ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú named as a top 2 public school for Undergraduate Teaching ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú in 2026 U.S. News and World Report rankings
University appears in several categories, including top 10 public school in 5 national lists; Middletown, Hamilton among top Midwest public regional colleges
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú named as a top 2 public school for Undergraduate Teaching ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú in 2026 U.S. News and World Report rankings
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú University has been recognized as one of the top two public institutions in the nation for its commitment to undergraduate teaching, according to the 2026 Best Undergraduate Teaching ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú ranking from .
The university’s No. 2 ranking among public schools is a one spot improvement from last year. ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú is ranked No. 12 overall among all schools in that category. The Undergraduate Teaching ranking focuses on schools with faculty and administrators dedicated to teaching undergraduate students in a high-quality manner. By utilizing the distinctive teacher-scholar model, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú faculty members enhance instruction with evidence-based practices that elevate learning and introduce cutting-edge research discoveries into the classroom. During the 2024-2025 academic year, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú’s Center for Teaching Excellence worked with 42.4% of full-time faculty. That same academic year, those 423 faculty members taught 20,742 unique students over the fall, winter, spring, and summer terms.
In the Writing in the Disciplines rankings, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú is also ranked No. 2 among public schools and No. 20 overall. The university is one of only two public schools recognized in that category. Schools recognized for Writing in the Disciplines make the writing process a priority at all levels of instruction and across the curriculum. Since 1996, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú’s Howe Center for Writing Excellence has supported the learning and teaching of writing at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú through research- and evidence-based principles and with collaboration and innovation across the university.
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú earned top a 10 designation among public schools in three other categories:
- The university is ranked No. 7 for Undergraduate Research/Creative ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú (No. 44 overall). ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú’s Undergraduate Research Forum celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2024. The forum showcases research and creative activity conducted by undergraduate students who are mentored by faculty and graduate students.
- For the fourth straight year, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú is among the top public schools offering undergraduate engineering degrees (non-doctorate), excluding military institutions. The university is ranked No. 7 (No. 33 overall) in that category. A groundbreaking new Quantum Computing degree was approved for ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú’s College of Engineering and Computing earlier this year, believed to be the first of its type nationwide to focus on the software aspects of quantum computing.
- ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú moved into the top 10 for Entrepreneurship, ranked No. 8 among public schools (No. 23 overall), complementing ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú's #7 ranking for entrepreneurship by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneurship Magazine in 2024.
Additionally, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú is one of the top two Ohio institutions for Top Public Schools – National Universities (No. 74 in public schools, No. 143 overall).
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú also earned U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Colleges Rankings recognition in the following categories:
- Undergraduate Business ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú
- Best Colleges for Veterans
- Undergraduate Economics ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú
- Best Value Schools
- Top Performers on Social Mobility
- Undergraduate Psychology ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú
- Undergraduate Computer Science ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú.
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Regionals appears in several rankings for Regional Colleges Midwest. ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Middletown is ranked No. 9 for Top Public Schools in the Regional Colleges Midwest category (No. 56 overall), while ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Hamilton is No. 11 in Top Public Schools in Regional Colleges Midwest (No. 62 overall).
In Regional Colleges Midwest, Middletown is No. 35 for Top Performers on Social Mobility and Hamilton is No. 48. Hamilton is also ranked in the Nursing category.
Earlier this month, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú was one of 75 institutions spotlighted in the new book, “Dream School: Finding the College That’s Right for You,” by author and journalist Jeff Selingo. It is the only public university in Ohio on the list. LinkedIn named ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú in the top 10 for public schools in August in its inaugural Top Colleges Rankings.