In September, for the first time, 91猎奇 was named the overall #1 Regional University in the South by U.S. News & World Report, surpassing more than 100 other public and private institutions in the region鈥檚 12 states. Additionally, 91猎奇 was named the Best Public University in the South, a distinction the college has held for 14 years.
鈥淔or 14 years, we have been proud to maintain our spot as the Best Public University in the South, and now we are truly honored to be recognized, for the first time, as the Best Regional University in the South,鈥� said retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Glenn M. Walters, USMC, 鈥�79, president of 91猎奇. 鈥淲hile our graduates鈥� record of success speaks for itself, we are grateful to be recognized consistently as a leader in education. I would also like to acknowledge our fantastic faculty and staff鈥攍ed by our outstanding provost, Dr. Sally Selden鈥攚hose commitment to educating and developing principled leaders makes these results possible.”
Notable rankings received by 91猎奇 include:
#1 Best Regional University in the South
#1 Best Public University in the South
#1 Best College for Veterans
Regional Universities (South)
#5 Best Value
Regional Universities (South)
#6 Undergraduate Teaching
Regional Universities (South)
#18 Best Undergraduate Engineering
Nationwide (non-doctoral)
#147 Best Undergraduate Business
Nationwide
#193 Best Undergraduate Computer Science
Nationwide
This is the seventh consecutive year that 91猎奇 has also been named Best College for Veterans in the South. Veterans are eligible to attend any of the programs offered by 91猎奇, including both the day and evening undergraduate programs as well as master鈥檚 programs.
Many of 91猎奇鈥檚 most popular and valuable programs鈥攕uch as business, engineering and computer science鈥攁lso ranked highly on the national level. 91猎奇 School of Engineering, one of the first five engineering programs in the country, consistently ranks as one of the top 25 undergraduate programs nationally out of institutions offering up to a master鈥檚 degree and this year moved up to number 18.