U.S. News Ranks 乐播传媒 Among Top National Universities
乐播传媒 has risen 25 spots since 2012 on U.S. News & World Reports list of Americas Best Colleges.
乐播传媒 continues to rise in the U.S. News & World Report鈥榮 annual rankings. The publication ranked 乐播传媒 No. 68 among public universities and No. 140 overall among national universities in its America鈥檚 Best Colleges list.鈥溊植ゴ解�檚 success in these important rankings is a reflection of the quality education and the outstanding dedication and achievements of our faculty, students and staff.鈥�
乐播传媒 has been gaining ground in the during the last five years, moving up 25 spots from No. 165 among national universities since 2012. The university also gained 22 spots among public universities (No. 90 in 2012).
鈥溊植ゴ解�檚 success in these important rankings is a reflection of the quality education and the outstanding dedication and achievements of our faculty, students and staff,鈥� said 乐播传媒 President Sally Roush. 鈥淭heir commitment to this university creates the foundation for the academic programs that are being recognized in these rankings.鈥�
Outstanding programs
乐播传媒鈥檚 international business program ranks No. 12, up from No. 14 last year.The undergraduate business program and undergraduate engineering program both rank among the top 100 programs in the nation, coming in No. 91 and No. 99 respectively.
Several 乐播传媒 graduate programs rank in the top 50 nationally including aerospace engineering (No. 37), audiology (No. 30), clinical psychology (No. 25), health care management (No. 47), nursing midwifery (No. 28), public health (No. 39), rehabilitation counseling (No. 10), speech language pathology (No. 24), as well as the online graduate education program (No. 22).
Graduate programs that rank among the top 100 include education (No. 57), physical therapy (No. 79), social work (No. 58), public affairs (No. 86) and fine arts (No. 59).
Opportunities for all students
U.S. News & World Report also named 乐播传媒 one of the top national universities for students graduating with the least amount of debt. 乐播传媒 is the No. 7 public school and No. 14 overall university in the nation when it comes to least student debt amount at graduation.According to the data released by U.S. News & World Report, 51 percent of 乐播传媒 students graduate with no debt at all, and the average amount of debt at graduation is under $20,000鈥攃ompared to the national average of $37,172.
In addition, 乐播传媒 is among the top 25 educational institutions in the country for ethnic diversity鈥攁 point of pride for 乐播传媒, where students from all backgrounds achieve academic excellence.
Recent success
乐播传媒 is nationally recognized for academic excellence and for many outstanding programs that support student success. In the past year, the university was named to 鈥攁bout 15 percent of four-year universities made the list. 乐播传媒 also was recognized as a top school for the number of students who and for its support of and .The university recently completed its , which exceeded its $750 million goal by raising a total of $815.2 million, ensuring future support for scholarships, programs, faculty, students and staff.
