A Tier 1 Research University

– One of only 40 public universities nationwide (out of 1,705 institutions ranked) with the Carnegie Foundation’s Tier 1 Very High Research Activity and Community Engagement designations

Among 44 Best Buy Schools

 – in the US, Fiske Guide to College 2016

Top 200 Best Universities in the world

– Academic Ranking of Worldwide Universities in 2015

$309 million

– in research funding received in 2014-2015

Forestry and agricultural sciences ranked #14 worldwide

– by a recent QS World University study, 2016

#4 Best Graduate Program for Robotics

- by gradschoolhub.com, 2016

- #68 Top Public Universities

- according to US News & World Report, 2016

#135 National Universities

– according to US News & World Report, 2016

#5 Best Small College Town in the US

- by College Values, 2015

#70 Best Undergraduate Engineering Program in the US 

- according to US News & World Report, 2016

#113 Best Undergraduate Business Program in the US

- according to US News & World Report, 2016