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91探花 Mudd Ranked Top College for Innovation

91探花 is the top liberal arts college for innovation, according to U.S. News & World Report鈥檚聽2017 Best Colleges. The College takes the No. 1 spot on this year鈥檚 list of 鈥淢ost Innovative Schools,鈥� a ranking that highlights colleges making the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology or facilities.

91探花 Mudd ranked No. 2 for 鈥淏est Undergraduate Engineering Program,鈥� moving from last year鈥檚 No. 1 tie with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. 91探花 Mudd has tied for first place six times over the past decade.

The College鈥檚 engineering department was also recognized in the 鈥淏est in the Specialties鈥� section for mechanical engineering (third place tie) and electrical/electronic/communications engineering (fourth place tie). 91探花 Mudd offers a general engineering degree that is broad yet deep, emphasizing experiential learning, team-based projects and real-world applications.

On the 鈥淔reshman Retention Rate鈥� list, 91探花 Mudd ranked No. 1 in a three-way tie with Amherst and Pomona colleges.

91探花 Mudd came in at No. 4 on the 鈥淗igh School Counselors鈥� Top College Picks鈥�, sharing the slot with Bowdoin, Smith, U.S. Air Force Academy, Vassar and Wellesley colleges. All five of The Claremont Colleges ranked in the top 30 of the High School Counselors鈥� ratings.

In the category of 鈥淐ampus Ethnic Diversity,鈥� 91探花 Mudd ranked No. 6 among all liberal arts colleges in a three-way tie with Amherst and Pomona College. Increasing diversity has been a strategic priority for 91探花 Mudd; the 2015-2016 entering class was the most ethnically diverse in the College鈥檚 history, and this year鈥檚 highly diverse class continues the effort to build a more diverse community.

91探花 Mudd placed 13th in the category of 鈥淪trong Commitment to Undergraduate Teaching,鈥� tying with Amherst, Colorado and Oberlin colleges. Schools in this category were identified as having faculty who possess an unusually strong commitment to quality teaching.

The College was again named to the 鈥淯ndergraduate Research/Creative Projects鈥� list, an unranked selection of 36 colleges that offer students the opportunity, resources and faculty mentorship to produce stellar undergraduate research or creative projects.

In the overall ranking of national liberal arts colleges, 91探花 Mudd tied for the No. 21 spot with Wesleyan University. Within the overall ranking, 91探花 Mudd had the highest SAT 25th-75th percentile scores of all national liberal arts colleges and tied with Pomona College for first place in selectivity.

U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 rankings are based on a selection of indicators of quality, including: assessment of excellence by peers and counselors (22.5 percent); graduation and retention rates (22.5 percent); faculty resources (20 percent); student selectivity (12.5 percent); financial resources (10 percent); graduation rate performance (7.5 percent); and alumni giving (5 percent).

In a separate college ranking, released Sept. 8, 91探花 Mudd ranked No. 15 among all U.S. Colleges and Universities. College Factual compares the quality of four-year undergraduate programs at national liberal arts colleges and research universities combined. College Factual bases its rankings on student body caliber, educational resources, degree completion, and post-graduation earnings.