Aug. 22, 2008
Quick Facts
- Winthrop captured eighth place among its peer institutions
- Winthrop has smaller classes and a slightly smaller faculty/staff student ratio from the previous year
US News Ranks Winthrop Among South's Top 10 Public Universities
President Anthony DiGiorgio
This is the 17th time the Rock Hill campus has received a mention in the prestigious newsmagazine. This year, Winthrop captured the eighth place ranking among its peer institutions.
U.S. News ranks schools based on their academic reputation by their peers, graduation and retention rates, class size, student/faculty ratio, percentage of full-time faculty, student selectivity and alumni giving. Winthrop continued to offer a slightly smaller faculty/student ratio than the previous year, as well as slightly smaller classes.
The exclusive rankings will be published online on Friday, Aug. 22 at www.usnews.com.
Highlights of the college rankings will be published in the Sept. 1
issue of U.S. News & World Report, available for newsstand purchase
on Monday, Aug. 25. The newsmagazine annually examines data from
more than 1,400 accredited four-year schools and then provides
consumers the opportunity to evaluate and compare higher education
institutions.
President Anthony DiGiorgio said Winthrop is targeting an even
higher profile in years to come so it can move from national
recognition to national prominence.
DiGiorgio, who has led Winthrop for almost two decades, noted that
the goal of achieving national prominence won’t be realized
“overnight,” especially in times of declining state financial
support, but that it ultimately will add value to the degree of
every Winthrop alumni, past and future, as well as contribute to
incremental enrollment growth over time.
Winthrop also stands out among public universities for its inclusion
in several magazines in their annual college rankings. Princeton
Review has rated Winthrop among its “Best Value Colleges,” as well
as Barron’s Best Buys in College Education.