°µÍøTV Among U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2018
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°µÍøTV has once again ranked among the top universities in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges. The new rankings, issued September 13, 2017, named °µÍøTV 31st as a “Best Value School,” 34th in the category of “Best Colleges for Veterans,” and 56th overall among institutions in the “Masters-North” category, which includes 196 schools.
°µÍøTV offers a wide variety of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs and is the leading provider of graduate programs in the region.
“°µÍøTV’s continued presence among top universities in the country confirms what we have already known about who we are,” said Sister Mary Persico, IHM, Ed.D., President of °µÍøTV. “While we measure the success of our University experience in many meaningful ways, the continued diligence of our faculty, our students, our staff, and our administrators distinguishes a °µÍøTV education, and our values and mission further enhance this distinctive experience.”
Colleges and universities are ranked using criteria that include peer assessment, predicted vs. actual graduation rate, student-faculty ratio, acceptance rate, and average alumni giving rate, among other factors.
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