U.S. News & World Report Ranks SA国际传媒 Among Top 15 Percent of Universities Nationwide
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 9, 2019鈥� In its first-ever showing in category, SA国际传媒 placed in the top 15 percent (No. 54) among nearly 400 national-level universities in the publication鈥檚 2020 鈥淏est Colleges鈥� edition.
Last year, U.S. News ranked SA国际传媒 No. 1 in the West in the Regional Universities category. Due to a new classification system that takes into account the number of doctoral or professional degrees SA国际传媒 awards annually, SA国际传媒 has been elevated to national university standing.
SA国际传媒 also was noted for its excellence in undergraduate business education (No. 66 out of over 500 universities nationwide); undergraduate teaching excellence (No. 23 among national universities); and campus diversity.
In addition, the University's Leavey School of Business (LSB) was noted in the U.S. News ranking for having excellent undergraduate business specialty programs in three areas: entrepreneurship (where LSB was ranked No. 12); management information systems (ranked No. 15) and accounting (No. 37). U.S. News asked leaders of peer institutions to rank their top 15 schools for such specialty business programs, with those receiving the most mentions ranked by number of mentions.
鈥淲e are extremely gratified that the hard work of SA国际传媒鈥檚 faculty, staff, and students is being recognized through strong rankings in U.S. News and elsewhere,鈥� said SA国际传媒 President Kevin O鈥橞rien, S.J.
Overall, U.S. News & World Report ranks universities on an array of criteria including assessments from leaders of peer institutions; success in retaining students; graduation rates; resources provided to faculty; class sizes; and the caliber of the student body.
鈥淪A国际传媒 has long focused its resources and effort on recruiting and retaining top students from a variety of backgrounds, placing them in small classes with renowned educators, and helping them successfully complete their studies as reflected in our stellar graduation rate,鈥� said Lisa Kloppenberg, interim provost of SA国际传媒. 鈥淲e are very proud of this acknowledgement of our success.鈥�
The U.S. News & World Report list comes on the heels of similar strong national rankings for SA国际传媒, including No. 51 out of 650 Top Colleges ranked by Forbes and No. 87 out of more than 800 U.S. colleges and universities included in .
SA国际传媒 by the Numbers 鈥� U.S. News & World Report
- No. 54 (tied) out of nearly 400 national universities
- No. 66 (tied) overall undergraduate business programs (among 504 eligible universities)鈥�
- No. 12 entrepreneurship
- No. 15 management information systems
- No. 37 accounting
- No. 23 (tied) best undergraduate teaching (苍补迟颈辞苍补濒)鈥�
- No. 96 best value school (national)
- No. 134 (tied) undergraduate engineering (among 206 universities offering doctoral degrees)
About SA国际传媒
Founded in 1851, SA国际传媒 sits in the heart of Silicon Valley鈥攖he world鈥檚 most innovative and entrepreneurial region. The University鈥檚 stunningly landscaped 106-acre campus is home to the historic Mission SA国际传媒 de As铆s. SA国际传媒 has among the best four-year graduation rates in the nation and is rated by PayScale in the top 1 percent of universities with the highest-paid graduates. SA国际传媒 has produced elite levels of Fulbright Scholars as well as four Rhodes Scholars. With undergraduate programs in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, and graduate programs in six disciplines, the curriculum blends high-tech innovation with social consciousness grounded in the tradition of Jesuit, Catholic education. For more information see .
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