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RELEASE (09-07-01)
Contact: Lynn Stewart, Centenary News Service, 869-5120 U.S. News Again
Lists Centenary College Among South's Top 10 in "America's Best Colleges"
Survey; No. 6 "Best Value"
SHREVEPORT, LA -- For the 12th consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report lists Centenary College of Louisiana among "America's Best Colleges." This year Centenary is among the Top 10 in the South in the listing of "Best Universities-Master's," formerly called "Regional Colleges and Universities" In a separate listing of "Great Schools at Great Prices," U.S. News ranked Centenary at No. 6 among the South's top 14 "Best Values." Last year, Centenary was 12th in the overall ranking and first in the Best Value list. The magazine released its annual America's Best Colleges survey Thursday evening (Sept. 6) on its website (www.usnews.com). Centenary is listed 10th among the Top 33 Southern universities-master's, based on 16 measures of excellence, in the magazine's Sept. 17, 2001 issue and in the 2002 edition of the U.S. News guidebook, America's Best Colleges. Both will be available on newsstands Sept. 10. To determine rankings, U.S. News & World Report looks at colleges' academic reputation, retention rate, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, graduation rate performance, and alumni giving. For its "Best Values, " U.S. News relates a school's quality ranking with the net cost to a student who receives the average level of financial aid. Centenary President Kenneth L. Schwab said the continued national recognition underscores Centenary's reputation for excellence, an outstanding faculty and staff, and a student-centered environment. "Again, we are pleased that a national audience will be reminded that Centenary is an outstanding educational institution that encourages leadership and an education for a lifetime," he said. Founded in 1825 and the nation's oldest private college west of the Mississippi River, Centenary is a selective liberal arts college that encourages leadership, citizenship and community service. The college offers 41 majors in its Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities divisions. Other Louisiana schools named to the top lists for the South were Loyola
University in fourth place in the "Best Universities-Master's" list
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11th in the "Best Values" rankings, and Xavier University of Louisiana
The following are schools named "Best Values, Universities-Master's,
South" by U.S. News:
The "Best Universities-Master's, South," list follows:
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