. To see Kettering’s national rankings, visit www.kettering.edu. Here are the highlights:
Kettering University has retained its #1 ranking for Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) and continues to be ranked in the Top Twenty in the nation in the 2007 edition of "America's Best Colleges Guide," which is published by "U.S.News & World Report." Kettering's category is Undergraduate Engineering schools, whose highest degree is a bachelor's or master's degree.
Mechanical Engineering is now ranked #3 nationally!
Electrical and Computer Engineering is #7 nationally!
“We are pleased to again be recognized as one of the top engineering institutions in the country,” said Kettering President Stan Liberty. “I know that the unique model of co-op education is a contributing factor to the annual rankings. I’d like to congratulate the entire Kettering community for their ongoing contributions that help us build and sustain the excellence of a Kettering University education,” he added.
The national rankings are:
# 1 - Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
# 3 - Mechanical Engineering
# 7 – Electrical and Computer Engineering and
#12- Overall ranking for Kettering University.
#1 for Year #7
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering retained its #1 ranking. It is the seventh year in a row that Kettering has been designated as best in the country in its category.
From #5 to #3 -- Mechanical Engineering climbs higher into the Top Five Kettering's Mechanical Engineering Department, the largest academic unit on campus, is now in the Top Three in the country, ranked at #3. The department has been in the Top Ten for the past six years. Last year, it was ranked #5.
From #8 to #7 – Electrical and Computer Engineering Kettering’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department continues its Top Ten listing, moving from #9 two years ago, to #8 last year, to #7 for 2007.
Overall rank: #12
Kettering remained in the "Top Twenty" in the country in the "Best Programs" category.