WVU Ranked Highly

West Virginia University and West Virginia Institute of Technology undergraduate Engineering programs and WVU’s undergraduate Business program are ranked among the best in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2006 edition of “America’s Best Colleges.”

WVU’s undergraduate Engineering program is among the top 116 schools offering doctoral degrees. This marked the sixth year WVU Tech’s Engineering program has made the list. Tech was among the top 78 of institutions offering bachelors or master’s degrees. The rankings were based upon peer evaluations by university deans and senior faculty.

The College of Business and Economics ranking comes as the college begins the school year with new Dean Stephen Sears, whose goals include attracting national attention. The College is among the top 116 undergraduate business programs.

WVU’s College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Dean Eugene Cilento states, “While we’re delighted to be among the top 100 or so programs, our goal remains to be in the top 75 programs in five years.”

WVU President David C. Hardesty Jr. said, “We are very proud to be a significant national public university. Students are choosing WVU in record numbers.” He also stated, “Our students are getting good jobs upon graduation. Some programs have 100 percent placement rates.”