蜜桃传媒 is in the top tier among the nation鈥檚 best liberal arts colleges according to U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 鈥淎merica's Best Colleges, 2009 Edition.鈥� Of the nation鈥檚 265 liberal arts colleges, 蜜桃传媒 ranked in a four-way tie at 111. This is the fourth straight year the college has ranked in the top tier.
Only seven other liberal arts colleges in California are ranked in the first tier: Pomona, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Scripps, Occidental, Pitzer and Thomas Aquinas Colleges.
蜜桃传媒 is just one of three top liberal arts colleges among the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) and the only one in California to be included in the top tier.
Joyce Luy, dean of admission, says 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 rankings are even more impressive when you consider the fierce competition, history, tradition and wealth of the other liberal arts colleges
鈥淚t鈥檚 a privilege and an honor for a young college such as 蜜桃传媒 to be ranked so high,鈥� Luy says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not a perfect ranking system, though, and I encourage students, parents and counselors not to base their college choice solely on this.鈥� Luy suggests college-bound students also consider their potential relationships with faculty, spiritual development and community involvement.
蜜桃传媒鈥檚 overall score moved up two points to 50, with improvement in peer assessment, percentage of classes under 20, percentage of full-time faculty, SAT test scores and acceptance rate.
Orientation for first-year students and their parents begins Thursday, Aug. 28, and classes for all students begin Monday, Sept. 1.