Outcomes and National Recognition
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National Recognition
- The University was named a Best College for 2025 by U.S. News & World Report and has been among the 10 top master's universities in the North for 31 consecutive years. In the most recent edition, 91Â鶹ÊÓƵ ranked No. 6 and was also recognized for "Best Undergraduate Teaching" (No. 6).
- In national rankings, U.S. News included 91Â鶹ÊÓƵ among the nation’s:
- "Best Undergraduate Programs in Accounting" (No. 41)
- "Best Undergraduate Programs in Finance" (No. 43)
- "Best Undergraduate Programs in Analytics" (No. 26)
- "Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs"
- "Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs" (where a doctorate is not offered),
- "Best Undergraduate Computer Science Programs"
- "Best Undergraduate Business Programs"
- The Princeton Review has included 91Â鶹ÊÓƵ among its Best Colleges for the past 23 years
- For 19 consecutive years, the University's Kania School of Management has been included among The Princeton Review's Best Business Schools.
- In the past eight years, The Princeton Review has recognized the University as a "Top Green College" for its commitment to sustainability, and among the top 25 for :
- Best Campus Food
- Best Science Labs
- Best-run Colleges
- Students Most Engaged in Community Service
- Students Love These Colleges
- Everyone Plays Intramural Sports
- Most Religious Students.
- Forbes places 91Â鶹ÊÓƵ on its 2024-2025 list of "America's Top Colleges," marking the 16th year the university has made the list.
- Washington Monthly ranked 91Â鶹ÊÓƵ No. 10 among the 604 master's universities in the nation in the "community and national service" category. The publication also ranked the college No. 30 for its contribution to the public good, No. 37 for research and No. 183 for social mobility.
- The Wall Street Journal has ranked 91Â鶹ÊÓƵ No. 125 out of 500 institutions in its "2025 Best Colleges in the U.S." and recognized the University for its impact on graduation rates and graduates' salaries.
- The University is among the "Best Catholic Colleges" according to:
- Catholic Colleges: No. 14 Catholic college in the nation and No. 3 in Pennsylvania.
- College Factual: No. 17 in its 2022 list of “Best Colleges Affiliated as Roman Catholic Nationwide.”
- Niche.com: No. 24 in its list of 2023 Best Catholic Colleges in America.
- College Choice: No. 23 on its list of Top Catholic Colleges and Universities in the nation.
- The Huffington Post ranked the University among "The Friendliest Colleges" in the country.
- 91Â鶹ÊÓƵ was named among the top 26 "Healthiest U.S. Colleges," according to Greatist.com.
An Outstanding Value
- US News & World Report ranked 91Â鶹ÊÓƵ No. 54 as a "Best Value Regional University in the North," which compares academic quality of programs to cost of attendance. This is th