晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 has again been named one of Americas best colleges, earning a spot in the top tier of the best national universities category of U.S. News and World Reports Best Colleges 2020 rankings, released Sept. 9.

Its encouraging to receive this affirmation and ranking as a top tier national university, a reflection of the hard work of our faculty and staff to cultivate excellence within a thriving campus community, said 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 President Barry H. Corey. In particular, these rankings affirm our focus on great teaching, educational value, career outcomes and improving our service to our students of many backgrounds, such as our veterans.

The U.S. News rankings are considered the most notable of the annual published college rankings. For 30 years, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 has been included on U.S. News list of national universities, which consists of 399 institutions that offer a wide range of undergraduate majors as well as masters and doctoral degrees, according to U.S. News. This year, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 is ranked at No. 185 overall, and is one of nine members from the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) to be ranked in the first tier. 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 is the top ranked CCCU member school in the National Universities category.

The annual guide spotlights 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 on a record seven special recognition categories in the 2020 rankings. Notably, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 is included for the first time on the 2020 Best Colleges for Veterans list. 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 was included on the list partially for the number of Yellow Ribbon School services and veterans enrolled in those services. This is fitting as this fall the university is opening a Veterans Center for 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 student veterans on Sept. 16, 2019.

晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 was named to US News' First-Year Experiences list this year due to 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023's efforts in making freshmen feel connected to campus. 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 incorporates a First Year Seminar class for freshmen in their first year to help students acclimate well to college life and studies.

For 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s strong commitment to undergraduate teaching, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 made the 2020 Best Undergraduate Teaching list. In addition, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 was included on the brand new list, 2020 Top Performers on Social Mobility for the universitys strong outcomes for Pell Grant recipient students. Ranked at #88 out of 183 national universities, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 is recognized on the 2020 Best Value Schools list for 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s strong quality to price ratio, discount rate and high academic quality alongside its net price. 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 was also recognized on the 2020 Ethnic Diversity list, with a ranking of 73 out of 190 national universities identified.

To calculate the rankings, U.S. News uses quantitative data that assesses universities performance in everything from graduation and retention rates to faculty resources, measuring up to 15 indicators of academic performance. This quantitative data results in 80 percent of the overall score; the remaining 20 percent is based on undergraduate academic reputation surveys.

The annual guide also spotlights 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 as one of the nations A+ schools for B students. The list includes universities that are deemed as top colleges that seek a broad and engaged student body, admitting students who are well-rounded and have a sense of purpose, and not immediately disqualifying a student from admission who may have less than a 4.0 GPA average.

The U.S. News rankings are the latest in a series of national recognitions for the university. In August, Princeton Review ranked 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 as a in the Best in the West category. Princeton Review highlights 656 colleges across five regional zones that are considered academically outstanding and worth students consideration during a college search. Money Magazine also ranked 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 as one of 744 in August. In addition, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 was named to Kiplingers Best College Values list.

In August, Forbes recognized 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 as one of . Forbes list includes 650 schools, which represent the top 15 percent of all undergraduate institutions.

U.S. News Best Colleges 2020 guidebook will be in stores on Oct. 15 and is available for pre-order online.

Learn more about 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s academic programs across nine schools.

Written by Jenna Loumagne, assistant director of media relations and strategic communications. For more information, contact Jenna at (562) 777-4061 or jenna.loumagne@biola.edu.