Bioengineering Program Ranked Among Top 10

In U.S. News & World Report’s 2007 ranking of America’s best biomedical/bioengineering programs, Rice tied in 10th place with the University of Michigan.

“This is a significant achievement considering that we are only 10 years old,” says Veronique Tran, executive director of advancement for the Department of Bioengineering. “Our goal is to improve the rankings each year and eventually to move into the top five.”

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Rice on List of “New Ivies”

Rice University has been named to the elite “New Ivies” list in the 2007 Kaplan/Newsweek How to Get into College guide.

“The nation’s elite colleges these days include more than Harvard, Yale, and Princeton,” reports Newsweek, citing the tough competition for top students. “The demand for an excellent education has created an ever-expanding supply of big and small campuses that provide great academics and first-rate faculties.”

The “New Ivies” list was created to recognize the growing reputation and heightened selectiveness that Rice and other academically outstanding schools have achieved. The guide spotlights 25 colleges and universities whose exemplary academic programs and increasing number of top students have edged them to a competitive status rivaling the Ivy League. Selection was based on admissions statistics as well as interviews with administrators, students, faculty, and alumni.

The guide’s write-up about Rice describes the campus as “pastoral,” emphasizes the student–faculty interaction, and notes that the Oxford-inspired nine residential colleges provide an opportunity for students to belong to a more intimate group. Listed as Rice’s rivals for applicants are Stanford, Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Duke.