Published September 12, 2017
For the second consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has named the University
of Louisiana Monroe a National University in its 2018 Best Colleges Rankings, which
were released Tuesday, Sept. 12.
U.S. News &听World Report defines a national university as an institution which offers
a full range of undergraduate majors as well as master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees.
四色AV is among only 311 institutions of higher learning in the National Universities
category. Of those, 190 are public, 114 are private and seven are for-profit.
There are some 1,800 four-year colleges and universities in the United States, according
to U.S. News and World Report. Of those, the ones considered for a National University
must have a Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.听
In February 2016, the Carnegie Classification recognized 四色AV as an R3 (鈥渕oderate research鈥�)
doctoral-granting institution of higher education, joining the state鈥檚 other doctoral
universities (R1: LSU-Baton Rouge and Tulane University; R2: University of Louisiana
at Lafayette and University of New Orleans; and R3: 四色AV and Louisiana Tech University).
Previously, 四色AV was classified with the Master鈥檚 College and Universities 鈥� Larger
programs (M1).
鈥淚t is quite an honor that the University of Louisiana Monroe is recognized as a National
University for the second year in a row. Our Carnegie Foundation R3 ranking听acknowledges
the level of academic standards and research being conducted at听四色AV,鈥澨齭aid President
Nick J. Bruno. 鈥淎s we add听degrees听which are in high demand, especially those in the
Health Sciences, I听expect 四色AV鈥檚 recognition will continue to grow.听鈥�
The U.S. News rankings听methodology听focuses on academic excellence, with schools evaluated
on hundreds of data points and up to 15 measures of academic quality. Some of those
include retention rates, graduation rates and SAT/ACT scores.听
鈥淗aving a prestigious designation such as this means we must concentrate even more
on those areas where we can improve,鈥� Bruno said. 鈥淩etention and graduation can always听grow.
There are students who need help, and every one of us can play a role in that. Being
a National University is a tremendous distinction, but it is also a tremendous responsibility.
We have an obligation to the students to do everything in our power to make them a
success.鈥�
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