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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RATES MANHATTAN COLLEGE’S SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – U.S. News & World Report has ranked Manhattan College’s chemical engineering program fifth in the specialty category of best undergraduate engineering programs. The College’s ranking appears in the print and online versions of U.S. News & World Report’s 2006 Edition of “America’s Best Colleges” released this week.

This isn’t the first time the College’s chemical engineering program has received a top spot in the popular survey. In the 2005 edition, Manhattan’s chemical engineering program ranked sixth in the same category, and the civil engineering program earned a spot in the Top 10 in its specialty category under best engineering programs in the nation.

U.S. News ranked undergraduate engineering programs accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The ranking was based solely on a peer survey consisting of deans and senior faculty who rated overall programs and best programs in various specialties. Fifty percent of those surveyed returned ratings.

Other schools ranked with Manhattan’s chemical engineering program include Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Cooper Union, Bucknell University, Rowan University, Lafayette College and University of Minnesota at Duluth.

Founded in 1853, Manhattan College is an independent, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning that offers more than 40 major undergraduate programs in the areas of arts, business, education, engineering and science as well as graduate programs in education and engineering. For more information about the College, visit www.manhattan.edu.

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