There are over 4,000 degree-granting institutions in North America. Popular university ranking publications list Manhattan College in the top universities in the USA:
| Ranking |
Category |
Publication |
Year |
| 38th |
Best Engineering Schools in the USA (where highest degree is a bachelor's or master's) |
U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges
|
2011 |
| =17th |
Best Regional Universities* in the north region of the USA |
2011 |
| 11th |
In its category for the percentage of students who graduate within 4 years |
2011 |
| Named |
'A+ option for B students' (a good choice for students with average grades) |
2011 |
| 5th |
Best Chemical Engineering undergraduate program in the USA |
2010 |
| 149th |
America's Best Colleges |
Forbes magazine |
2010 |
* The Regional Universities category includes 570 institutions across the USA that provide a full range of undergraduate and master's programs, but offer few, if any, doctoral programs.
Accreditation
Engineering Programs
Manhattan College's five undergraduate engineering programs – chemical, civil, computer, electrical, and mechanical – and master's degree in Environmental Engineering are accredited by ABET – the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology - the gold standard for engineering programs.
Business Programs
The School of Business degree programs are accredited by AACSB International - the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business - the premier accrediting agency for business programs around the world.
Institutional
Manhattan College is:
- Chartered and empowered to confer academic degrees by the University of the State of New York
- Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Approved by the American Chemical Society for the professional training of chemists
- Approved by the New York State Department of Health for Radiation Therapy Technology
National recognition
Sciences
- Ranked first in New York by the National Research Council among private, undergraduate colleges whose alumni have gone on to earn doctorates in the sciences or medicine.
- Oberlin College includes Manhattan College in their Top 50 list of best liberal arts colleges in America for educating US scientists
Engineering
- Fourteen of Manhattan College's alumni are members of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering - the highest professional distinction accorded an engineer
Business
- The Dean of the School of Business was awarded a Lifetime Service Award by the Association on Employment Practices and Principles (AEPP)
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