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�鶹��Ƶ is now ranked #22 Best Value School by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings, making �鶹��Ƶ a great, centrally located option for students in Northeastern Pennsylvania who want to stay closer to home. Ranked at #30 on the Best Colleges “Undergraduate Teaching” (Regional Universities North) list, �鶹��Ƶ has been deemed by top academics as committed to teaching undergraduate students in a high-quality manner. On the “Best Regional Universities North” list, �鶹��Ƶ maintained its solid #50 ranking overall. This notable placement among institutions from seven states demonstrates �鶹��Ƶ’s enduring quality and consistency as a higher education provider in the region. Additional rankings included tie rankings at #46 in Best Colleges for Veterans, for which �鶹��Ƶ was the only local institution ranked, and #64 in Top Performers on Social Mobility.

�鶹��Ƶ also has earned impressive placements, both nationally and statewide, in the 2024 Niche College Rankings. Niche, the leading platform connecting students and families with colleges and schools, compared �鶹��Ƶ with thousands of institutions nationwide and hundreds of institutions of higher education in Pennsylvania.

�鶹��Ƶ earned high marks in a number of categories, most notably:

Best Catholic Colleges in America (#46) and in Pennsylvania (#4)
Best College Dorms in America (#57) and in Pennsylvania (#5)
Best Small Colleges in America (#186) and Pennsylvania (#10), with �鶹��Ƶ as the highest-ranking local institution on the list
Colleges with the Best Academics in Pennsylvania (#28)
Best Colleges for Architecture in America (#31), which puts �鶹��Ƶ in the top 20% of architecture schools nationwide.
Best Colleges for Education in Pennsylvania (#16)
Best College Campuses in Pennsylvania (#18)
Safest College Campuses in Pennsylvania (#23)

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"U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Colleges" ranking deems �鶹��Ƶ the Best Value among Northeast PA colleges.

�鶹��Ƶ students were members of two of the four winning teams selected by company executives—tying the highest college-winning representation at the conference.

Both nationally and statewide, �鶹��Ƶ earned high marks in the 2024 Niche College Rankings.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education has recognized �鶹��Ƶ's leadership in the area of college student food security.

�鶹��Ƶ's illustration program has attained noteworthy placements among the top programs in the state, region, and nation in the 2023 Illustration School Rankings.

�鶹��Ƶ’s School of Architecture (MUSOA) captured second place honors in the Retrofit Housing division in the final stage of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® 2023 Design Challenge.

�鶹��Ƶ was recently named a Voter Friendly Campus by Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education as part of the nationwide Voter Friendly Campus initiative.

�鶹��Ƶ's MFA program has been ranked at #4 nationally by Best Value Schools. �鶹��Ƶ is the only regional insititution to earn this national recognition.

�鶹��Ƶ’s public administration programs earned top honors for overall quality, affordability, and commitment to student success.

�鶹��Ƶ is the only university in the region that offers a bachelor's degree in aviation management.

The �鶹��Ƶ Chamber Singers are one of two collegiate choral ensembles in the small program division to receive an Honorable Mention for the 2022 American Prize in Choral Performance.

�鶹��Ƶ has a steadfast and ongoing commitment to support the distinctive educational needs of its veteran, current military, and dependent students.

Student efforts to increase voter registration and voting rates have earned �鶹��Ƶ national recognition as one of "America’s Best Colleges for Student Voting."

�鶹��Ƶ is the highest ranked local four-year private college in the "Best Value" and "Best College for Veterans" categories, with strong rankings in the "Best Regional Universities North" and "Top Performers in Social Media" categories.

�鶹��Ƶ has been recognized nationally for its high-impact approach to education and its honorable commitment to engaged, experiential education by Colleges of Distinction

Learn.org stated that while earning their career-enhancing degree, students can access world-class facilities that were built with sustainability in mind and re-use the school’s former natatorium and gymnasium.

Graphic Design program ranks among the top 10 in Pennsylvania, and its Illustration program ranks number 4 in the state and number 18 on the east coast for 2021, by Animation Career Review.

�鶹��Ƶ has been recognized nationally for its high-impact approach to education

#8 in Best in Pennsylvania Offering Architecture Programs

#17 by bestvalueschools.org for both its traditional and online delivery formats

27 factors under the umbrella criteria included quality of education; affordability; and outcomes as part of their of ranking

Lloyd L. Lyter named Social Work Educator of the Year.

�鶹��Ƶ offers the “Best for Vets: Colleges 2017” in veteran and military student offerings and rates of academic success, according to Military Times.

“Schools found on this list would be an excellent choice for an individual looking to prepare for a career in this teaching field." ~ Study.com

Top honors for the University, students, staff, and faculty.

Top ranking for Best Online Master’s in Higher Education Degree Programs by Intelligent.com.

The Commission on Accreditation further commends �鶹��Ƶ for its achievement in educational quality and services in art and design.

On average, �鶹��Ƶ gave $20,099 to an international student seeking financial aid.

The research identifies the top programs in the nation based on curriculum quality, program flexibility, affordability, and graduate outcomes.

The bachelor of arts in art therapy degree program at �鶹��Ƶ is offered to those who plan to pursue a master’s degree, and students can complete both the undergraduate and graduate degrees in just five years.

#20 of the regional universities (North) ranked for “Best Value,” �鶹��Ƶ ranked as one of the highest of the five local four-year private colleges included in this category.

#27 in the Top 45 Master’s in Higher Education Programs and as the best program at a Catholic University by Intelligent.com.

“Transparency and value in higher education is paramount—parents are telling us. Accordingly, we rank colleges by the outcomes of their graduates—including jobs and salaries, graduation rates, student loan payback rates, and other factors.”

At #29 of 60 regional universities (North) ranked for “Best Value,” �鶹��Ƶ ranked as one of the highest of the five local four-year private colleges included in this category.

Selected as a top-ranking school based on academic and career resources for MBA students, the quality of education in business, faculty, and more

The Psy.D. program at �鶹��Ƶ trains students to provide state-of-the-art, ethical, humane and culturally sensitive clinical services to diverse populations.

#19 of 75 regional universities (North) ranked for “Best Value,” �鶹��Ƶ ranked as one of the highest of the five local four-year private colleges included in this category.

Highlights includes #7 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Pennsylvania; #9 Best Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools; #19 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Placement based on “�鶹��Ƶ’s mission to help students to ‘live responsibly in an interdependent world.’