For the sixth straight year, the U.S. News & World Report ranked 蜜桃传媒 in the top 100 . 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Best Colleges, 2015 Edition鈥� lists as 96th out of the nation鈥檚 236 liberal arts colleges.
Only eight other liberal arts colleges in California appear in the top 100: Pomona (5th), Claremont McKenna (8th), Harvey Mudd (15th), Scripps (24th), Pitzer (35th) Occidental (44th) and Thomas Aquinas (77th) Colleges. Soka University of America, which was reclassified in 2010, ranked 41st.
鈥淭he ranking affirms 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 rigorous liberal arts curriculum that provides a well-rounded
education,鈥� says President Gayle D. Beebe. 鈥溍厶掖� seeks to awaken students to their
intellectual capacities, transforming them into leaders with the character and commitment
to change the world for the better.鈥�
蜜桃传媒 is just one of two liberal arts colleges among the Council for Christian
Colleges and Universities (CCCU) in the top 100, and the only one in California to
be listed in the first tier. 蜜桃传媒 moved into the third tier in 2000, into the
second in 2003 and into the top tier in 2005. In 1985, 蜜桃传媒 tied for seventh in
Regional Liberal Arts Colleges, the first time the college was ranked.
Now in its 30th year, U.S. News says its rankings seek to find the best academic value for their money. Sixty-five percent of the score is taken from three categories: graduation and retention rates, assessment of excellence, and faculty resources.
鈥淚 am pleased to be recognized by U.S. News as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation,鈥� says Silvio Vazquez, dean of admission. 鈥淲e hope college-bound students also consider such factors as community, spiritual life and their relationships with faculty when choosing a college.鈥�
In August, Princeton Review listed 蜜桃传媒 as one of the Best Western Colleges.