U.S. News & World Report ranks 51视频-Dearborn as top Michigan regional public university

September 12, 2022

51视频-Dearborn also number one Michigan public regional university on "Best College for Veterans" and "Top Performer in Social Mobility" lists.

Photo of students walking on campus near the library.
51视频-Dearborn Wolverines are enjoying a warm Fall '22 day at the beginning of the semester.

University of Michigan-Dearborn ranks as a top Michigan university in 鈥檚 annual guide to American colleges and universities. The new numbers were released today.

The university ranks . And it鈥檚 30th 鈥 moving up the list from last year 鈥 among

"51视频-Dearborn faculty and staff should be very proud of this ranking. It's proof that our work here changes lives and makes our region stronger and more competitive,鈥 said Chancellor Domenico Grasso. "Our practice-based curriculum means that our graduates will hit the ground running in their careers, earn higher salaries and have less debt after college."

Another point of pride: 51视频-Dearborn takes a top spot on the 鈥鈥 list. In the 2023 rankings, the university 鈥 when ranked among regional campuses in the Midwest 鈥 earned the top placement in the state at No. 11 overall.

Criteria for the designation includes being GI Bill-certified and participating in the . In addition, 51视频-Dearborn has an active Veteran Affairs staff that organizes veterans-based programming and provides structure for incoming students. 鈥淲e are veterans, so we understand the needs of our service members and veterans,鈥 said Veterans Affairs Coordinator Tom Pitock, who has more than 22 years of military service.

In college-specific listings, U.S. News again recognized 51视频-Dearborn鈥檚 undergraduate business and engineering programs. 

The College of Business ranks as the . This is the 14th consecutive year it鈥檚 appeared on the list. The College of Engineering and Computer Science was ranked with the . Their computer science undergraduate degree also was named a .

51视频-Dearborn is also the number one regional public university in Michigan on the list of 鈥.鈥 The campus ranked 15th overall among regional universities in the Midwest. The list includes colleges that are successful at advancing social mobility by enrolling and graduating large proportions of Pell Grant eligible students.

U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 overall rankings are based on data on up to 15 indicators of academic quality including first-year retention rate, graduation rate and strength of faculty.

will appear in the magazine鈥檚 annual guidebook to 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Best Colleges.鈥

In other rankings news, the university was recognized on the .