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The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has classified WMU as one of only 139 public institutions it considers research universities. In addition, U.S. News & World Report has recognized it as one of the nation’s best universities for the past 21 years, and for the past 14 years, has listed it among the top-100 public universities in the United States

ashington Monthly lauds WMU as one of nation's best values
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by Cheryl Roland
August 27, 2013 | WMU News
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WMU was recognized by Washington Monthly for the second year.

KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University students are returning to campus this week just in time to hear the news that their school is one of the top-50 values among national universities and already meets many of the performance measures called for in recent weeks by U.S. President Barack Obama.

Washington Monthly, labeled by the Washington Post as an independent magazine for policy wonks, released a series of rankings Aug. 26 that placed WMU on a list of national universities that offer "the best bang for the buck." Among America's national universities, WMU came in at No. 46. The magazine said its analysis was based on the economic value students receive per dollar.
A best value

Meanwhile, a public policy blog has ranked WMU as one of the top 12 schools in the nation "where students get the best bang for the buck" and that would most benefit from a new federal funding structure proposed by the president. In a posting Aug. 26, PolicyMic listed WMU at No. 5 among schools "already meeting many of the standards Obama has laid out."

This is the second year that WMU has garnered praise in Washington Monthly's annual rankings of schools that "are acting on behalf of the true public interest." For eight years, the magazine has run a list of top colleges that "promote upward social mobility, research and public service." After first making the list last year, WMU is once again on the magazine's overall list of top national universities, coming in at No. 123. Among other Michigan schools rated highly on the overall list are the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Michigan Technological University.

The Best Bang for the Buck rating is a separate new ranking added this year by the magazine. Additional schools on that list include MSU and MTU. The magazine also promises a list in coming weeks of schools that excel in public service.
A change in how schools are evaluated

Washington Monthly editors designed their overall rating system eight years ago, arguing that conventional measures of college prestige are less important than what colleges do for the country and the value they offer students. Editors professed delight at last week's call by the president for a change in how federal funds are awarded and how schools are evaluated.

"It doesn't happen every day that an administration does exactly what you want," Editor-in-Chief Paul Glastris told the Washington Post as he introduced the rankings.

The ranking by PolicyMic used data on average debt load, starting salaries, tuition, room and board rates, six-year graduation rates and percentage of students who qualified for Pell Grants to pick its list of 12 schools that perform better than average on such indicators.
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WMU on U.S. News list of top-tier national universities

Aug. 17, 2010

KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University is one of just a handful of Michigan universities included in the U.S. News & World Report's new, expanded list of top-tier national universities released today.

The publication's 2011 ranking of more than 1,400 colleges and universities was unveiled at usnews.com and will be available in an Aug. 24 print guidebook on newsstands. WMU remains among the 262 universities--164 public and 98 private--the magazine singles out as having national standing and being among the nation's best. WMU's numerical rank is 179 among the total group, putting it in a tie for 98th place among the nation's public universities.

This is the 20th year WMU has appeared in the magazine's top grouping of "best national universities." This year, the publication expanded its numerically ranked top tier to include more schools. The schools in the bottom 25 percent of the group are listed alphabetically and without ranking as the second tier.

A total of four Michigan public universities are among the schools numerically ranked in the top tier of public and private institutions that is led by Harvard, Princeton and Yale in the top three slots.

Top Tier Michigan Universities
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Michigan State University
Michigan Technological University
Western Michigan University

Another three Michigan schools appear in the unranked lower tier of "best national universities." They are Central Michigan, Oakland and Wayne State universities. Several other state schools are on the magazine's various lists of top liberal arts schools and regional top master's-level universities and baccalaureate colleges.

WMU was first named to the overall "Best National Universities" list in 1991 and moved up to the third of four tiers on the 1999 list. The new ranking eliminates the four-tier system and moves to two. The widely read U.S. News list is based on 16 criteria, including academic reputation, retention and graduation rates, student/faculty ratios, class size, faculty resources and student test scores.

Earlier this month, WMU was named one of the "Best Midwestern Colleges" by Princeton Review. This is the sixth year the University has been honored with that designation, which was made to 152 schools in 12 states. The list is compiled using institutional data, visits to schools and the opinions of college counselors and advisors. An important element of the selection process is an 80-question student survey.

WMU has an enrollment of some 25,000 students and is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a university with high research activity. The University offers more than 230 degree programs, including 29 at the doctoral level and has regional sites at seven locations around Michigan. The University attracts students from every state in the union and 90 other nations, and its more than 900 faculty members have been trained at some of the world's finest institutions.
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Not really excited about 4 year old press releases. What's next, posting about the most recent WMU MAC Championship?

(08-02-2014 03:00 PM)BCBronco Wrote:  Not really excited about 4 year old press releases. What's next, posting about the most recent WMU MAC Championship?

The first one is less than a year old.

(08-02-2014 03:12 PM)Chipdip2 Wrote:  

(08-02-2014 03:00 PM)BCBronco Wrote:  Not really excited about 4 year old press releases. What's next, posting about the most recent WMU MAC Championship?

The first one is less than a year old.

Well, I guess it's better than four years, or especially 26 years LOL

How about the fact that we are one of 10% of colleges to have a "Phi Beta Kappa Society" membership. Check it out

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Phi Beta Kappa celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Its campus chapters invite for induction the most outstanding arts and sciences students at America’s leading colleges and universities. The Society sponsors activities to advance these studies — the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences — in higher education and in society at large.

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After graduation, members may join a ΦBK Alumni Association in their community. Associations bring together members of all ages. They foster friendship and lifelong learning through social, cultural, and educational programs, and community service projects. Many associations raise money for college scholarships to perpetuate the legacy of Phi Beta Kappa.

Members also have exclusive networking opportunities through the Society's LinkedIn group, receive invitations to special lectures and events, and have access to member discounts at Newsweek, The American Scholar, Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, Barnes & Noble, and more.

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A 2014 ranking would be great. Except, what you posted is a 2013 press release.

Are you suggesting that we've gone down the crapper in one year.... Most people would be very happy with this kind of ranking even if it is a year old...
Did you bother to read the article ??????

(08-13-2014 10:29 AM)broncojohnny Wrote:  Are you suggesting that we've gone down the crapper in one year.... Most people would be very happy with this kind of ranking even if it is a year old...
Did you bother to read the article ??????

It is not an article, it is a press release. Big difference. Secondly, it is not 2014 as you promised, it is 2013.