Okla-homey
9/13/2011, 03:57 PM
But if were college bound, I'd go with Tulsa over Baylor. Better looking students, and its not in texass.
TU jumps to 75th in U.S. News and World Report rankings
By SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer
The University of Tulsa tied for 75th in U.S. News and World Report's annual ranking of colleges and universities released Tuesday.
The ranking was the highest the private school has received from the publication. TU ranked 93rd last year and has made the top 100 for nine consecutive years. It's also the only university in Oklahoma to make the national top-100 ranking.
TU tied with Baylor University, Colorado School of Mines, Indiana University-Bloomington, University of Alabama, University of California-Santa Cruz and the University of Delaware.
Harvard University and Princeton University tied for first in the ranking, with Yale University in third.
TU President Steadman Upham said in a news release that the jump from 93rd to 75th was a result of an increased academic quality in the student body, faculty recruitment, the revitalization and expansion of the campus, and a comprehensive campaign that raised more than $698 million.
"This achievement is the result of more than a decade of strategic planning and focused effort aimed at advancing the university along all fronts," Upham said.
U.S. News and World Report based the rankings on several factors, including percentage of freshmen who were in the top 10 percent of their graduating high school classes, freshmen retention rate, graduation rate, ACT scores, admission selectivity, peer assessment, student-teacher ratios, percentage of full-time faculty and alumni giving.
Elsewhere, John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Ark., was ranked as the top regional college in the south region in the U.S. News' ranking.
Chip Pollard, John Brown's president, said the No. 1 ranking represents a deep commitment by the faculty and staff to have an excellent Christian university.
"There are many great colleges in the south, and we are honored to lead our peers in the rankings this year," Pollard said.
TU jumps to 75th in U.S. News and World Report rankings
By SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer
The University of Tulsa tied for 75th in U.S. News and World Report's annual ranking of colleges and universities released Tuesday.
The ranking was the highest the private school has received from the publication. TU ranked 93rd last year and has made the top 100 for nine consecutive years. It's also the only university in Oklahoma to make the national top-100 ranking.
TU tied with Baylor University, Colorado School of Mines, Indiana University-Bloomington, University of Alabama, University of California-Santa Cruz and the University of Delaware.
Harvard University and Princeton University tied for first in the ranking, with Yale University in third.
TU President Steadman Upham said in a news release that the jump from 93rd to 75th was a result of an increased academic quality in the student body, faculty recruitment, the revitalization and expansion of the campus, and a comprehensive campaign that raised more than $698 million.
"This achievement is the result of more than a decade of strategic planning and focused effort aimed at advancing the university along all fronts," Upham said.
U.S. News and World Report based the rankings on several factors, including percentage of freshmen who were in the top 10 percent of their graduating high school classes, freshmen retention rate, graduation rate, ACT scores, admission selectivity, peer assessment, student-teacher ratios, percentage of full-time faculty and alumni giving.
Elsewhere, John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Ark., was ranked as the top regional college in the south region in the U.S. News' ranking.
Chip Pollard, John Brown's president, said the No. 1 ranking represents a deep commitment by the faculty and staff to have an excellent Christian university.
"There are many great colleges in the south, and we are honored to lead our peers in the rankings this year," Pollard said.