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Gannon Again Ranked in Top Tier
Gannon achieves top ranking for sixth consecutive year; also listed in “Top Up-and-Coming Schools” category
Gannon University is ranked for the sixth straight year as a Top Tier university in “America’s Best Colleges 2010,” published by U.S. News & World Report.
“Gannon is honored to be ranked again in the Top Tier for the sixth consecutive year,” said Gannon University President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D. “These national rankings are a compliment to both the high quality students who attend and graduate from Gannon and the outstanding faculty and staff who provide an excellent education at an affordable price.”
Gannon’s overall ranking was 51st out of 172 colleges and universities in the northern section of the United States and in its classification: Master’s Universities, which is defined by the guide as those that offer a full range of undergraduate programs as well as some master’s and doctoral degree programs. Only 87 schools were selected for the Top Tier category. Gannon offers almost 20 master’s programs and doctoral programs in physical therapy and organizational learning and leadership.
For the first time this year, Gannon was also listed in the publication’s “Top Up-and-Coming Schools” category. This relatively new category, which is determined by a peer assessment survey of high-ranking college officials, recognizes institutions “that have recently made the most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus or facilities.” The guide suggests that these are “schools everyone should be watching.”
More about the Top Tier ranking
For the guide’s ranking purposes, Gannon falls within the northern region of the United States, which includes Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Washington, D.C. and the New England states. In terms of the individual criteria used to determine the overall rankings, Gannon stands 51st out of 87 schools selected as Top Tier institutions in its region. Other criteria used to determine the overall rankings, with Gannon University’s figures in parentheses, include classes with under 20 students (55 percent); classes with 50 or more students (1 percent); student to faculty ratio (14:1); SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (910-1,140); and freshmen in the top 25 percent of their high school class (43 percent).
“Gannon is honored to be ranked again in the Top Tier for the sixth consecutive year,” said Gannon University President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D. “These national rankings are a compliment to both the high quality students who attend and graduate from Gannon and the outstanding faculty and staff who provide an excellent education at an affordable price.”
Gannon’s overall ranking was 51st out of 172 colleges and universities in the northern section of the United States and in its classification: Master’s Universities, which is defined by the guide as those that offer a full range of undergraduate programs as well as some master’s and doctoral degree programs. Only 87 schools were selected for the Top Tier category. Gannon offers almost 20 master’s programs and doctoral programs in physical therapy and organizational learning and leadership.
For the first time this year, Gannon was also listed in the publication’s “Top Up-and-Coming Schools” category. This relatively new category, which is determined by a peer assessment survey of high-ranking college officials, recognizes institutions “that have recently made the most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus or facilities.” The guide suggests that these are “schools everyone should be watching.”
More about the Top Tier ranking
For the guide’s ranking purposes, Gannon falls within the northern region of the United States, which includes Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Washington, D.C. and the New England states. In terms of the individual criteria used to determine the overall rankings, Gannon stands 51st out of 87 schools selected as Top Tier institutions in its region. Other criteria used to determine the overall rankings, with Gannon University’s figures in parentheses, include classes with under 20 students (55 percent); classes with 50 or more students (1 percent); student to faculty ratio (14:1); SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (910-1,140); and freshmen in the top 25 percent of their high school class (43 percent).
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