Worcester, MA- The latest U.S. News & World Report college rankings for 1999 have been released. What should come as no surprise is that Assumption College has moved up in the Best Regional Universities category, from second tier to top tier, being ranked as number 29.
Rankings for U.S. News & World Report are based on a host
of criteria, including:
academic reputation, average freshmen retention rate, average
graduation rate, percentage of classes under 20, percentage of
classes of 50 or more, student/faculty ratio, percentage of faculty
who are full time, SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile, freshmen in top
25% of high school class, acceptance rate, and alumni giving rate.
This is the first year in recent history in which Assumption College
ranked within the top tier. In past years, Assumption remained
near the top within the second tier, and was also recognized for
being a best value. Dr. Thomas R. Plough, president of the College,
said, " This ranking reflects the quality of our faculty,
staff, and our students, the rigor of our academic programs and
the fiscal management of our operations."
The Regional Universities are defined by the Carnegie Foundation and must provide a full range of undergraduate and master's level programs.
Assumption College is a Catholic, liberal arts and sciences college founded in 1904 and located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Besides its Humanities programs, Assumption is also widely recognized in the Northeast region for its Business, Education, and Social Rehabilitation programs. The college has more than 17,000 alumni who hold prominent positions regionally, nationally and internationally, in the areas of law, medicine, politics, social justice, public policy and education.