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Stevens Soars in National Rankings
Stevens advanced 21 places to No. 59 among 422 national universities in the United States in the U.S. News and World Report annual “Best Colleges” rankings released in September, the largest gain of any university ranked in the top 100. Stevens is now in the top 14% of nationally-ranked institutions. The university also ranked No. 21 for outcomes, No. 32 for innovation and No. 65 for best value, while climbing 80 places in social mobility.
The latest rankings reflect changes to the U.S. News methodology, which places greater emphasis on factors including student outcomes and social mobility. For Stevens, the recognition aligns with the university’s longtime strengths: strong career and graduate-school placements, exceptional return on investment and continued investments in research, innovation and access.
Remembering 9/11
Members of the Stevens community gathered on the Babbio Patio this fall to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001, and to remember those lost. Led by Dean of Students Ken Nilsen, the ceremony honored Stevens alumni killed in the attacks: Jerome Lohez M.S. ’95, Edgar Emery Jr. M.S. ’82, Liming Gu ’91 M.Eng. ’93, Joseph Pick M.S. ’02 and Timothy Hargrave, a former member of the Class of 1984, as well as friends, family and community members with ties to the university who also perished. The remembrance included a bagpipe performance by Ryan Manley ’27, a reflection from Brad Miller ’06 M.Eng. ’08, a reading of Sylvan Kamens’ and Rabbi Jack Riemer’s poem, “We Remember Them,” and taps played by Stevens Chief of Police Timothy Griffin.
Simply the Best
Lauren Sullivan ’26 was named the Division III Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association, marking the second straight year a Stevens student-athlete received the organization’s highest individual academic honor. Sullivan was one of 17 students named First in Class at the 2026 Commencement and received the Lawrence C.F. Horle Memorial Award for achieving the highest cumulative GPA among graduating seniors. On the field, she was a three-time All-American, an unprecedented four-time MAC Freedom Defender of the Year and helped the Ducks reach the NCAA Tournament in each of her four seasons on Castle Point.
A Winning L.I.N.C.
A Stevens student team — Noah Golan, Christian Osowski, Dominic Souza, Adrien Susino and Jared Surajballi, all members of the Class of 2027, and former student Mauricio Sanchez — was named one of two champions of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s College Challenge: Vehicular Tunnel Catwalk Robotics this past summer.
Advised by Anthony Shupenko, teaching associate professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering, the students designed a prototype called L.I.N.C. (Lincoln Investigation and Navigation Cadet) to patrol the Lincoln Tunnel’s catwalks, detecting hazards and relaying information to tunnel operators to speed emergency response. Equipped with cameras, artificial intelligence and thermal imaging, the robot underwent an overnight test inside a closed tunnel tube, to test its obstacle avoidance and autonomous navigation systems. The project spanned two years.