August 18, 2005

NC State Ranks Second in Nation in Engineering BS Degrees, Third Overall

According to data released by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University has moved from third to second place in the number of bachelor of science (BS) degrees awarded among all engineering colleges in the nation. These figures from ASEE cover the 2003-04 academic year.

The College of Engineering at NC State routinely ranks in the top ten, usually in fifth or sixth place, but this is the first time it has climbed to second place. This quantitative ranking is partnered with a great increase in the quality of NC State's students, whose average grade point averages (GPAs) and SAT scores have continued to climb over the years.

Georgia Tech ranks first. Colleges ranking just below NC State are Penn State, Purdue, Michigan, Illinois, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Florida, University of Texas-Austin, Ohio State, Berkeley, MIT, Southern Cal and Stanford.

NC State's engineering college ranks third — just after Georgia Tech and Michigan — in the total number of degrees awarded, which includes BS, master of science (MS) and doctoral (PhD) degrees. NC State ranks seventh in MS degrees and eleventh in PhDs awarded.

Founded in 1893, the ASEE, a nonprofit organization, is considered the leading authority for engineering education data. Its membership includes more than 12,000 deans, professors, instructors, students and industry representatives.

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