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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
U.S. News college rankings highlight three local schools
Three Miami Valley universities - Cedarville, Miami and Dayton - were recognized by the editors of U.S. News and World Report in their annual “America’s Best Colleges” issue published today, Aug. 17.
The University of Dayton broke the top 100 and ranked 99th of the top national universities. It also ranked 55th among private schools and eighth among Catholic institutions. Daniel J. Curran, UD president, in a statement credited the school’s taking “bold, forward-thinking steps,” as reason for the ranking. “The entire university community should take pride in being part of a top-tier university that continues to grow in pre-eminence.”
Miami University came in 34th of the nation’s top public national universities, 79th when privates were included and is second nationwide for commitment to teaching, the magazine found. David Hodge, Miami president, said in a news release it was “meaningful” for the magazine to recognize the school’s “deep commitment of our faculty and staff.”
Cedarville University ranked fifth in Midwestern regional colleges. “This independent evaluation affirms our efforts to equip students for life-long leadership and service,” said William E. Brown, school president.
U.S. News’ rankings come about a week after The Princeton Review published their 373 best colleges. UD made several of the review’s lists.
Rankings are not without controversy, and are often discounted by educators. U.S. News changed some of their methodology this year, particularly when it comes school’s “reputational” calculation. The Inside Higher Ed news blog has a good description of the changes that can be found here.
What’s your take? Do rankings matter?
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