In LinkedIn’s new listing of Top 50 colleges for long-term career success, Stevens ranked 45th. The ranking is based on five pillars: job placement, internships and recruiter demand, career success, network strength, and knowledge breadth. To evaluate job placement, LinkedIn uses its hiring data to analyze alumni career outcomes and alumni progression into senior ranking positions. The metric is also based on the number of graduates entering a full-time job within the same year of graduating. Network strength is based on how strong alumni connections are between students of their same graduating class as well as classes before and after them. Knowledge breadth is analyzed based on graduates’ unique fields of study and skills the graduating cohorts have.
Stevens has also been included in Princeton Review’s Best 391 colleges for 2025 and in its Best 389 Colleges list in 2023, neither of which have specifically ordered rankings. The Princeton Review bases its rankings on student surveys. Students who attend the college are asked about their information, academics, administration, college life, and their peers.
A key factor in Stevens’ rising success is the university’s return on investment (ROI) rates. Based on this, U.S. News reported Stevens as number 76 in the National College rankings based on Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce studies. ROI rates signify the long-term financial value of a degree compared to the cost of attendance. Georgetown places Stevens’ 10-year ROI at $304,000 and 20-year ROI at $1,404,000.
Interest in the school has grown accordingly –- the class of 2029 admissions cycle saw a 28% increase in applications for early consideration and early admission (ED and EA). Overall, multiple different outlets place Stevens high on their ranking lists for different aspects of the school, highlighting the reputation of Stevens’ ability to balance student life, education, and long-term success.
