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August 17, 2007
U.S. News: Purdue's undergraduate engineering, business programs continue to be among nation's elite
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Purdue's College of Engineering tied for ninth nationally among doctoral-granting public universities, sharing the slot with Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and the University of Texas.
The Krannert School of Management shared the No. 21 slot with Georgetown University, the University of Arizona and the University of Maryland among doctoral-granting universities and tied for 12th among public universities.
Overall, Purdue's national rank of 24th tied with the universities of Connecticut and Iowa among public doctoral-degree-granting universities. The same three universities tied for 64th among all private and public universities.
The University of Notre Dame ranked 19th and Indiana University 75th among private and public universities.
"Over the years we've been able to develop and maintain a tremendous reputation around the nation with our academic programs, and these rankings show our continued commitment to excellence," Purdue interim Provost Victor Lechtenberg said. "Students from across Indiana and throughout the nation know that when they come to Purdue they will receive a quality education that will serve them well as they enter the job market.
"We have a group of hardworking, dedicated faculty and leaders who are at the core of this sustained success."
The top-ranked engineering undergraduate degree-granting university in the rankings was the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, tied for second.
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"Because of the hard work of the faculty and staff here, Purdue's College of Engineering continues to hold its place among the country's top institutions," said Leah Jamieson, the John A Edwardson Dean of Engineering. "The ranking is just one example of our longstanding commitment to undergraduate education."
Among engineering specialties, Purdue's industrial/manufacturing engineering ranked No. 3, and agricultural and biological engineering was No. 4 (tied with Texas A&M University and the University of California, Davis).
The magazine bases its specialty rankings on ratings by deans and senior faculty in those disciplines at peer institutions.
Other specialty rankings for engineering include:
Aerospace/aeronautical/astronomical, No. 6 (tied with the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign).
Mechanical engineering, No. 7.
Civil engineering, No. 8.
Computer engineering, No. 11.
Electrical engineering, No. 12.
Materials engineering, No. 12 (tied with Ohio State University).
Chemical engineering, No. 15.
Environmental engineering, No. 19 (tied with Duke University and the University of Wisconsin).
The College of Engineering has more than 6,400 undergraduate students and enrolls more than 2,200 graduate students.
Purdue's Krannert School also fared well in specialty rankings.
* In productions/operations management, it ranked No. 3 behind MIT and Carnegie Mellon and was the top-ranked public university.
* In quantitative analysis/methods, it ranked No. 4 behind MIT, Carnegie Mellon and University of Pennsylvania and also was the top-ranked public university.
* In supply chain management/logistics, Purdue ranked No. 10.
* In management information systems, the Krannert School was ranked 15th.
* In finance, Purdue was 21st.
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"The Krannert School continues to rank among the best in the country," said Richard A. Cosier, Krannert School dean and Leeds Professor of Management. "We continue to be proud of our operations management and quantitative analysis, which were consistent in ranking among the top three or four."
The University of Pennsylvania was ranked as the top undergraduate business school, followed by MIT and a third-place tie between the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Michigan. Indiana University's Kelley School of Business ranked 11th, and the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business tied for No. 18 with Pennsylvania State University and the University of Minnesota.
The Krannert School of Management had 2,692 undergraduate students enrolled during the 2006-07 academic year, majoring in management, accounting, industrial management and economics; 633 master's students; and 87 doctoral students.
Earlier this year, U.S.News ranked Krannert's MBA program No. 22 nationally, and Financial Times ranked the Krannert School No. 9 worldwide in top salaries in industry and 12th worldwide in placement success.
In this year's rankings, Purdue also is among 14 public and private universities cited for its internship programs in the "Programs to Look For" category.
Also in "Programs to Look For" categories, Purdue and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis were recognized for first-year student experiences. IUPUI was recognized in learning communities and service learning, and Purdue was recognized for writing in the disciplines.
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 nominations by deans and senior. The five schools receiving the most mentions are listed.
Information on the rankings can be found at the U.S.News & World Report Web site at https://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/
edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php. The magazine's college guidebook, "America's Best colleges," contains a directory of the than 1,400 institutions.
Writer: Jim Bush (765) 494-2077, jsbush@purdue.edu
Sources: Victor Lechtenberg, (765) 494-9095, vll@purdue.edu
Leah Jamieson, (765) 494-5346, lhj@purdue.edu
Richard A. Cosier, (765) 494-2096
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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