Published: September 21, 2021
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å Ranked in Wall Street Journal and Forbes Rankings
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å has recently been ranked both in the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (WSJ/THE) College Ranking 2022 and the Forbes Top Colleges 2021 ranking.
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å has recently been ranked both in the Wall Street Journal / Times Higher Education (WSJ/THE) College Ranking 2022 and the Forbes Top Colleges 2021 ranking.
In the WSJ/THE ranking, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å is ranked in the 501-600 level, out of 796 colleges and universities, based on four “pillars”: resources, engagement, outcomes and environment. Within the South region, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å ranked 116th out of 208 institutions.
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å was best ranked in the area of environment, which includes faculty diversity, international students, student diversity and student inclusion. In this category, ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å ranked No. 376 out of the 796 colleges and universities.
The WSJ/THE College Rankings, now in its sixth year, says it is “designed to put graduate success and student learning at its heart.” Almost 20% of the WSJ/THE college ranking relies on the annual Times Higher Education U.S. Student Survey, which captures the voices of more than 170,000 U.S. students across all ranked colleges.
ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å was also ranked as a top college by Forbes. Out of 600 colleges and universities that were ranked — among the nearly 2,700 degree-granting institutions in the U.S. – ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å was ranked No. 401. ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å was also ranked No. 211 among private colleges and No. 86 in the South.
The Forbes Top Colleges 2021 website states that “ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å emphasizes experiential learning and more than 700 students complete internships for credit each year.”
The Forbes Top Colleges 2021 rankings comprise seven categories: alumni salary (20%); student debt (15%); return on investment (15%); graduation rate (15%); Forbes American Leaders list (15%); retention rate (10%); and academic success (10%).
For more information about the rankings, contact the Times Higher Education’s data team at usrankings@timeshighereducation.com. For the Forbes ranking, see .
