Jesuit Institutions Among America’s Best in U.S. News & World Report 2013 Rankings

Thursday, September 13, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC - Jesuit institutions are among America's "Best Colleges," according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings for 2013. All 27 Jesuit research and master's colleges and universities were recognized, and the College of the Holy Cross, the only exclusively undergraduate Jesuit institution in the United States, was listed among the "Best Liberal Arts Colleges.”

Some of the highlights from this year's rankings include Creighton University’s tenth year in a row as No. 1 for Midwest master's universities, and a 13-point movement for Loyola University Chicago and University of San Francisco, which both moved from 119 to 106 among national universities. In total, eight Jesuit institutions moved up in the rankings this year.

AJCU President Rev. Gregory F. Lucey, SJ said, "Once again, it is wonderful to learn that all 28 Jesuit institutions were listed among the best colleges and universities in the United States. This is a great reflection of the hard work and dedication that presidents, administrators, faculty and staff have put into making their schools such excellent places for learning."

For more information on the rankings, please visit the U.S. News & World Report website.

NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES

21. Georgetown University
31. Boston College
58. Fordham University
83. Marquette University
92. Saint Louis University
106. Loyola University Chicago
106. University of San Francisco

LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES

32. College of the Holy Cross

REGIONAL MASTER'S UNIVERSITIES

North

2. Fairfield University
2. Loyola University Maryland
8. Saint Joseph's University
10. University of Scranton
20. Le Moyne College
23. Canisius College
108. Saint Peter's University

South

9. Loyola University New Orleans
17. Spring Hill College

Midwest

1. Creighton University
4. Xavier University
7. John Carroll University
20. University of Detroit Mercy
21. Rockhurst University

West

2. Santa Clara University
3. Loyola Marymount University
4. Gonzaga University
10. Seattle University
29. Regis University

REGIONAL COLLEGES - SOUTH

6. Wheeling Jesuit University

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