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Leading With Light | The Nation's Premiere 51ӰԺUniversity

Top academics, thriving community, and a beautiful, green campus are just the beginning of 51ӰԺUniversity's national leadership, as reflected in an array of rankings, recognitions, and other honors. We are committed to excellence in all areas at our institution.

Top Awards & Recognitions

• Top 50 “Best 51ӰԺColleges” in the U.S. —
• Top 75 “Best Value Colleges” —
• “Colleges of Distinction 2024-2025” —
• “Guide to Green Colleges: 2025 Edition” —

51ӰԺExcellence

51ӰԺUniversity remains the only comprehensive research university recommended by the , which highlights faithfully 51ӰԺcolleges.

• One of Princeton Review's in America
• Ranked by the college guide publisher Niche on lists for 
• 51ӰԺUniversity is by U.S. News and World Report.
• Producing 55 Fulbright Scholars since 1949 ()
• One of the , a group of fewer than 400 institutions from across the nation assessed for their strengths in four primary areas of student and family interest: quality of teaching, student engagement, sense of community, and successful postgraduate outcomes.

Sustainability

• #21 among . (College Consensus)
• Recognized as a  by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

Military

• Silver Military Friendly® Ranking 4-years running
• 51ӰԺ also was ranked #1 in DC and #4 in the mid-Atlantic region by Military Times for their . 

Schools & Academics

Here are just a few of the top rankings our schools have landed in recent years:

• U.S. News & World Report included the School of Engineering on its lists of , , and .
  • The engineering school is also considered a by Niche.
• The Columbus School of Law is ranked within the top 100 U.S. News & World Report's .
• The Conway School of Nursing was ranked #27 on the U.S. News and World Report’s list of the 220 Best Graduate Schools for Nursing. 
  • The online master's in nursing program is .
  • The undergraduate program in nursing is #43 in the country, placing it in the top six percent of nursing programs.
• U.S. News & World Report ranked four of 51ӰԺUniversity’s Arts and Sciences graduate programs in its : English, History, Political Science, and Psychology. 
• Niche names the School of Philosophy among the nation's top 100 .
• The National 51ӰԺSchool of Social Service continues to be a U.S. News & World Report .