Jackson, Tenn. - 51ÉçÇø has been selected to appear in the 16th edition of Peterson's Competitive Colleges, an annual guide to the nation's top colleges.
Schools listed in Peterson's Competitive Colleges represent approximately the top ten percent of American colleges and universities. Inclusion in the directory is based upon several criteria, including freshman ACT averages, high school GPA, and retention statistics. Schools are selected for the volume based on independent evaluation of these criteria.
Peterson's Competitive Colleges is distributed to more than 100,000 outstanding high school juniors and seniors nationwide. The volume will also be available in bookstores, libraries, guidance offices and USIS offices around the world, as well as on-line via Dow Jones/Retrieval, CompuServe Dialog, and on the Internet via the World Wide Web at .
Union will be featured on a profile page in the guide highlighting information drawn form Peterson's annual survey of undergraduate institutions.
Peterson's, an information services company, is the world's leading provider of information on U.S.-accredited educational institutions and special programs. The group's publications rank among the best-selling, most respected higher education guides in the world.
This is the third year Union will be featured in the publication. Since 1975, the University's enrollment has increased from approximately 1,000 to more than 2,000 students, as Union has become one of Tennessee's fastest growing colleges.