University Recognized for Value, Innovation in Latest U.S. News Rankings
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For the 31st year, George Fox was named one of âAmericaâs Best Collegesâ by U.S. News & World Report, while also earning high marks in the publicationâs annual college rankings issue for overall value, innovation, engineering and undergraduate teaching programs, and its offerings for veterans.
George Fox ranked 24th out of 127 schools in the âBest Regional Universitiesâ West category and made the magazineâs âBest Value Schoolsâ list, landing at No. 18 out of 58 in the âRegional Universities Westâ category. The university was also listed in the âBest Undergraduate Engineering Programâ rankings and was recognized for the quality of its undergraduate teaching programs, ranking No. 8 in the âBest Undergraduate Teachingâ category among regional universities in the West.
In addition, George Fox was listed as one of the magazineâs âBest Colleges for Veteransâ and rated high (No. 7) in its regional category of the âMost Innovative Schools,â deemed as those colleges and universities that âare making the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology or facilitiesâ in a survey of peer institutions.
U.S. News wasnât alone in its praise of the university: Niche.com, a website dedicated to evaluating schools, neighborhoods and workplaces based on public data sets and more than 100 million reviews and survey responses, ranked George Fox as the âBest Christian Collegeâ in Oregon for 2019.
George Foxâs U.S. News & World Report rankings
- No. 24 âBest Regional Universities Westâ
- No. 18 âBest Value Schoolsâ in âBest Regional Universities Westâ
- No. 8 âBest Undergraduate Teaching Programsâ in âBest Regional Universities Westâ
- No. 7 âMost Innovative Schoolsâ in âBest Regional Universities Westâ
- No. 15 âBest Schools for Veteransâ in âBest Regional Universities Westâ
- No. 82 âBest Undergraduate Engineering Programsâ (ABET-accredited schools offering a bachelorâs or masterâs degree)
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