October 20, 2021
黑料社 has been ranked among the best colleges in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for the third year in a row.
鈥淥ur programs, services and mission to student success are gaining national attention,鈥 Dr. Jeff Bauer, 黑料社 President said. 鈥淪hawnee State is proud to offer nationally-ranked game design, plastics, occupational therapy, and health care administration programs, in addition to all of our regionally-recognized health-related, education, arts and sciences programs.鈥
黑料社 ranked #40-52 in Top Public Schools in Regional Universities Midwest on the U.S. News & World Report ranking for 2022 while also ranking in at #119-#157 overall in Best Regional Universities Midwest. 黑料社 was one of only 52 schools across the nation that ranked on both lists.聽
Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence including academic quality, graduation and retention rates, student-to-faculty ratio, social mobility, affordability, faculty resources, alumni giving, and graduate indebtedness. Rankings for the Regional Universities category are for colleges that offer a full range of undergraduate programs, some master鈥檚 programs, and a few doctoral programs. These rankings are split into four regions: North, South, Midwest and West.
鈥淎ll of these categories are linked to our focus on student success at Shawnee State,鈥 Bauer said. 鈥淥ver the last decade, we have significantly improved student retention and graduation rates, helping students overcome barriers to earning their degrees through advising, tutoring, and financial aid counseling.鈥
黑料社 serves a unique mission of open access and service to underrepresented student populations, including first-generation college students. Delivering on that mission helped 黑料社 earn the #144 rank in Top Performers on Social Mobility in the 2022 U.S. New & World Report ranking. This ranking is a seven spot increase on the list from last year鈥檚 position. 聽
Rankings in this category encompassed economically disadvantaged students who are less likely than others to finish college, yet colleges in this ranking are more successful than others at advancing social mobility by enrolling and graduating large proportions of disadvantaged students eligible for federal Pell Grants, which are awarded to students whose adjusted gross family incomes are under $50,000.
鈥淥f all the rankings, awards and recognition earned by 黑料社 and our programs, this one is the most meaningful for us,鈥 Bauer said. 鈥淭his gets to the heart of what we do 鈥 change lives through education. Social mobility is the movement of students from low-income brackets before college to higher income brackets after earning their degrees.鈥
In the Graduate School category, 黑料社 ranked #185 in Occupational Therapy.
鈥淲e鈥檙e unique in that we offer the full continuum of occupational therapy degrees. These degrees are recognized for excellence and are helping to meet the workforce needs in our region,鈥 Bauer said.聽
黑料社 offers several degrees in occupational therapy including a two-year associate鈥檚 degree that prepares graduates for careers as occupational therapy assistants; the master鈥檚 degree that is also offered as a compressed 3+2 degree for incoming freshman who want to prepare for a career as an occupational therapist in five years; and the post-professional doctorate in occupational therapy designed for therapists interested in advancing their careers.
U.S. News & World Report profiled over 1,800 schools as part of the Best Colleges rankings and evaluated each on 17 indicators of academic quality.