University moves up eight spots
in U.S. News rankings

NC State moved up eight places on the list of “best national universities” in this year’s U.S. News and World Report college rankings, from 86th last year to 78th on the list of 248 national universities, public and private.

In addition, NC State moved from 39th to 34th among public universities, and moved from 38th to 33rd on the list of “best values.” NC State ranked fifth among public universities on the “best value” list. This list compares “a school’s academic quality … to the net cost of attendance for a student who receives the average level of need-based financial aid.”

“NC State does well in rankings compared to other public universities and especially in comparison to other research-extensive land-grant universities,” said Chancellor James L. Oblinger. “We’re pleased that we moved up in these rankings, but our mission as a land-grant university and our responsibility to the people of North Carolina remains to continually improve educational quality, research and our service to the state. The activities and dedication of many individuals across campus fuel our institutional improvement.”

The annual rankings are based on 12 categories, which include such items as freshman retention, graduation rate, acceptance rates and alumni giving.

Posted Aug. 26, 2005

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