{"id":12179,"date":"2024-09-24T09:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T13:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/?p=12179"},"modified":"2024-09-24T09:58:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T13:58:00","slug":"saint-peters-university-first-in-new-jersey-for-social-mobility-in-the-2025-u-s-news-world-report-rankings-in-regional-universities-north-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/24\/saint-peters-university-first-in-new-jersey-for-social-mobility-in-the-2025-u-s-news-world-report-rankings-in-regional-universities-north-category\/","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University First in New Jersey for Social Mobility in the 2025 U.S. News &amp; World Report Rankings in Regional Universities North Category"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Jersey City, N.J. \u2013 September 24, 2024 \u2013<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University has continued its impressive climb in the annual <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> rankings of colleges and universities, being recognized as the leader in New Jersey among institutions in the Regional Universities North category for social mobility, a shift characterized by the upward professional and career advancement of its graduates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beyond its recognition for social mobility, Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s is now ranked 39th overall following an increase of six places since last year. The University is also ranked among the top ten on the \u201cBest Value Schools\u201d list and has increased to 15th on the \u201cBest Colleges for Veterans\u201d list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cÂ鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s is honored to be recognized as a leader in social mobility, a distinction that reflects our commitment to empowering students from all backgrounds to grow, excel and achieve their full potential,\u201d said Hubert Benitez, D.D.S., Ph.D., president of Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University. \u201cOur graduates are not only transforming their own lives, but also changing and improving their families and communities where they live. This ranking underscores the transformative impact of a Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s education.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s is not only New Jersey\u2019s leader in social mobility, but is also ranked 4th overall in the Regional Universities North category. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. News &amp; World Report <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">defines social mobility by a college\u2019s success in the upward socio-economic movement of students by enrolling and graduating students awarded federal grants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In order to determine the best value rankings, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> considers factors such as the institution\u2019s academic quality and the net cost of attendance for a student who received the average level of need-based financial aid. Colleges and universities that were ranked highest on this list had the best quality programs at the lowest cost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> defines a regional university as one that provides a full-range of undergraduate programs and master\u2019s programs, but few doctoral programs. The Regional University North category includes institutions of this nature in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"># # end # #\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more than 150 years, Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University, inspired by its Jesuit, Catholic identity, commitment to individual attention and grounding in the liberal arts, educates a diverse community of learners in undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional programs to excel intellectually, lead ethically, serve compassionately and promote justice in our ever-changing urban and global environment. To learn more, please visit<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">saintpeters.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact<\/strong><br \/>\nAngeline Boyer<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:aboyer1@saintpeters.edu\">aboyer1@saintpeters.edu<\/a><br \/>\n(201) 761-6238<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jersey City, N.J. \u2013 September 24, 2024 \u2013 Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University has continued its impressive climb in the annual U.S. News &amp; World Report rankings of colleges and universities, being recognized as the leader in New Jersey among institutions in the Regional Universities North category for social mobility, a shift characterized by the upward professional [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3,5,2,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alumni","category-current-students","category-faculty-staff","category-future-students","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University First in New Jersey for Social Mobility in the 2025 U.S. News &amp; 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