Stevens is Once Again Named a Top-100 National University

Stevens proves with their recent placement on the national university rankings that they are an institution on the rise. On September 12, U.S. News & World Report released their 2022-2023 official Best National University Rankings, which placed Stevens as the 83rd best university in the nation. The yearly rankings are determined by a variety of factors, with some of the most important ones being: faculty compensation, average six-year graduation rate of students, and a peer assessment survey filled out by top administrators from schools across the U.S. This year, the publication rated a total of 443 universities in the United States, with New Jersey’s very own Princeton University placing first in the 2022-2023 rankings. While the U.S. News rankings have lost credibility in the eyes of some officials since they were first published in 1983 due to its reliance on self-reported data from the universities, the release that happens every September has caused another round of media attention as per usual.

With the self-reported data from these universities, U.S. News is able to put together information for many of America’s colleges, and Stevens is no exception. According to the U.S. News’ published data, the median starting salary of Stevens graduates is $71,500 across all majors. The university also boasts a 12:1 student-faculty ratio and over 80% of all classes have less than 50 students, all factors that have cultivated a successful learning environment.

Along with the overall university rankings and data, the website also publishes many other lists rating the proficiency of schools in specific sectors. The highest placing Stevens received in any category this year was being rated as the 26th Most Innovative School. This ranking relied solely on the peer assessment survey, where each administrator could rank up to 15 schools they considered to be improving their campuses. A clear reason why Stevens was ranked by so many other administrators was the opening of the new University Towers and UCC earlier this Spring. Stevens also made top 100 appearances in the categories for Best Colleges for Veterans, Best Value School, and Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs.