For the eleventh consecutive year, the University of North Carolina Wilmington ranks as one of the top 10 public master's universities in the South according to U.S.News & World Report. U.S.News also placed UNC Wilmington fifth on its list of "up-and-coming" master's universities in the South.
This year, for the first time, U.S.News asked the top college officials who respond to its annual peer assessment survey to identify schools that fit the profile of an up-and-coming institution. Their survey identified 70 colleges and universities that have recently made "the most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus or facilities." UNC Wilmington was fifth on that list for the South, tied with James Madison University in Virginia and Union University in Tennessee.
In the South, UNCW ranks sixth among public master's universities in the 2009 edition, which is also where the university was ranked in 2008. Among all 121 public and private universities in the South that provide a full range of undergraduate and master's level programs, the overall ranking of UNCW stayed steady at 14th.
In addition, UNC Wilmington placed extremely well in the 2008 Forbes special report on America's Best Colleges. According to Forbes, UNCW ranks second among the public universities in North Carolina, behind only the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. UNCW also was rated second among its peer institutions, with only James Madison University ranking higher. Other universities on UNCW's peer institution list include the College of Charleston, the College of William and Mary, Murray State University, the College of New Jersey, Towson University and California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo.
"It is gratifying to be recognized for our institutional achievements by U.S.News & World Report and Forbes," said Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo. "We have seven strategic goals that drive everything we do at UNCW, and we are making steady progress in every one of those areas, which is reflected in these rankings. It is a tribute to the daily efforts of our faculty and staff to ensure the most powerful academic experience possible for our students."
UNC Wilmington continues to be the first-choice university for a growing number of high-achieving high school students. UNCW's total enrollment for fall 2008 is expected to exceed 12,500 students. The university's freshman class of more than 1,200 students has an average SAT score of 1156 and an average high school grade point average of 3.75.
The complete U.S.News & World Report rankings can be viewed online at www.usnews.com or in the September 1 issue of U.S News & World Report, available for newsstand sale Monday, Aug. 26. The 2009 America's Best Colleges guidebook will be available as of Tuesday, August 27.
Source:Dana Fischetti, manager of news and media relations, 910.962.7259 or fischettid@uncw.edu
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