rankings

Sep 5, 2013

Shanghai Ranking Boosts Engineering

Engineering gained ground on a prestigious international measure of top universities. Learn more about the Shanghai ranking. 

Sep 4, 2013

Rankings Methodology to Change

Just a week before it releases its 2014 rankings, U.S. News announces big changes in the way it measures the nation's best colleges. 

Aug 26, 2013

NC State Gives Big Bang for Buck

NC State earns high marks for helping low- and middle-income students attain college degrees that lead to well-paying jobs. Find out where we rank on the new "Best Bang for the Buck" list. 

Jun 21, 2013

NC State Named a Top National STEM University

A new ranking confirms NC State’s position as a STEM education powerhouse. The list, released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report, establishes NC State as the No. 1 public land-grant institution among top national colleges and universities granting the largest percentage of bachelor’s degrees in the STEM fields – science, technology, engineering and mathematics. To make… 

Jun 21, 2013

NC State a Top STEM University

NC State ranks as the No.1 public land-grant university in the nation awarding degrees in science, technology, engineering and math. Find out why it matters. 

Mar 15, 2013

10 Grad Programs Among Top 30

Ten graduate programs placed in the top 30 in new rankings released this month by U.S. News & World Report. 

Feb 5, 2013

NC State Advances on Best Value List

NC State gained big ground on the list of the best values in public higher education. Students praised the university for the quality of teaching and welcoming campus climate. 

Jan 16, 2013

New Nods for Online Degrees, Best Value

NC State scores high on new measures of academic excellence, including rankings for best value and online degree programs. Get the details. 

Nov 28, 2012

Who’s Number One?

Carl D. Meyer and Amy N. Langville co-author a new book about the mathematical models behind ranking systems. 

Sep 13, 2012

Best Value – Again

Newly released rankings from U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges Edition give NC State high marks as a national best value and point to NC State as an “up-and-comer.” 

Aug 30, 2012

New Rankings Are In

NC State is ranked 29th in the world in engineering, technology and computer sciences in a newly released study ranking universities across the globe. Find out more. 

Mar 22, 2012

Graduate Programs Earn High Marks

TV crews may not be following graduate faculty around campus this week, but their work did attract attention from U.S. News & World Report. Find out which of the graduate programs ranked this year made it into the top 30. 

Sep 14, 2011

New Numbers From U.S. News

New rankings from U.S. News are here. Although a university that teaches advanced analytics should know better than to rely on statistics gathered by a bunch of magazine editors, we still like numbers. 

Aug 29, 2011

U.S. News Rankings Criticized

Higher education authors Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus warned parents about problems with the U.S. News rankings of "best colleges." 

Aug 25, 2011

NC State Makes Best Workplace List

Employee ratings propelled NC State into the top 10 on a jobs website's list of best universities to work for.