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| Vol. 17, No. 1 | Sept. 4, 1997 |
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| Vol. 17, No. 1 | Sept. 4, 1997 |
The University of Delaware is ranked 25th among the nation's top public universities in U.S. News and World Report's 11th annual "America's Best Colleges" issue and guidebook.
This is the first time the magazine has ranked the nation's top public universities in a separate table.
"Applicants and their families do take the U.S. News rankings seriously, and it is important for the University to be included in this new category of the best national public universities," Fred Siegel, UD's associate provost for enrollment services, said. "There are some major institutions not on this 'Top 25' list: All the more reason for the entire community to feel proud that UD is viewed objectively as a great institution. The effect on recruitment will most definitely be felt."
Based on questionnaires sent to 1,400 four-year schools, the rankings appear in the magazine's Sept. 1 issue. The rankings take into account academic reputation, retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, value added and alumni giving rate.
UD shares the 25th rank with Indiana University at Bloomington and the universities of California at Santa Cruz and Hawaii at Manoa.
Money magazine recently ranked the University of Delaware 64th in its eighth annual ranking of top values in four-year undergraduate schools in America. UD also was ranked 14th out of the 25 best buys in the Mid-Atlantic area in the article, which appears in the magazine's September issue.
