<p>Bingo WPSON2010</p>
<p>Okay, I'll correct you both since you're wrong. :D</p>
<p>USNA and USMA tied in 3rd:</p>
<p>Reading is fundamental, even for Army. ;)</p>
<p>All joking aside, I think it is SO great that we're up there. MAN that's cool! :D</p>
<p>NAVAL ACADEMY SCORES AMONG NATION'S BEST </p>
<p>The Naval Academy got some good news with today's release of U.S. News & World Report's 2007 ranking of colleges and universities - it tied for third place nationally among undergraduate engineering programs. </p>
<p>The academy tied with The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, in New York, and West Point. </p>
<p>Harvey Mudd College and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, in Indiana, tied for first place in this category. The rankings are based on a peer survey of deans and senior faculty members at colleges accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. Schools were given a score of 1 (marginal) to 5 (distinguished). The Naval Academy scored 4.0, while Harvey Mudd and Rose-Hulman, the top-ranked programs, had scores of 4.4.</p>
<p>The survey considered a number of factors including retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity and financial resources. Top schools Best undergraduate engineering schools, ranked with scores from 1 (marginal) to 5 (distinguished): </p>
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<li><p>Harvey-Mudd College 4.4 </p></li>
<li><p>Rose-Hulman 4.4 </p></li>
<li><p>Naval Academy 4.0 </p></li>
<li><p>Cooper Union 4.0 </p></li>
<li><p>U.S. Military Academy 4.0</p></li>
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<p>U.S. News & World also reports:</p>
<p>"Among the service academies, the Naval Academy ranked the most exclusive in admissions; it accepts 13 percent of applicants, according to the report, while West Point accepts 14 percent of applicants, and the Air Force, 18 percent." </p>
<p>p.s. I considered posting this on the USMA site too...;)</p>
<p>Thanks Zaphod; right after I posted I found and engaged my memory and discovered I had been thinking of Civil Engineering. And I agree; other than for fun and giggles and this year's bragging rights it's great to see all of the SA's waaaaay up near the very top of the rankings. Add that to the unapproachable leadership training and all of the SA’s come out on top as the best and most prestigious schools in the world.</p>
<p>Go Army! Beat Navy!</p>
<p>I remember when I was a Mid and this story broke. USNA was ranked among the bottom of the party schools, along with the other Service Academies and a few other well-known places.</p>
<p>The media (who actually was stupid enough to think that being ranked at the BOTTOM of that list was a BAD thing) asked the Sup if he felt slighted to be ranked at the bottom.</p>
<p>The Sup just looked at the moron and said, "Well, since we're ranked alongside places like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, and so forth, I think we can live with shame." (or words to that effect).</p>
<p>I'm not only glad to see the SA's up there, but that they KEEP CLIMBING HIGHER. :)</p>
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<p>Correct. Zaphod: MIT, Stanford, and Cal make up the top three where unis offer Ph.D.s.</p>
<p>I know. And?</p>
<p>"p.s. I considered posting this on the USMA site too..."</p>
<p>Do it!! I 'm sure it would get a few laughs out of anyone, even army nerds.</p>
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<p>Oh, just explaining it. Didn't know if you caught it.</p>