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June 22, 2007

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U.S. News & World Report Ranks Manhattan College’s School Of Engineering Among The Best In The Nation

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – U.S. News & World Report has ranked Manhattan College’s school of engineering among the best undergraduate engineering programs in the nation. The College’s ranking appears in the print and online versions of U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 Edition of “America’s Best Colleges” released this week.

Manhattan College’s school of engineering earned a peer review rating of 2.9 and was ranked tied-38th among engineering schools whose highest degree is a bachelor’s or master’s.

U.S. News ranks only undergraduate engineering programs accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The rankings are based solely on a peer survey that consists of deans and senior faculty who rate overall programs and best programs in various specialties. Forty-five percent of the individuals surveyed returned ratings.

In the Best Universities-Master’s (North Region) category, Manhattan College ranked tied-19th, up from tied-23rd a year ago. The College received an overall score of 65 (on a scale of 100), an increase of five points

The Best Universities-Master’s category includes institutions that provide a full range of undergraduate and master’s programs, but offer few, if any, doctoral programs. The 574 universities in the category are ranked within four geographic areas – North, South, Midwest and West – because they tend to draw students mostly from surrounding states.

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