Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-12-2017
Abstract
Earning recognition as the top private university in Arkansas as well as being listed nationally among “Best for the Money” universities, Ouachita Baptist University continues to be ranked among the nation’s top universities by Forbes magazine, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today/CollegeFactual.com and Niche.com.
This year’s state and national rankings for Ouachita include being:
- Ranked as the No. 1 private university in Arkansas by Niche.com. Ouachita also was cited as the top university in the state by Niche in several other categories, including best liberal arts college, best Christian college, best small college, best value and safest college campus.
- Listed by Niche.com in the top 5 percent nationally for residence halls, with that ranking based on “outstanding campus housing that is safe and clean with modern amenities at reasonable prices.”
- Recognized in the top 5 percent nationally as “Best for the Money” by USA Today/CollegeFactual.com. Those rankings also included Ouachita in the top 10 percent nationally for its biology, chemistry, communications, history, philosophy, Christian studies and theatre arts programs and in the top 15 percent among NCAA Division II schools for student-athlete scholars in both football and volleyball.
- Named among “America’s Top Colleges” by Forbes for the ninth consecutive year.
- Listed among “Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report for the seventh year in a row.
Recommended Citation
Henderson, Trennis and Ouachita News Bureau, "Ouachita cited as top private university in state, ranked among "Best for the Money" nationally" (2017). Press Releases. 416.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/press_releases/416
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