MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - Middle Tennessee State University’s academic undergraduate programs in applied engineering, business, nursing, computer science, and psychology gained national rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 list of the nation’s best colleges and universities.

MTSU tied with Louisiana Tech University at No. 6 for Top Public Schools in the South and earned regional notice for service to veterans, value for in-state students, and social mobility.

"This recognition from U.S. News & World Report underscores the hard work and dedication by our faculty and staff in providing quality and affordable higher education that changes the trajectory of our students for the better," MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee said of the rankings.

Evaluating roughly 1,500 institutions nationwide, U.S. News & World Report ranked MTSU’s national academic offerings at:

• No. 106 for Undergraduate Engineering (Non-Doctorate) in the College of Basic and Applied Sciences

• No. 230 for Undergraduate Business in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business

• No. 288 for Undergraduate Nursing in the School of Nursing in the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences

• No. 350 for Undergraduate Computer Science in the College of Basic and Applied Sciences

  

• Unranked inclusion among the nation’s best for Undergraduate Psychology in the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences

Across regional categories in the South, the magazine placed MTSU at:

• No. 6 in Top Public Schools

• No. 6 for Best Colleges for Veterans, highlighting the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center

• No. 14 for Best Value for In-State Students

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• No. 16 for Regional Universities (public and private)

  

• No. 41 for Social Mobility

• No. 54 for Best Value Schools

MTSU shared space in the Top 10 list of Best Public Schools in the South alongside regional peers:

• No. 1: The Citadel (Charleston, South Carolina)

• No. 2: Appalachian State University (Boone, North Carolina)

• No. 3: College of Charleston (Charleston, South Carolina)

• No. 4 (tie): Georgia College and State University (Milledgeville, Georgia) and Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, North Carolina)

• No. 6 (tie): MTSU and Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, Louisiana)

• No. 8 (tie): Radford University (Radford, Virginia) and University of West Florida (Pensacola, Florida)

• No. 10: Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, Florida)

"With families increasingly scrutinizing the true cost and return on investment of a college degree, our goal is to provide clear, actionable data," U.S. News Education Editor LaMont Jones said of the annual rankings.