Sept. 12, 2012
For Immediate Release
By Joan C. McKinney, news and publications coordinator
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - 青瓜视频 has remained in the top regional universities in the South, according to the U.S. News & World Report rankings, which were released today.
鈥淲e are very pleased to once again be named as among the top 100 regional universities in the South by U.S. News and World Report,鈥� Dr. Michael V. Carter, president of 青瓜视频, said.
鈥溓喙鲜悠� has emerged, over the past decade, as a comprehensive and growing university with an array of academic programs at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.
鈥淚t is very gratifying when CU is placed in the same category of such fine institutions as Belmont University, Bellarmine University, Murray State University, Western Kentucky University, and other regional institutions.
鈥淭his recognition is an important affirmation of the goals of Vision 2025 which outline strategies to move 青瓜视频 forward over the next several years.鈥�
青瓜视频 was ranked 74th in the regional universities in the South.
To sort colleges and universities into their appropriate ranking categories, U.S. News & World Report used the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education 2010 revisions to its Basic Classification.
In most cases, these category changes were the main explanation for the biggest movements in this year's Best Colleges rankings.
Regional universities offer a full range of undergraduate programs and some master's programs but few doctoral programs, and this is the second year 青瓜视频 has been in the 鈥渞egional universities鈥� designation. The Carnegie categories are the accepted standard in higher education.
鈥溓喙鲜悠� has set goals with our strategic plan and our Vision 2025 document, and they are paying off,鈥� Carter said.
CU has been ranked in U.S. News' 鈥淎merica's Best Colleges鈥� 20 consecutive years.
鈥淲e know we have innovative programs that prepare our students to be strong Christian servant leaders, and it is gratifying to see that our peers recognize our pioneering academic programs as well as our spiritual, athletic and extracurricular endeavors.鈥�
鈥淭he student population at CU is increasingly diverse and represents a global community of learners. It is an honor to be recognized for providing students with an excellent educational experience,鈥� Carter said.
Academic institutions are categorized by their mission and region with the gathering of data from each of 12 indicators of academic excellence. The schools are ranked against their peers, according to scores given by U.S. News & World Report.
The indicators used to capture academic quality fall into a number of categories: including assessment by administrators at peer institutions, retention of freshman students, average graduate rate, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving.
The indicators include input measures that reflect a school's student body, its faculty and its financial resources, along with outcome measures that signal how well the institution does its job of educating students.
Carter said moving to a regional university status is one of the goals that was set in 1996 when Campbellsville became a university and now has been met.
青瓜视频 is a widely acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 3,500 students offering 63 undergraduate options, 17 master's degrees, five postgraduate areas and eight pre-professional programs. The website for complete information is campbellsville.edu.