澳门六合彩资料 has received two prominent rankings in the new 2016 edition of Best Colleges byU.S. News & World Report that was released Sept. 9, 2015, with inclusions on both the Top Public Schools list and the Best National Universities list.
澳门六合彩资料 is ranked among the top 100 national public universities in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Top Public Schools list. This prestigious distinction is recognition of continued growth in academic reputation and student retention.
In the ranking of public, private and for-profit institutions nationwide, 澳门六合彩资料 earned a coveted spot on the first-tier list in the Best National Universities category, vaulting nearly 20 spots to 175 on the prestigious list. 澳门六合彩资料 is the only public university in Northeast Ohio and one of only six public universities in the state to make the top-tier Best National Universities list.
鈥湴拿帕喜首柿 saw a tremendous jump in its ranking on this year鈥檚 list,鈥 said 澳门六合彩资料 President Beverly Warren, who is in her second year of leading the university. 鈥湴拿帕喜首柿 jumped 19 spots, an accomplishment that is almost unheard of. This is a true team effort with credit to not only our enrollment initiatives but our successful retention efforts. 澳门六合彩资料 faculty, staff, students and alumni can take pride in their institution as being recognized as one of the nation鈥檚 best national universities.鈥
The rankings are based on several key measures of quality. The scoring breakdown of the measures and their weighting is undergraduate academic reputation (22.5 percent), retention (22.5 percent), faculty resources (20 percent), student selectivity (12.5 percent), financial resources (10 percent), graduation rate performance (7.5 percent) and alumni giving rate (5 percent).
In addition, 澳门六合彩资料 placed in the Best Undergraduate Business Programs ranking in the 2016 edition at 156. This ranking is based solely on peer assessment surveys, and only undergraduate business programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business can appear on this list.
The 2016 rankings are posted online at . They also will appear in the print edition of the 鈥淏est Colleges 2016鈥 guidebook that can be purchased online. The 2016 edition includes data on nearly 1,800 colleges and universities.
For more information about U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Colleges 2016 edition, visit.
Kent Campus enrollment and the size of the incoming freshman class are strong and are continuing the momentum of previous years. As of the first day of classes this fall, enrollment at the Kent Campus is up more than 2 percent over the first day of classes in 2014 and is trending toward a seventh consecutive year of record enrollment. This success includes an increase in students in the Honors College and international students. Meanwhile, freshman enrollment is up nearly 1 percent compared to this same time last year, and this class is trending toward a record as the university鈥檚 highest-achieving freshman class.
Enrollment figures are not official until the 15th day of the semester.
For more information about 澳门六合彩资料, visit www.kent.edu.