Texas A&M Tops Texas Institutions In Washington Monthly Rankings
COLLEGE STATION, Sept. 2, 2011 — Texas A&M continues to attract positive media attention at the national level, with the most recent recognition coming in rankings by Washington Monthly. The magazine published in the nation’s capital bases its ratings in large part on universities’ contributions to the public interest through endeavors such as service programs and research that drives economic growth.
The Washington Monthly’s college guide published this week shows Texas A&M to rank higher than any other institution in Texas or in the Big 12. It placed 15th in the rankings (http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings_2011/national_university_rank.php) that are headed by California universities.
The magazine’s multi-faceted formula for determining its rankings include social mobility, graduation rates, quality of faculty, value of research and student participation in ROTC and community service, among others.
Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin noted those parameters coincide quite closely with the university’s core values — particularly that of selfless service and with the institution’s purpose statement: “To develop leaders of character dedicated to serving the greater good.”
“We are obviously pleased to be recognized in a survey that focuses on service and contributions the nation’s well-being, just as we are delighted to be increasingly cited for the high quality of our academic programs and other attributes,” Loftin said.
Washington Monthly’s rating follows others this summer based on “best colleges” and “best values” assessments, including those by Princeton Review and Fiske Guide to Colleges 2012.
Still another assessment by an online magazine for college women called Her Campus Media rates Texas A&M students first in the nation in its “where school pride is a way of life” category. Texas A&M is in good company, edging out the University of Michigan and Georgia Tech for the top spot.
The review that continues to attract the most attention is one last year in which The Wall Street Journal credited Texas A&M with ranking second nationally on the basis of employers’ satisfaction in hiring graduates of institutions throughout the nation.
In its 2011 survey, U.S. News & World Report ranked Texas A&M second nationally among public institutions in its “Great Schools, Great Prices” category.
Taking a slightly different perspective, Southern Living rates the Bryan-College Station community among the 10 best college towns in the region that the magazine covers.
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Contact: Lane Stephenson, News & Information Services, (979) 845-4662.
Thanks Lane, good write up. I’m in the process of funding a Sul Ross Corps of Cadets Scholarship for a student majoring in Aerospace Engineering. I will use this information to show prospective students the quality of education they can get at Texas A&M University. I am proud our school is a member of the AAU and a Tier One Research University. But where the rubber meets the road is that our professors are teaching their students as evidenced by my own personal experience and the facts (accolades) in your article. Well Done !!!!!!!
A slightly different perspective on the value of these “alternative metrics:”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmarshallcrotty/2011/08/30/uc-san-diego-voted-best-college-in-america-yale-princeton-not-even-in-top-30/