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Gannon University once again earns national recognition for being one of the nation’s best universities — only this year in a better spot, according to U.S. News and World Reports   

ÃûæÂÖ±²¥, the area’s only nationally ranked university, climbed to 244th out of 436 national universities. Previously, it was in the 260th position on the 2024 list.   

National universities are those that offer a full range of undergraduate majors, in addition to master’s and doctoral programs, and are committed to producing groundbreaking research. Universities are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.  

Individual ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ academic programs also earned top rankings.   

115th out of 286 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs 

Gannon University’s engineering program among the top in the nation for institutions that have ABET-accredited programs and whose highest engineering degree offered is a bachelor’s or master’s degree.   

232nd out of 433 in Top Performers on Social Mobility 

U.S. News defines this category as focusing on institutions who are successful at advancing social mobility by enrolling and graduating large proportions of economically disadvantaged students who are awarded with Pell Grants and are considered less likely than others to finish college.   

566th out of 686 in Best Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Programs 

ÃûæÂÖ±²¥’s nursing program was deemed a top program by U.S. News and was ranked among institutions that have bachelor’s-level accreditation by either the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing and have recently awarded at least 50 BSN degrees.  

Additionally, the U.S. News & World Report announced the 2025 Best Graduate Schools, ranking ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ in the following categories:  

• 153rd  in best nursing schools: master’s 

• 93rd  for best nursing-anesthesia schools 

• 126th for best occupational therapy programs 

• 189th for best physical therapy programs 

• 85th for best physician assistant programs 

 For more on this year’s rankings, visit the