Best Regional Schools: Universities
Best Regional Schools
Universities
What Are the Regional Universities? Like the national universities, regional universities (as defined in 1994 by the Carnegie Foundation) provide a full range of undergraduate and master's level programs. But they offer few, if any, doctoral programs. The 505 regional universities are ranked within four geographic areas: North, South, Midwest, and West. For more information, visit www.usnews.com.
Regions at a glance
These are the four regions into which U.S. News places schools.
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North: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts
South: Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky
Midwest: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota
West: Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma
[Numbers in parentheses either beside or below data indicate footnote numbers.]
A Rank
B School (State) (*Public university)
C Overall score
D Academic reputation score (5.0=highest)
E Average freshman retention rate
F Average graduation rate
G Pct. of classes under 20 ('99)
H Pct. of classes of 50 or more ('99)
I Student/faculty ratio ('99)
J Pct. of faculty who are full time ('99)
K SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile ('99)
L Freshmen in top 25 pct. of HS class ('99)
M Acceptance rate ('99)
N Avg. alumni giving rate
NORTH
A B
C D E F G H I J K L M N
1. Villanova University (PA)
100.0 4.1 93 84 43 2 13/1 83 1120-1310 75 57 21
2. Providence College (RI)
91.0 3.6 92 82 57 2 13/1 92 1080-1260 77 60 32
3. Fairfield University (CT)
89.0 3.4 88 82 39 .4 13/1 77 1070-1240 65 61 27
4. Rochester Inst. of Tech. (NY)
88.0 4.1 85 57 55 3 13/1 79 1080-1280 58 77 13
5. Loyola College (MD)
87.0 3.5 92 78 41 .1 13/1 77 1110-1300 68 66 33
6. College of New Jersey*
85.0 3.5 93 77 34 1 14/1 75 1140-1320 92 55 9
7. University of Scranton (PA)
84.0 3.2 90 81 44 1 14/1 84 1000-1220 62 76 34
8. Ithaca College (NY)
83.0 3.5 84 71 68 2 11/1 91 1050-1260 61 73 18
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9. SUNY Col. Arts & Sci.-Geneseo*
81.0 3.6 91 78 43 7 19/1 89 1110-1280 92 52 21
(3)
10. St. Joseph's University (PA)
80.0 3.4 89 71 38 4 13/1 70 1119-1311 89 61 22
(3) (3)
11. Alfred University (NY)
79.0 3.2 82 67 67 3 12/1 93 1050-1220 55 81 25
11. Hood College (MD)
79.0 3.1 82 63 71 0 10/1 92 990-1220 71 77 30
11. Quinnipiac University (CT)
79.0 3.1 87 77 61 .5 15/1 84 1020-1215 55 68 38
11. Simmons College (MA)
79.0 3.2 82 66 69 3 10/1 70 1010-1130 55 72 29
15. St. Michael's College (VT)
78.0 3.2 85 76 50 .2 13/1 87 1020-1180 50 71 28
16. Manhattan College (NY)
73.0 3.1 86 71 48 .5 14/1 85 980-1160 47 73 21
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