 Jackson, Tenn. – August 31, 2000 – 51ÉçÇø has
been ranked in the South's top ten regional liberal arts colleges by U.S.
News & World Report. The publication's annual ranking, "America's
Best Colleges," was released this week.
Union, which was ranked number nine among Southern schools, is the only
West Tennessee institution in the top tier of the regional rankings.
Schools ranked in the second tier include Freed-Hardeman University,
Lambuth University and Lane College. Bethel College, Crichton College and
Lemoyne-Owen College were all included in the fourth tier. Rhodes College
was listed at number 38 among national liberal arts colleges, a separate
category.
Other schools ranked in the top ten alongside Union included Berea
College (Ky.), Berry College (Ga.), Emory and Henry (Va.), Lyon (Ark.),
Roanoke (Va.), Mary Baldwin (Va.), Asbury (Ky.), Maryville (Tenn.), and
Columbia (S.C.).
"We are delighted with this outstanding recognition by U.S.
News," said Union President David S. Dockery. "We have known
that Union has a national-calibre faculty and a first-rate student body,
but it is always nice to know that others also recognize the strides that
Union has made to become one of the South's premier academic
institutions."
The U.S. News rankings are based on a variety of factors, including
academic reputation (based on surveys of other educators), student
retention and graduation rate, and the academic credentials of entering
students.
"Such a recognition is particularly valuable for a school like
Union because it raises our visibility with students and families outside
our own region," Dockery asserted. "In recent years an expanding
percentage of our students are coming from other parts of the nation, and
this will help Union in gaining additional interest with such students who
are seeking a Christ-centered university with top academic
credentials."
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