New category, sustained high marks
U.S. News & World Report ranks Calvin No. 3 overall among Midwest regional universities in its 鈥2020 Best Colleges Guidebook.鈥 This marks the first year Calvin is ranked in the university category. (For the past three years, Calvin held the top spot in the Midwest regional colleges category.)
U.S. News鈥 top five Midwest regional universities are Butler, John Carroll, Calvin, Bradley, and Xavier.
The report helps prospective students and their families evaluate colleges and universities based on 16 widely accepted indicators of excellence, such as first-year retention rates, graduation rates, and the strength of faculty. The report also takes into account qualitative assessments by administrators at peer institutions.
In addition to the No. 3 overall ranking in its category, Calvin also garners U.S. News鈥 No. 5 ranking among Midwest regional universities on its 鈥淏est Undergraduate Teaching鈥 list, is No. 18 on its 鈥淏est Value Schools鈥 list, and ranks third for total percentage of international students.
When considering all colleges and universities included in all U.S. News & World Report categories, Calvin ranks No. 31 for 鈥淔irst-Year Experiences鈥 and No. 50 for 鈥淯ndergraduate Research/Creative Projects.鈥
Calvin鈥檚 engineering program is also included on the 鈥淏est Undergraduate Engineering Programs鈥 list.