[amc] Yea, BETHEL
- From: "Bob" <rkoehn1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Austin mennonite Church" <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 14:41:46 -0500
BETHEL HOLDS TOP-TIER RANKING FOR 8TH YEAR
Bethel is in a top category of U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of
colleges and universities for the eighth year in a row. Bethel is one of only
four Kansas colleges, and one of three Mennonite-affiliated colleges, to make
the top half of the 2006 Best Comprehensive Colleges-Midwest list, appearing
the highest in both cases at #29.
Institutions in the Comprehensive College category focus on undergraduate
education and provide a range of degree programs in the liberal arts and in
professional fields such as business, education and nursing.
Universities that emphasize research and offer several doctoral programs are
ranked separately from liberal arts colleges. Comprehensive colleges are
compared against other schools in the same group and region (North, South,
Midwest or West).
U.S. News staff gathers data from and about each school in areas related to
academic excellence, with each indicator assigned a percentage. Assessment by
top administrators at peer institutions carries the greatest weight (25%).
Other indicators include student retention rates, faculty resources, student
selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving.
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