2/25/2014 Best College again!

| Kettering University
http://www.kettering.edu/news/best-college-again-0 1/4
Kettering University
Home
Tweet 4
Best College again!
By Patricia Mroczek | Sep 12, 2012
Kettering University is highly ranked nationally in the 2013 U.S.
News & World Reports Best Colleges edition.
Kettering University remains #1 in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering in the country; is #7 in
Mechanical Engineering, and the University improved on its rank in both the Midwest and the
United States, according to the 2013 Best Colleges edition released by U.S. News & World Report
Sept. 12.
Kettering University is a best college in the U.S.!
#1 in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering in the country
#7 in Mechanical Engineering in the country
#14 -- Best Regional Universities: Midwest
#17 Best in Undergraduate Engineering in the country
Ketterings category is
undergraduate engineering
schools, whose
highest degree offered is a
bachelors or masters
degree.
Kettering Provost Robert
Simpson said that while the
Best Colleges rankings and
data are among the most
debated lists in higher
education, they offer an
excellent opportunity to
reflect on the Universitys
new momentum and
refocused attention on being
a leading
Science, Technology,
Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM)
university.
This years rankings reinforce Ketterings strategic visioning work being led by our new President
Bob McMahan, Simpson said. Kettering has a renewed commitment to develop the next
generation of leaders for the STEM fields.
I applaud the members of the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering for
retaining the #1 ranking, Simpson said. Their efforts bring national recognition to our University
and will provide leadership during a critical re-evaluation period in American manufacturing.
Simpson said improvements in both the regional and national rankings can be attributed to the
efforts and new energy President McMahan has brought to campus. This is a wonderful
opportunity to acknowledge the terrific efforts of our faculty, staff and students who strive to do their
best all year long.
#1 in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Ketterings Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department is again ranked #1 in the country
in its category Best in Undergraduate Engineering at schools whose highest degree is a
bachelors or masters.
Dr. W.L. Scheller, department head of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) said
Kettering takes pride in dominating this category for more than a decade. It is a great honor being
recognized again as the top program in our field, Scheller said. The IME faculty members
at Kettering University work very hard to keep our program at the cutting edge of education.
I believe thats why our students are in such high demand for cooperative education positions with
major corporations, as well as at graduation, Scheller continued. Our IME students have not only
learned about the profession, but they have worked on a wide variety of professional projects both
in school and at their cooperative education employers.
Scheller said the IME faculty members are in the midst of reinvigorating their focus on
manufacturing, starting with a commitment to produce engineers capable of providing top level
services to manufacturers of plastic goods. This is a commitment of people, equipment, time
and funds, he explained.
Best College again!
148 Like
2/25/2014 Best College again! | Kettering University
http://www.kettering.edu/news/best-college-again-0 2/4
Kettering is partnering with
the plastics industry in order
to meet this challenge,
Scheller said. Meeting the
challenge not only
involves teaching students
the uses and optimization of
plastics processes,
but making them capable in
areas such as automation
and robotics as well. Great
opportunities exist for
graduates of IME capable of
not only working with plastics
processes, but knowing how
to integrate industrial robots
and automation as tools for
maximizing productivity.
#7 Mechanical
Engineering
The Mechanical Engineering Department is ranked #7 in the country.
Dr. Craig Hoff, department head of Mechanical Engineering, said being ranked in the Top Ten in
the country is an honor in today's marketplace. A Kettering ME education is focused on developing
industry-ready young engineers, Hoff continued. We will continue to work with our
industry partners to prepare our students for the demanding jobs of the future.
Mechanical Engineering
1. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (IN)
2. California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo (CA)
3. Cooper Union (NY)
3. United States Military Academy (NY)
3. United States Naval Academy (MD)
6. Harvey Mudd (CA)
7. Kettering University (MI)
8. United States Air Force Academy (CO)
9. Bucknell University (PA)
9. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (MA)
#14 Best Regional Universities: Midwest
(http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-
colleges/rankings/regional-universities-midwest/page+2)
Kettering is again ranked as a Best Regional University Midwest.
Kettering improved on its Midwest standing from last years #16 tie in the Best Regional University
Midwest category.
Best Regional Universities: Midwest
1. Creighton University (NE)
2. Butler University (IN)
3. Drake University (IA)
4. Valparaiso University (IN)
4. Xavier University (OH)
6. Bradley University (IL)
7. John Carroll University
(OH)
8. Truman State University
(MO)
9. Hamline University (MN)
9. University of Evansville
(IN)
11. Drury University (MO)
11. Elmhurst College (IL)
2/25/2014 Best College again! | Kettering University
http://www.kettering.edu/news/best-college-again-0 3/4
13. North Central College (IL)
14. Kettering University (MI)
14. St. Catherine University (MN)
16. Baldwin-Wallace University (OH)
16. Dominican University (IL)
16. Otterbein University (OH)
19. Milwaukee School of Engineering (WI)
20. University of Detroit Mercy (MI)
#17 Best Undergraduate Engineering U.S.
(http://premium.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-no-
doctorate/page+2)
Kettering improved its national standing from #27 to #17 in the Best Undergraduate Engineering
category (without a doctorate).
The move to #17 places
Kettering in the Top 20 Best
Engineering programs in the
country.
2013 Best Undergraduate
Engineering Programs
(without a doctorate):
1. Rose-Hulman Institute of
Techology (IN)
2. Harvey Mudd College (CA)
3. United States Military
Academy (NY)
4. United States Air Force
Academy (CO)
4. United States Naval
Academy (MD)
6. Cooper Union (NY)
6. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (MA)
8. Calif. Polytech. St. U. San Luis Obispo
9. Bucknell University (PA)
10. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U (FL)
10. U.S. Coast Guard Academy (CT)
10. Villanova University (PA)
13. Baylor University (TX)
14. Calif. State Polytechnic Univ. Pomona (CA)
14. Milwaukee School of Engineering (WI)
14. Santa Clara University (CA)
17. The Citadel (SC)
17. Embry-Riddle Aero U.- Prescott (AZ)
17. Swarthmore College (PA)
17. Gonzaga University (WA)
17. Kettering University (MI)
17. San Jose State University (CA)
17. Swarthmore College (PA)
17. Union College (NY)
17. Valparaiso University (IN)
Read more on the U.S. News Best Colleges at http://www.usnews.com/ (http://www.usnews.com/)
Methodology
2/25/2014 Best College again! | Kettering University
http://www.kettering.edu/news/best-college-again-0 4/4
The U.S. News ranking system uses quantitative measures that education experts have proposed
as reliable indicators of academic quality, and it is based on a researched view of what matters in
education. First, schools are categorized by their mission, which is derived from the breakdown of
types of higher education institutions as refined by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching in 2010. The Carnegie classification has been the basis of the Best Colleges ranking
category system since the first ranking was published in 1983, given that it is used extensively as
the basis for classifying schools by higher education researchers.
Also, data is gathered from each college on up to 16 indicators of academic excellence. Each factor
is assigned a weight that reflects a judgment about how much a measure matters. Finally, the
colleges and universities in each category are ranked against their peers, based on
their composite weighted score. (A more detailed explanation can be found
at www.usnews.com/collegemeth.)
The 2013 edition of the Best Colleges guidebook is available at USNews.com and will be on
newsstands Sept. 18.
Written by Patricia Mroczek and U.S. News sources
810.762.9533
pmroczek@kettering.edu (mailto://pmroczek@kettering.edu)