College Choice Releases 2016 Ranking of Northern Regional Universities: Unique College Rankings are Based Exclusively on Factors Entering Freshmen Said Most Important to College Decision
RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- College Choice (http://www.collegechoice.net) has published its 2016 ranking of regional universities in the North (http://www.collegechoice.net/rankings/best-northern-regional-universities-2016/). These are Northern universities which offer a full range of undergraduate programs, and some master's programs, but relatively few doctoral programs.
This ranking is based exclusively on factors actual college students said were most important to their college decision. According to the most recent annual CIRP Freshmen Survey by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, these factors include academic reputation, financial aid offerings, overall cost, and success of graduates in the post-college job market.
The top three spots on the list remain unchanged from last year, with Villanova University, located just north of Philadelphia, PA, retaining its spot at the top of the list, followed by Bentley University in Waltham, MA and Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore at number two and number three, respectively.
Universities making the list include (alphabetically ordered):
Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Assumption College, Worcester, MA
Bentley University, Boston, MA
Bryant University, Smithfield, RI,
Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
College of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ
CUNY--Baruch College, New York, NY
CUNY--Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
CUNY--City College, New York, NY
CUNY--Hunter College, New York, NY
CUNY--Queens College, Flushing, NY
Emerson College, Boston, MA
Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ
Gannon University, Erie, PA
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA
Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY
Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY,
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Marywood University, Scranton, PA
Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY
Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY
Niagara University, Niagara, NY
Norwich University, Northfield, VT
Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, MD
Providence College, Providence, RI
Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT
Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ
Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ
Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey--?Camden, Camden, NJ
Salve Regina University, Newport, RI
Simmons College, Boston, MA
St. Francis University, Loretto, PA
St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA
St. Peter's University, Jersey City, NJ
SUNY College--Oneonta, Oneonta, NY
SUNY--Geneseo, Geneseo, NY
SUNY--New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
Towson University, Towson, MD
University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
Villanova University, Philadelphia, PA
Wagner College, Staten Island, NY
Western New England University, Springfield, MA
Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA
"As with our rankings of national college and universities, when ranking regional universities it made sense to us to consider which factors the largest survey of actual college freshmen said was most important to them when they chose their school," said Jeremy Alder, Managing Editor of College Choice. "Every college ranking involves decisions about what elements of a college to consider. You can't measure or include everything, so why not go with what real students said they valued most in making their own college decision?"
The ranking takes into account academic reputation, average amount of scholarship and grant aid per student, overall net cost, and the average starting salary for graduates. Each factor was weighted equally. Data was derived from several publicly available sources, including the National Center for Education Statistics, Payscale.com, and U.S. News & World Report.
College Choice is an independent online publication dedicated to helping students and their families find the right college. The site publishes rankings and reviews that make finding the best colleges for different interests easier and more fun, as well as resources to help students get into, pay for, and thrive at the college of their choice.
Contact:
Jeremy Alder
Managing Editor, College Choice
(919) 745-8594
SOURCE College Choice
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