2008 Woodie Awards
Rollins Ranks #1
Rochelle Siegel
Issue date: 9/4/06 Section: News
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The U.S. News & World Report recently released its annual rankings of "America's Best Colleges," and Rollins College ranked number one in the South.
Rollins College ranked number one in the category of "Best Universities - Master's." That means that Rollins ranked number one among schools which provide both undergraduate and master's-level programs. This category often ranks schools based on the programs they provide at the undergraduate and graduate level.
"America's Best Colleges" ranked 248 National Universities with undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs, 217 Liberal Arts Colleges, 557 Masters Universities, which are universities which have masters' degree programs and 320 Comprehensive Colleges which typically award less than 50 percent of their degrees in liberal arts. The Master's Universities, Liberal Arts colleges, and Comprehensive Colleges are given rankings by region.
Since 1987 Rollins has been high on the ranking order of the nation's top schools. For the past ten years Rollins has been ranked second in the South and first in Florida.
This year James Madison university in Virginia was ranked second and Samford University in Alabama was ranked third among the top schools.
Rollins College President Lewis M. Duncan said of the ranking, "This recognition is a testament to out committed faculty, dedicated staff and talented students."
A university is ranked based on peer assessments, graduation and retention rates, faculty and financial resources, selectivity and alumni giving. U.S. News believes the most important way to assess a university is based on peer assessment which is weighted 25 percent of the total ranking.
"The great value of a Rollins education is confirmed by the success of our graduates," said President Duncan.
Rollins was also ranked among the first in the South in the "Great Schools, Great Prices" category meaning it offers the best value for academic quality with cost of attendance for a student with an average amount of financial aid.
Schools that were not as happy about their ranking include the University of Arkansas, which was ranked in the third tier of National Universities, a ranking assigned to the lowest of each group. Third tier universities are not numbered. The University of Arizona fell this year due to low retention and graduation rates.
The top-ranked public university was University of California at Berkeley.
Each year U.S. News & World Report sends out a questionnaire to all accredited four-year colleges and universities. The schools then send the information directly back to the publication for ranking.
Crummer Graduate School of Business has been ranked among the top 25 professional MBA programs in the nation. Forbes magazine has continuously ranked Crummer as one of the best business school for return on investment.
Rollins College ranked number one in the category of "Best Universities - Master's." That means that Rollins ranked number one among schools which provide both undergraduate and master's-level programs. This category often ranks schools based on the programs they provide at the undergraduate and graduate level.
"America's Best Colleges" ranked 248 National Universities with undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs, 217 Liberal Arts Colleges, 557 Masters Universities, which are universities which have masters' degree programs and 320 Comprehensive Colleges which typically award less than 50 percent of their degrees in liberal arts. The Master's Universities, Liberal Arts colleges, and Comprehensive Colleges are given rankings by region.
Since 1987 Rollins has been high on the ranking order of the nation's top schools. For the past ten years Rollins has been ranked second in the South and first in Florida.
This year James Madison university in Virginia was ranked second and Samford University in Alabama was ranked third among the top schools.
Rollins College President Lewis M. Duncan said of the ranking, "This recognition is a testament to out committed faculty, dedicated staff and talented students."
A university is ranked based on peer assessments, graduation and retention rates, faculty and financial resources, selectivity and alumni giving. U.S. News believes the most important way to assess a university is based on peer assessment which is weighted 25 percent of the total ranking.
"The great value of a Rollins education is confirmed by the success of our graduates," said President Duncan.
Rollins was also ranked among the first in the South in the "Great Schools, Great Prices" category meaning it offers the best value for academic quality with cost of attendance for a student with an average amount of financial aid.
Schools that were not as happy about their ranking include the University of Arkansas, which was ranked in the third tier of National Universities, a ranking assigned to the lowest of each group. Third tier universities are not numbered. The University of Arizona fell this year due to low retention and graduation rates.
The top-ranked public university was University of California at Berkeley.
Each year U.S. News & World Report sends out a questionnaire to all accredited four-year colleges and universities. The schools then send the information directly back to the publication for ranking.
Crummer Graduate School of Business has been ranked among the top 25 professional MBA programs in the nation. Forbes magazine has continuously ranked Crummer as one of the best business school for return on investment.