Elon ranked among top 10 in the South
Among nation’s best in three academic programs
U.S. News & World Report ranks Elon University 9th among 131 master’s-level
universities in the South in its 2004 “America’s Best Colleges”
guide. In addition, the magazine ranks three of Elon’s academic programs
among the best in the nation.
Based on a survey of college presidents, academic vice presidents
and deans at all colleges and universities in the nation, U.S. News produces
eight lists of “outstanding examples of academic programs that lead to
student success.” Elon was honored for excellence in the following programs:
- First-year Experiences (programs designed to help freshmen make a successful
transition to college) - Service-learning (programs that combine volunteer service with academic
courses) - Learning Communities (innovative programs in which students who live together on a residence hall floor take a set of the same courses, related
to their majors or interests, and work closely with faculty members)
Only 12 schools out of 1,400 colleges and universities were singled
out for three or more academic programs in the U.S. News “Programs to
Look For” listing. Princeton and Yale universities were each recognized
for four programs, and Elon, Duke University, Grinnell College, Harvard University,
Portland State University, Truman State University, University of Missouri –
Columbia, University of Wisconsin – Madison and University of Michigan
– Ann Arbor were each recognized on three of the lists.
In addition, U.S. News ranks Elon #24 in the nation for the percentage of students
who spend time studying abroad.
This is Elon’s third straight year in the Southern region top 10 in the
U.S. News rankings. Elon ranks sixth among Southern universities for academic
reputation and for graduation/student retention rates.
Elon continues to improve on criteria of the U.S. News ranking methodology,
including significant increases in the average SAT score and high school class
standing of incoming students. The student-faculty ratio improved to 15-to-1
and the percentage of full-time faculty increased to 91 percent. The percentage
of alumni making an annual gift to Elon also increased to 25 percent.
The annual U.S. News & World Report report is the most widely read ranking
of the nation’s colleges and universities.
Following is a listing of the top 10 Southern universities along with selected
ranking criteria:
|
School
|
Overall
score |
Peer
assessment score (5=highest) |
Average
graduation rate |
%
of faculty who are full-time |
SAT/ACT
score 25th-75th percentile |
|
| 1 | Univ. of Richmond |
100
|
4.3
|
83%
|
93%
|
1220-1390
|
| 2 | Rollins College |
77
|
3.8
|
62%
|
90%
|
1070-1250
|
| 3 |
James Madison Univ. |
74
|
4.0
|
79%
|
89%
|
1080-1250
|
| 4 | Stetson Univ. |
73
|
3.7
|
61%
|
88%
|
1010-1230
|
| 5 | Samford Univ. |
69
|
3.6
|
66%
|
84%
|
22-28
|
| 6 | Loyola Univ. New Orleans |
65
|
3.6
|
57%
|
84%
|
1060-1270
|
| Mary Washington College |
65
|
3.5
|
72%
|
81%
|
1140-1320
|
|
| Mercer Univ. |
65
|
3.7
|
52%
|
80%
|
1060-1270
|
|
| 9 | Elon University |
64
|
3.6
|
66%
|
91%
|
1050-1230
|
| 10 | Centenary College of Louisiana |
62
|
3.3
|
52%
|
81%
|
23-28
|
| The Citadel |
62
|
3.6
|
68%
|
87%
|
980-1180
|
Source: U.S. News & World Report “America’s Best
Colleges 2004″
Following are the “Programs to Look For” listings that include Elon:
First-Year Experiences
Appalachian State University
Arizona State University
Beloit College
Brevard College
Duke University
Elon University
Evergreen State College
Grinnell College
Harvard University
Indiana Univ. –Bloomington
Indiana U. – Purdue U. –Indianapolis
Ithaca College
Kennesaw State University
Lawrence University
North Carolina State University
Ohio State University- Columbus
Princeton University
Stanford University
Texas A&M University
Truman State University
University of Maryland –College Park
University of Missouri – Columbia
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
University of Richmond
University of South Carolina
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Wagner College
Wake Forest University
William Jewell College
Yale University
Learning Communities
Alverno College
Bowling Green State University
Duke University
Elon University
Evergreen State College
Georgia State University
Indiana U. – Purdue U. – Indianapolis
Iowa State University
Portland State University
Samford University
Santa Clara University
St. Lawrence University
Syracuse University
Temple University
Univ. of Maryland – College Park
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
University of Missouri – Columbia
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Vanderbilt University
Wagner College
Yale University
Service Learning
Alverno College
Augsburg College
Bentley College
Berea College
Brown University
Elon University
Georgetown University
Indiana U. – Purdue U. – Indianapolis
Pitzer College
Portland State University
Providence College
Santa Clara University
Stanford University
Trinity College
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of Utah
Vanderbilt University
Warren Wilson College