LI universities, colleges highlighted in new U.S. News & World Report rankings | Long Island Business News

Long Island universities are highlighted in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, released Tuesday.

Stony Brook University, Hofstra University, Adelphi University, Farmingdale State College and others are among those featured in this year’s rankings.

This year, the university came in at 58 for the second consecutive year, and for the third year in a row ranked as the No. 1 public university in New York.  In addition, Stony Brook is the only New York school among the Top 30 public universities, coming in at 26 for the second year in a row.

Stony Brook Interim President Richard McCormick said that the university “exemplifies dramatically all the most important developments in modern American higher education — a growing and highly diverse student body, an expanding research enterprise, and research achievements that are contributing mightily to the economy and society.”

Meanwhile, Hofstra now stands at No. 103 among the nation’s best value schools, marking a 15-spot increase over last year. Additionally, Hofstra has improved its ranking by 9 spots to No. 164 on the list of best colleges for veterans.

“We are proud that the rankings demonstrate our status as a best value university,” Hofstra President Susan Poser said in a statement about this year’s rankings.

“This reflects Hofstra’s renewed focus on supporting students and building innovative academic programs,” Poser said. “The strides made by the DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, and Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences programs are the result of the hard work of their deans and faculty. As we prepare to implement a new 10-year strategic plan, I am confident that Hofstra’s best days are ahead of us.”

The U.S. News and World Report rankings assessed about 1,500 universities and colleges. Those factor in measures of academic quality, and focus on such areas as value, social mobility, teaching, veterans’ needs, students of diverse backgrounds and more. It also looks at academic areas such as business, computer science, engineering, nursing, economics and psychology.

This year, U.S. News deployed new methodology in its rankings assessments. More weight was put on graduation rates and Pell graduation rates. Other focuses included producing graduates with manageable debt and worthwhile starting salaries. The various categories included national universities, national liberal arts colleges, regional universities and regional colleges.

Adelphi University came in at 189 in the national universities ranking and 115 in best value schools, and 218 in nursing.

Hofstra came in at 196 in the national universities ranking. Notable gains for the university were the engineering school, among schools without doctorate offerings, which came in at 30, jumping 10 spots. The computer science program came in at 193, climbing 17 spots. The business school came in at 127 on the national list, jumping 8 spots. And the psychology department, as part of the college’s Liberal Arts and Sciences’ program, jumped 39 spots to a national ranking of 164.

LIU Post was ranked 359 in the national university category, and 566 in nursing.

Farmingdale State College improved its regional colleges (North) ranking, jumping 10 spots from 16 to 6. It rose from 11 to 4 in the top public schools category; secured the 5 spot in the new best value schools category; and climbed to 2 in the best colleges for veterans category, up from 8 last year.

“We are tremendously proud to be recognized among the region’s premier institutions in multiple Best Colleges categories,” Robert Prezant, Farmingdale State president, said in a news release about the rankings. “This forward momentum is the result of FSC’s unwavering commitment to building an enriching student experience and student support, dynamic programs, accessibility, inclusivity, and our increasing recognition as one of the best values in higher education.”

Molloy was ranked 66 in regional universities (North), 48 in best value schools and 149 in nursing.  New York Institute of Technology was ranked 15 in regional universities (North), and 62 in the best value school category.  St. Joseph’s University came in 55 in regional universities (North), and 507 in nursing. SUNY Old Westbury was ranked 101 in the regional universities (North) category, and came in at 37 in the top public school category.