Approximately 60 faculty and staff members of the College of Engineering and Computing gathered March 13 at Hasselmann Alumni House to celebrate the college’s rise in the U.S. News & World Report ranking of the nation’s best graduate engineering programs.
During his Spring Open Forum, Dr. Richard W. Wlezien, vice provost and dean of CEC, informed attendees that Missouri S&T’s graduate engineering ranking has risen from 106th in the nation to No. 82 — a leap of 24 points, or 22.6 percent, in the highly competitive rankings.