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Board of Governors’ Peer Group • U.S. News and World Report, America’s Best Graduate
Schools Rankings continued
• Iowa State University
• Kansas State University Top Engineering Schools (Ranked in 2014)
• Michigan State University Civil Engineering - 31st
• North Carolina State University Electrical Engineering - 64th
• Oklahoma State University Environmental/Environmental Health
• Oregon State University Engineering - 50th
• Purdue University Mechanical Engineering - 71st
• Texas A & M University
• University of California, Davis Top Programs (Ranked in 2013)
• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Psychology - 101st
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville Sociology - 84th
• Virginia Tech
• Washington State University Top Programs (Ranked in 2012)
Occupational Therapy Master’s - 6th
Other Facts Social Work - 60th

• CSU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, • When asked by U.S. News and World Report
a commission of the North Central Association of to rate national universities, high school guidance
Colleges and Schools, along with numerous other counselors ranked CSU 136th out of 268 institutions
accrediting organizations. nationwide (including unranked institutions).

• CSU ranks 58th among public universities nationwide, • The Princeton Review regards CSU as one of “The Best
according to U.S. News and World Report’s 379 Colleges” for 2015 and named the University a “Best
Best Colleges, 2015 edition. Western College” (schools that stand out within their
region). Colorado State also received the highest
• The Professional Veterinary Medicine program is possible score in their Green Rating and joins only
currently tied for third in the nation by U.S. News 23 other schools in the “Green College Honor Roll.”
and World Report and is also ranked second in the
country in federal research dollars. • Bloomberg Business Week ranked CSU as one of the top
undergraduate business programs in the country (73rd
• U.S. News and World Report also ranked the College of out of 187) for 2014.
Engineering’s Undergraduate Program 73rd (among
institutions offering doctorates) in the nation. The
Undergraduate Program in the College of Business was
ranked 93rd in the same category.

• U.S. News and World Report, America’s Best Graduate
Schools Rankings

Top Programs (Ranked in 2014)
Biological Sciences - 75th
Chemistry - 49th
Computer Science - 70th
Earth Science - 77th
Mathematics - 73rd
Physics - 70th
Statistics - 42nd

Institutional Research

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