Oregon Tech has proudly maintained its position as one of the nation's top universities in multiple categories, according to U.S. News and World Report "Best Colleges 2025" rankings. Oregon Tech is recognized as the second-best public college in the West, the fourth-best among Western regional colleges, and moved up five spots to the 53rd-best undergraduate engineering program. Furthermore, Oregon Tech rose 11 spots in Top Performers on Social Mobility, a ranking that evaluates enrolling and graduating a significant number of students who have been awarded Pell Grants.
"We are proud to highlight these accolades, which reflect Oregon Tech’s commitment to fostering student and graduate success through hands-on, project-based learning," said Nagi Naganathan, President of Oregon Tech. "Our partnerships with industry provide students with real-world experience that is crucial in advancing innovation, scholarship, and applied research. By graduating with practical skills and beginning their careers with an average starting salary of $61,000, our students can achieve significant upward mobility and a strong return on their educational investment."
The U.S. News list of regional Colleges in the West is comprised of the top baccalaureate colleges across Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. According to U.S. News, the overall university rankings, which have been published annually since 1983, are based on multiple criteria, including graduation and retention rates, graduation rate performance, social mobility, faculty resources, peer opinion, student excellence, financial resources, and alumni giving. The publication assigns the greatest weight to student outcomes, particularly assessing a university's ability to retain and graduate students within six years.
The rankings of undergraduate engineering programs are solely determined by peer assessment surveys. To be featured in this assessment, an institution must have an undergraduate engineering program accredited by ABET, the organization responsible for accrediting college and university programs.
Full 2025 U.S. News rankings can be found at usnews.com/colleges.
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