Gannon will open a water research center in the Blasco Library in spring 2025
Gannon President Walter Iwanenko discusses the benefits of a proposed water research and education center for the Blasco Library and the Erie community.
Want to know how Erie-area universities fared in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Colleges rankings?
Here’s a closer look.
Gannon University
- US News ranking: 260th out of 490 national universities
Other notable rankings:
- Ranked 183rd in the best undergraduate engineering programs that do not offer a doctorate
- No. 472 in nursing
- No. 261 in the category “Leader in social mobility”
Mercyhurst University
- Rank 54 among 178 regional universities in the North
Other notable rankings:
- No. 37 in the category of schools with the best price-performance ratio
- No. 23 for Best Colleges for Veterans
- Rank 115 in the category “Leader in social mobility”
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Penn State University Behrend
Penn State Behrend was not ranked among regional universities in the Northern Region. However, among national universities, Penn State University was ranked 60th.
Other notable rankings:
- No. 28 in Best Public Schools
- No. 193 in schools with the best value for money
- 19th place in the category “Best Bachelor’s Degree Programs in Engineering”
- No. 41 in Economics
- No. 36 in Best Colleges for Veterans
- No. 342 in the category “Leader in social mobility”
Pennsylvania Western University
Pennsylvania Western University has three campuses in California, Clarion and Edinboro counties. The university was ranked 135th in the Regional Universities North rankings.
Other notable rankings:
- No. 49 in best public schools
- Rank 121 in the category “Leader in social mobility”
Allegheny College at Meadville
No. 75 in National Liberal Arts Colleges
Other notable rankings:
- No. 80 in the category of schools with the best price-performance ratio
- No. 23 in the experiences of the first year of study
- No. 13 in Senior Capstone
- 32nd place in the category “Best teaching for students”
- 47th place among the top performers for social mobility
Criteria
The U.S. News rankings evaluated 1,500 colleges and universities on up to 19 criteria for academic quality. This year’s rankings placed a greater emphasis on social mobility and graduate outcomes, according to a U.S. News press release.
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