Jesuits Colleges and Universities Rank High in U.S. News and World Report Rankings for 2012

U.S. News and World Report has recently announced their rankings for colleges and universities, and Jesuits institutions represented well among the rankings. The category rankings are judged by class size, degrees offered, research opportunities, endowment, and location, among other factors. The four regional rankings are divided into North, South, Midwest and West. The national categories makes a designation between National Universities and National Liberal Arts Colleges.

[U.S. News and World Report]
National Rankings:

#22 Georgetown University
#31 Boston College
#53 Fordham University
#82 Marquette University
#90 Saint Louis University
#119 Loyola University Chicago

National Liberal Arts Colleges Rankings:

#29 College of the Holy Cross

Regional University – North Rankings

#2 Fairfield University
#3 Loyola University Maryland
#8 St. Joseph’s University
#8 University of Scranton
#18 Le Moyne College
#20 Canisius College
#104 St. Peter’s College

Regional University – South Rankings

#8 Loyola University New Orleans
#8 Wheeling Jesuit University
#17 Spring Hill College

Regional Universities – Midwest Rankings

#1 Creighton University
#4 Xavier University
#7 John Carroll University
#19 Rockhurst University
#23 University of Detroit Mercy

Regional University – West Rankings

#2 Santa Clara University
# Gonzaga University
#4 Loyola Marymount University
#6 Seattle University
#31 Regis University