Oregon Tech maintains its spot as Best College in U.S. News and World Report

Oregon Tech has proudly maintained its position as one of the nation's top universities in multiple categories, according to U.S. News and World Report "Best Colleges 2026" rankings. Oregon Tech is recognized as the second-best public college in the West, the fourth best among Western regional colleges, and moved up seven spots to a top 50 ranking as the 46th-best undergraduate engineering program. Furthermore, Oregon Tech remained steady in Top Performers on Social Mobility, a ranking that evaluates enrolling and graduating a significant number of students who have been awarded Pell Grants.

"These rankings reflect Oregon Tech's commitment to academic excellence and student success," said Nagi Naganathan, President of Oregon Tech. "Recognition in areas such as engineering, return on investment assuring social mobility, and as a top college for veterans underscores our mission to foster student and graduate success through hands-on, project-based learning, which provides students with real-world experience. I want to thank our faculty and staff for their dedication."

The U.S. News list of regional Colleges in the West is comprised of the top baccalaureate colleges across Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. According to U.S. News, the overall university rankings, which have been published annually since 1983, are based on multiple criteria, including graduation and retention rates, graduation rate performance, social mobility, faculty resources, peer opinion, student excellence, financial resources, and alumni giving. The publication assigns the greatest weight to student outcomes, particularly assessing a university's ability to retain and graduate students within six years.

The rankings of undergraduate engineering programs are solely determined by peer assessment surveys. To be featured in this assessment, an institution must have an undergraduate engineering program accredited by ABET, the organization responsible for accrediting college and university programs.

Full 2026 U.S. News rankings can be found at usnews.com/colleges.

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