Tennessee Tech marks 12 straight years as a ‘best national university’ on U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings
For the 12th straight year, Tennessee Tech University has been named a “best national university” by U.S. News & World Report.
The news publication's 2027 rankings, released today, place Tech among the top three public universities in Tennessee, even as other in-state competitors fell off this year's national university rankings and instead appeared on the list of "best regional universities" in the South.
Altogether, U.S. News recognized Tech across nine categories, including top schools for social mobility, business, computer science, engineering, nursing and psychology, as well as its annual list of “A+ Schools for B Students.”
Tech’s Whitson-Hester School of Nursing climbed 189 spots from last year’s national ranking of the best undergraduate nursing programs. The College of Business rose 34 spots, while the Department of Computer Science improved 10 spots over last year’s rankings.
The methodology also placed Tech among the top two public universities in Tennessee for graduation rates, first-year retention rates and incoming student ACT scores.
“This year’s U.S. News rankings show Tennessee Tech’s sustained momentum. Our status as a nationally ranked university isn’t a stroke of luck. It’s who we are, and who we have been for more than a decade, thanks to the talent and effort of our students, faculty and staff,” said Tech President Phil Oldham. “These rankings are a reminder that Tennessee Tech students are deserving of the best we can give them because they are some of the very best students Tennessee has to offer, and they have entrusted their education to a university that is now nationally known for the success of its programs.”
Tech’s placement in the U.S. News rankings comes as the university celebrates its largest total enrollment in more than a decade and after being named Tennessee’s top public university earlier this year by Money.com.
The 2027 U.S. News rankings were based on 17 measures of academic quality for national universities. Learn more at www.usnews.com/best-colleges.