University of Dayton eCommons News Releases Marketing and Communications 9-23-1993 UD Ranked 12th Best Regional School in the Midwest, According to U.S News & World Report Survey Follow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.udayton.edu/news_rls Recommended Citation "UD Ranked 12th Best Regional School in the Midwest, According to U.S News & World Report Survey" (1993) News Releases 7817 https://ecommons.udayton.edu/news_rls/7817 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Marketing and Communications at eCommons It has been accepted for inclusion in News Releases by an authorized administrator of eCommons For more information, please contact frice1@udayton.edu, mschlangen1@udayton.edu The University of Dayton News Release Sept 23, 1993 Contact: Teri Rizvi' UD RANKED 12TH BEST REGIONAL SCHOOL IN THE MIDWEST, ACCORDING TO U.S NEWS & WORW REPORT SURVEY DAYTON, Ohio The University of Dayton is again ranked as one of the best regional universities in the Midwest, according to U.S News & World Report's annual ranking of America's best colleges and universities UD placed 12th in the region Like the past two years, UD won its highest marks for academic reputation, ranking sixth among Midwestern colleges UD also ranked sixth in graduation rate rank, which is based on the average percentage of students in the 1983 to 1986 freshman classes who graduated within six years of the year in which they enrolled The magazine ranked 559 regional colleges and universities in four regions of the country Regional colleges and universities, as defined by the magazine, generally award more than half their bachelor's degrees in two or more professional programs, and many also offer graduate degrees; The institutions were ranked by combining statistical data with the results of a U.S News survey of academic reputations among 2,655 college presidents, deans and admission directors "It's gratifying to be included among the best universities in the Midwest," said the Rev James L Heft, S.M., provost "The University of Dayton's academic reputation is one of our strongest recruiting tools." ~ Other factors in the rankings were student selectivity, faculty resources and the school's overall financial resources Illinois Wesleyan University ranked first in the Midwest Other Ohio schools ranked among the 15 top regional universities in the Midwest: John Carroll University (9th) and Ohio Northern University (11th) The U.S News survey will be published in the Oct issue -30For interviews, contact Father Jim Heft, S.M., at (513) 229-2245 OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS 300 College Park Dayton, Ohio 45469-1679 (513) 229-3241 FAX: (513) 229-3063 ... Dayton is again ranked as one of the best regional universities in the Midwest, according to U.S News & World Report's annual ranking of America's best colleges and universities UD placed 12th in. . .The University of Dayton News Release Sept 23, 1993 Contact: Teri Rizvi' UD RANKED 12TH BEST REGIONAL SCHOOL IN THE MIDWEST, ACCORDING TO U.S NEWS & WORW REPORT SURVEY DAYTON, Ohio The University... ~ Other factors in the rankings were student selectivity, faculty resources and the school' s overall financial resources Illinois Wesleyan University ranked first in the Midwest Other Ohio schools