{"id":8225,"date":"2019-09-10T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T16:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/?p=8225"},"modified":"2019-09-10T12:48:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T16:48:27","slug":"saint-peters-ranked-highest-in-new-jersey-in-the-regional-universities-north-category-for-social-mobility-by-u-s-news-world-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/2019\/09\/10\/saint-peters-ranked-highest-in-new-jersey-in-the-regional-universities-north-category-for-social-mobility-by-u-s-news-world-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s Ranked Highest in New Jersey in the Regional Universities North Category for Social Mobility by U.S. News &amp; World Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jersey City, N.J.<\/strong><strong> \u2013 September 10, 2019 \u2013<\/strong> Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University is proud to announce that it was ranked highest in the state of New Jersey and 19<sup>th<\/sup> overall for social mobility in the Regional Universities North category of the 2020 <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report Best Colleges Rankings<\/em>. The University also remains among the top 100 \u201cBest Regional Universities in the North.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/em> utilizes 15 measures of academic quality, including retention and graduation rates, faculty data and the admissions profile to create its rankings. Social mobility is a new assessment, added this year, to the annual rankings. It measures a college\u2019s success in the upward socio-economic movement of students by enrolling and graduating students awarded federal grants. This assessment recognizes Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s commitment to access and equity as well as to student success and degree completion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing in the business of higher education, we recognize the power of a college degree for future success,\u201d said Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., president of Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University. \u201cUnfortunately, the path to a degree is not as accessible for every student. Our focus has been not only on accessibility, but also outcomes. Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s has been consistently recognized for our efforts in upward mobility and we applaud <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/em> for including this highly important measure in their annual rankings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/em> defines a regional university as one that provides a full-range of undergraduate programs and master\u2019s programs, but few doctoral programs. The North Regional University category includes institutions of this nature in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington D.C.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong># # end # #<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University<\/strong>, 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/\">www.saintpeters.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact<\/strong><br \/>\nAngeline Boyer<br \/>\n(201) 761-6238<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:aboyer1@saintpeters.edu\">aboyer1@saintpeters.edu<\/a><\/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 10, 2019 \u2013 Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University is proud to announce that it was ranked highest in the state of New Jersey and 19th overall for social mobility in the Regional Universities North category of the 2020 U.S. News &amp; World Report Best Colleges Rankings. 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