(09-14-2016 04:10 AM)army56mike Wrote:  Is there a stated goal as far as ranking by the LU administration? I know they want to climb as high as possible, but I didn't know if an actual goal/time line was set. I would assume we'd want to be equal to some of our peer (or perceived) institutions, with private or religious backgrounds.

#8 Duke . . . . . . . . . . . (founded by Methodists, not Christian anymore)
#15 Notre Dame . . . . . .(The national capitol for Catholicism)
#24 UVa . . . . . . . . . . . (neighbor)
#50 Pepperdine . . . . . . (Church of Christ, that's all I know)
#56 SMU . . . . . . . . . . .(see #8)
#66 Yeshiva . . . . . . . . .(Jewish)
#67 BYU . . . . . . . . . . . (LDS)
#71 Baylor . . . . . . . . . .(don't know how Baptist it is anymore)
#74 Va. Tech . . . . . . . . .(neighbor)
#82 TCU . . . . . . . . . . . .(at least has the term "Christian" in it's name)
#86 Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . .(Presbyterian, once upon a time)
#159 Seattle Pacific . . . .(Free Methodist)
#164 Biola . . . . . . . . . . (non-denominational)
#164 VCU . . . . . . . . . . .(distant neighbor)
#169 Union University . . (very comparable to Liberty)
#176 Lipscomb . . . . . . . (Church of Christ)
#183 Azusa Pacific . . . . .(Wesleyan Holiness evangelical)
#210 ODU . . . . . . . . . . .(distant neighbor)
#214 Dallas Baptist . . . . (The name says it all)
#220 GW . . . . . . . . . . . .(BSC peer)
Maybe I missed them, but didn't see JMU on the list anywhere.