Mercer Ranked Among Top 10 Schools in the South for 10th Consecutive Year

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MACON — For the 10th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Mercer University among the top 10 comprehensive universities in the South.  Mercer is ranked No. 8 in the South in the 2009 “Best Universities-Master’s” category. The University has been ranked in the top 15 in that category for 19 consecutive years.

The University also claimed a spot in the South for “Great Schools, Great Prices,” ranking No. 6, while the University’s School of Engineering also repeated its national ranking among the top 50 schools focused on undergraduate engineering.

The “Great Schools, Great Prices” ranking reflects the magazine’s selection of institutions based on a number of criteria, including academic quality and the net cost of attendance for students receiving need-based aid, and the formula: “the higher the quality of the program and the lower the cost, the better the deal.”

In the ranking for “Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs,” Mercer’s School of Engineering placed 38th nationally, tied with 13 other engineering schools. Mercer is one of only four engineering schools in the South in the ranking. Since its establishment in 1985, Mercer School of Engineering has developed a strong reputation among employers in the state and is the single largest source of engineers for Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins.

According to U.S. News, the “Best Universities – Master’s” category is for institutions that provide a full range of undergraduate and master’s programs, and a few, if any, doctoral programs. A total of 572 universities are ranked within four geographic areas – North, South, Midwest and West.

About Mercer University:
Founded in 1833, Mercer University is a dynamic and comprehensive center of undergraduate, graduate and professional education. The University has 7,300 students; 11 schools and colleges – liberal arts, law, pharmacy, medicine, business, engineering, education, theology, music, nursing and continuing and professional studies; major campuses in Macon, Atlanta and Savannah; three regional academic centers across the state; a university press; two teaching hospitals — Memorial University Medical Center and the Medical Center of Central Georgia; educational partnerships with Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in Warner Robins and Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta; an engineering research center in Warner Robins; a performing arts center in Macon; and a NCAA Division I athletic program. For more information, visit www.mercer.edu.

2009 Best Universities – Master’s
South

School Overall Score Average Freshman Retention Rate % classes under 20 Student/ Faculty ratio Freshmen in top 25% of HS class
 1. Rollins College (FL)    100    85%    67%    10/1    75%
 2. Elon University (NC)    94    89%    50%    14/1    66%  
 3. Stetson University (FL)    91    79%    59%    11/1    74%
 4. James Madison Univ. (VA)*    88    92%    31%    16/1    75%  
 5. The Citadel (SC)*    83    82%    44%    15/1    33%  
 5. Loyola Univ. New Orleans    83    79%     54%    11/1    54%
 7. U. of Mary Washington (VA)*    82    86%    49%    15/1    74%
 8. Mercer University (GA)    79    81%    56%    13/1    71%  
 9. Appalachian State Univ. (NC)*    75    85%    42%    17/1    51%  
 9. College of Charleston (SC)*    75    82%    34%    13/1    60%  

2009 Great Schools, Great Prices
Universities – Master’s
South

School % Receiving grants based on need Average cost after receiving grants based on need Average discount from total cost
 1 Loyola Univ. New Orleans    37%    $16,349    53%  
 2 Univ. of Montevallo (AL)*    29%    $9,493    53%  
 3 Rollins College (FL)    40%    $21,972    53%  
 4 Converse College (SC)    64%    $16,635    51%  
 5 Stetson University (FL)    55%    $22,011    44%  
 6 Mercer University (GA)    65%    $20,579    45%  
 7 The Citadel (SC)*    30%    $18,536    40%  
 8 Harding University (AR)    47%    $14,742    29%  
 9 Spring Hill College (AL)    64%    $19,614    45%  
 10 Brenau University (GA)    71%    $16,615    44%  

2009 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
Best Programs

School Peer Assessment Score
(5 = highest)
 1. Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. (IN)    4.5  
 2. Harvey Mudd College (CA)    4.4  
 3. Cooper Union (NY)    4.1  
 4. Cal Poly—San Luis Obispo*    4.0  
 5. United States Military Academy (NY)*    3.9  
 6. Franklin W. Olin Col. of Eng. (MA)    3.8  
 6. United States Naval Academy (MD)*    3.8  
 8. Bucknell University (PA)    3.7  
 8. U.S. Air Force Academy (CO)*    3.7  
 10. Villanova University (PA)    3.6  
 11. Milwaukee School of Engineering    3.5  
 12. Calif. State Poly. Univ.—Pomona*    3.4  
 12. Embry Riddle Aeronautical U. (FL)    3.4  
 12. Rowan University (NJ)*    3.4  
 12. San Jose State University (CA)*    3.4  
 12. Swarthmore College (PA)    3.4  
 17. Kettering University (MI)    3.3  
 17. Lafayette College (PA)    3.3  
 17. Smith College (MA)    3.3  
 17. Union College (NY)    3.3  
 21. Baylor University (TX)    3.2  
 21. Gonzaga University (WA)    3.2  
 21. Santa Clara University (CA)    3.2  
 21. U.S. Coast Guard Academy (CT)*    3.2  
 21. University of San Diego    3.2  
 21. Virginia Military Institute*    3.2  
 27. Bradley University (IL)    3.1  
 27. Embry Riddle Aero. U.—Prescott (AZ)    3.1  
 27. Loyola Marymount University (CA)    3.1  
 27. Trinity University (TX)    3.1  
 27. Univ. of Colo.—Colorado Springs*    3.1  
 27. University of Portland (OR)    3.1  
 27. Valparaiso University (IN)    3.1  
 34. California State U.—Los Angeles*    3.0  
 34. The Citadel (SC)*    3.0  
 34. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (NY)*   3.0
 34. University of Michigan—Dearborn*    3.0  
 38. Boise State University (ID)*    2.9  
 38. California State U.—Long Beach*    2.9  
 38. California State U.—Northridge*    2.9  
 38. LeTourneau University (TX)    2.9  
 38. Manhattan College (NY)    2.9  
 38. Mercer University (GA)    2.9  
 38. Miami University—Oxford (OH)*    2.9  
 38. Northern Arizona University*    2.9  
 38. Ohio Northern University    2.9  
 38. Seattle University    2.9  
 38. St. Louis University    2.9  
 38. Texas Christian University    2.9  
 38. Univ. of Massachusetts—Dartmouth*    2.9  

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