| Each year, the Office of University Communications collects objective and comparative measures of Wesleyan’s strengths from data compiled by outside sources. Following is a brief list of recent findings:
No. 1 in National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding among Liberal Arts Peers
This is an objective ranking based on available NSF funding data. Between 2001 and 2003 Wesleyan received $14.49 million in NSF funding (this reflects the most recent data available Wesleyan was also No. 1 in the previous survey that ran up to 2001). Next closest was Mt. Holyoke at $5.31 million. Carleton was 3rd, Barnard 4th and Wellesley 5th.
No. 1 in Science and Math Publications Among Liberal Arts Peers
Also objective and a very significant ranking within the scientific community, this data set runs between 1994-2004 and shows that Wesleyan had a little less than 1,061 scientific publications during this period. Williams was No. 2 with just over 508 publications. Rounding out the top five were Wellesley No. 3, Swarthmore No. 4, Amherst No. 5.
No. 10 in the 2006 U. S. News & World Report Rankings of Liberal Arts Institutions
This is probably the best-known national ranking list.
Wesleyan also ranked within U.S. News:
No. 6 in Peer Assessment
This number reflects Wesleyan’s over-all academic reputation and perception of excellence among peer institutions.
No. 7 in Economic Diversity
This ranking was determined by the percentage of students receiving Pell Grants within U.S. News top 25 ranked schools. While not a perfect gauge of economic diversity, “Pell figures are the best available gauge of how many low income undergrads there are on a given campus,” according to the editors.
No. 3 among All National Universities & Colleges by Washington Monthly
This magazine ranks schools by not what colleges can do for you, but what colleges are doing for the country
Are our colleges making good use of our tax dollars? Are they producing graduates who can keep our nation competitive in a changing world? The full rankings and methodology can be seen at: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/0609.collegechart.html
No. 8 Wesleyan Athletics Power Ranking among Div. III Schools by NCSA
The National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA) recently gave Wesleyan a power ranking of 8 nationally among Division III schools. According to NCSA, the rankings were developed to encourage student-athletes and parents to take a comprehensive approach to choosing a school based on its overall merits. Colleges and universities are given a ranking based on academics, athletics, and student-athlete graduation rates. Last year Wesleyan was ranked 13th in this survey. The full rankings can be seen at http://www.ncsapowerrankings.org/ under 2006 Rankings, then clicking Division III.
No. 10 of Top 50 Colleges in the U.S. for African Americans as Ranked by Black Enterprise magazine.
1. Florida A&M; 2. Howard University in Washington, DC; 3, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, N.C.; 4, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; 5, Spelman College, Atlanta, Ga.; 6, Hampton University, Hampton, Va.; 7, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.;
8, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.; 9, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Penn.;
10, Wesleyan University.
Wesleyan is a Top 30 Private School according to Reform Judaism magazines “Insider’s Guide to Jewish Campus Life
Created for high school and college students, the guides centerfold documents colleges by Jewish population the top 30 private and top 30 public North American school Jews choose. It also includes expert information on getting into top universities, why it is important to choose a Jewish-friendly school, finding Jewish-related scholarships and loans, and making the best of the college experience. The full list can be seen at www.reformjudaismmag.org.
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Olivia Drake
Mike Mavredakis
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