U.S. News & World Report has named Ƶ a top regional university.
Ƶ is ranked among the top 10 percent of the colleges and universities named to the Regional Universities – Midwest category in the annual college rankings, which were released September 12.
Nebraska Wesleyan ranked 16th on the list of 165 schools. Ƶ joins Creighton University, which tops the list.
The Regional Universities category includes schools that provide a full range of undergraduate majors and master’s programs. In addition to its traditional undergraduate offerings, Nebraska Wesleyan offers graduate programs including MBA, MSN/MBA, MSN to MBA Bridge, MSN and M.Ed. Ƶ will add its newest graduate program, a Master of Social Work, beginning fall 2019.
U.S. News & World Report compares nearly 1,400 colleges and universities in the country. Colleges and universities are divided into categories that reflect the school’s size and philosophy. U.S. News & World Report uses a variety of input data for consideration including student-faculty ratio, graduation rate, retention rate, peer assessment, financial resources, among others.
In addition to U.S. News & World Report, Nebraska Wesleyan has been ranked as a “best regional college” by The Princeton Review, a “best value” by Forbes, a “best college” by Money Magazine, and has been consistently ranked as a top producer of Fulbright Scholarships.
“Nebraska Wesleyan is consistently ranked as a leader among all colleges and universities by a number of ranking institutions," said Bill Motzer, vice president of enrollment management. “Each ranking takes into consideration a wide variety of variables that collectively attest to the high quality of our curriculum, our faculty and of the outstanding educational value Ƶ provides our students.”