Tennessee Tech marks a decade among U.S. News’ top universities in the country
Graduates of Tennessee Tech’s Whitson-Hester School of Nursing celebrate at the university’s
spring 2024 commencement ceremony. The School of Nursing was among Tech’s academic
programs recognized in this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings.
For a milestone 10 consecutive years, Tennessee Tech University is ranked as a top
national university by U.S. News & World Report.
The news publication’s 2025 rankings recognized Tech across nine different categories
– up from last year’s total of eight – including the top schools for social mobility,
business, computer science, engineering, nursing and psychology.
Tech was additionally named to U.S. News’ list of top public universities, “A+ schools
for B students,” and the all-important list of best national universities. As with
last year, U.S. News’ 2025 rankings show that Tech graduates have the lowest median
debt of all public university graduates in Tennessee.
Most notably, Tech’s Department of Computer Science climbed 56 spots to be named among
the top three computer science programs in the state, and the top two among public
universities. Tech also ranked among the top two public universities in Tennessee
for engineering, freshman retention rates, graduation rates, ACT scores and alumni
earnings.
“Tennessee Tech continues to be a model for the rest of the state and beyond of how
to deliver a high-quality, affordable education paired with a vibrant campus experience
that produces ready-to-work graduates,” said Tennessee Tech President Phil Oldham.
“As we celebrate a decade on U.S. News’ list of top national universities, we honor
every student, alumni, faculty and staff member who contributed to this milestone
achievement, and we dedicate ourselves to building on the progress we have made together.”
Altogether, 15 institutions in Tennessee were named to U.S. News’ list of best national
universities – the publication’s highest and most desirable ranking – while other
institutions in the state placed among lists of best regional colleges.
Tech’s placement on U.S. News’ rankings comes as the university recently announced
another enrollment surge for fall 2024, including the fourth largest freshman class
in university history and the largest total student headcount since 2015.
According to U.S. News, its 2025 rankings were calculated using 17 key measures of
academic quality for national universities. Learn more at https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges.
