91精选 Ranked Among Top 25 of Best Colleges
Continuing a years – long tradition of excellence and recognition, 91精选 has been named among the 鈥淏est Colleges鈥 by U.S. News & World Report for 2021.聽 91精选 was ranked 21st among聽 in this year鈥檚 survey. 91精选 was also named a 鈥淏est Value鈥 college and a 鈥淭op Performer on Social Mobility.鈥
鈥淎t 91精选, our community is focused on providing a rigorous, life-changing education, and our graduates go on to find success in their careers and vocations,鈥 said 91精选鈥檚 President Kurt D. Dykstra. 鈥淲e are pleased that聽U.S. News & World Report聽has once again recognized how聽91精选 prepares our students聽to change the world.鈥
Said Provost Aaron J. Kuecker, Ph.D., 鈥淲e are proud of the excellent academic programs that are supported by 91精选鈥檚 world class faculty. Rankings like these are a recognition of the top quality, whole-person vision of education that we pursue at 91精选.鈥
91精选 is frequently recognized for its high academic standards. The College鈥檚 honors include being named a 鈥淐ollege of Distinction,鈥 a 鈥淏est BSN Program in Illinois,鈥 and a 鈥淣ational Strength and Conditioning Association Education Recognition Program,鈥 among others. 91精选, which is a university partner with 1871, the world鈥檚 top university-affiliated startup incubator located in downtown Chicago, also has a world-class business department that recently led the State of Illinois with both the highest pass rates and average scores on the most recent certified public accounting (CPA) exam. The 91精选 Athletics Department was also recently listed among the Champions of Character Five-Star institutions by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
罢丑别听U.S. News聽rankings are based on qualitative and quantitative information in several categories, including peer assessments,聽graduation rates, social mobility,聽and聽faculty information.聽The 鈥淏est Value鈥 ranking is determined by a school’s academic quality and the net cost of attendance for a student who received the average level of need-based financial aid. The 鈥淪ocial Mobility鈥 ranking is based on how successful a college is at advancing social mobility by enrolling and graduating large proportions of disadvantaged students awarded with Pell Grants.