UC Ranked #1 in WV; #15 in Southeast
by US News & World Report
by US News & World Report
The University of Charleston has once again been hailed as the No. 1 West Virginia Baccalaureate College or University by U.S. News & World Report magazine. For three of the past four year, the University of Charleston has held this distinction.
“It’s flattering for the University to be ranked first among our peer institutions who serve West Virginia so well,” UC President, Dr. Edwin Welch said of the popular magazine’s 2009 edition. “We’re gratified for this indication that the University is truly on the move and that we do indeed prepare graduates for the real world.”
Highlights of the college rankings will be published in the September 1 issue of U.S. News & World Report, available for newsstand purchase Monday, August 25. The 2009 America's Best Colleges guidebook will be available as of Tuesday, August 26.
Baccalaureate Colleges are described by the publication as institutions that focus on undergraduate education and offer a range of degree programs – in the liberal arts, which account for fewer than half of their bachelor’s degrees, and in professional fields such as business, nursing, and education. There are 319 colleges in this category ranked within four geographic regions: North, South, Midwest, and West. The University of Charleston was ranked 15th in the South region.
The University of Charleston is expecting over 1,400 full-time students this fall. Its 1,316 full-time students in 2007 was its highest full-time enrollment since 1972. UC has become the example of a “culture of assessment,” according to national leaders in higher education. From 2005 to 2007, 97 percent of UC graduates were employed or in graduate school in their fields of study within six months of graduation, and 30 percent of UC students graduate in less than four years.
To learn more about the process, criteria, and rankings, log on to www.usnews.com.
U.S. News and World Report is the best-known ranking of United States Educational Institutions. It is based primarily on objective data about the institution with a small component based on reputation.
U.S. News & World Report ranks WV universities
By Alison Knezevich
Staff Writer, Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Several West Virginia schools fared well among Southern institutions in the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, but no schools ranked high nationally.
The magazine's 2009 rankings were released today on its Web site, and will be published in its Sept. 1 issue.
In the Southern baccalaureate college category, the University of Charleston ranked best in the state, in 15th place. Davis & Elkins College was close behind in 18th place. Baccalaureate colleges focus on undergraduate education but grant fewer than half their degrees in liberal arts disciplines.
Wheeling Jesuit ranked 16th among master's universities in the South, faring best among West Virginia schools in that category. Marshall University ranked 43rd in the same group. These schools are described as offering a full range of undergraduate programs and some master's, but few doctoral programs.
West Virginia University ranked in the third of four tiers of national universities.
U.S. News & World Report bases its rankings on factors including student test scores and retention rates, alumni giving and academic reputation.
“It’s flattering for the University to be ranked first among our peer institutions who serve West Virginia so well,” UC President, Dr. Edwin Welch said of the popular magazine’s 2009 edition. “We’re gratified for this indication that the University is truly on the move and that we do indeed prepare graduates for the real world.”
Highlights of the college rankings will be published in the September 1 issue of U.S. News & World Report, available for newsstand purchase Monday, August 25. The 2009 America's Best Colleges guidebook will be available as of Tuesday, August 26.
Baccalaureate Colleges are described by the publication as institutions that focus on undergraduate education and offer a range of degree programs – in the liberal arts, which account for fewer than half of their bachelor’s degrees, and in professional fields such as business, nursing, and education. There are 319 colleges in this category ranked within four geographic regions: North, South, Midwest, and West. The University of Charleston was ranked 15th in the South region.
The University of Charleston is expecting over 1,400 full-time students this fall. Its 1,316 full-time students in 2007 was its highest full-time enrollment since 1972. UC has become the example of a “culture of assessment,” according to national leaders in higher education. From 2005 to 2007, 97 percent of UC graduates were employed or in graduate school in their fields of study within six months of graduation, and 30 percent of UC students graduate in less than four years.
To learn more about the process, criteria, and rankings, log on to www.usnews.com.
U.S. News and World Report is the best-known ranking of United States Educational Institutions. It is based primarily on objective data about the institution with a small component based on reputation.
U.S. News & World Report ranks WV universities
By Alison Knezevich
Staff Writer, Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Several West Virginia schools fared well among Southern institutions in the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, but no schools ranked high nationally.
The magazine's 2009 rankings were released today on its Web site, and will be published in its Sept. 1 issue.
In the Southern baccalaureate college category, the University of Charleston ranked best in the state, in 15th place. Davis & Elkins College was close behind in 18th place. Baccalaureate colleges focus on undergraduate education but grant fewer than half their degrees in liberal arts disciplines.
Wheeling Jesuit ranked 16th among master's universities in the South, faring best among West Virginia schools in that category. Marshall University ranked 43rd in the same group. These schools are described as offering a full range of undergraduate programs and some master's, but few doctoral programs.
West Virginia University ranked in the third of four tiers of national universities.
U.S. News & World Report bases its rankings on factors including student test scores and retention rates, alumni giving and academic reputation.
