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Asbury University ranked best regional college in South

Centre College nation’s 45th best liberal arts school

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 9, 2014) — Asbury University was ranked the best southern college in the nation—along with High Point University and John Brown University—in the 2015 Best Colleges rankings by U.S. World & News Report.

best colelgesRankings were separated into four categories — National Universities, National Liberal Arts Colleges, Regional Universities and Regional Colleges, with regional rankings split by South, West, Midwest and North.

The rankings were calculated by applying 22.5 percent of a grade to both retention and undergraduate academic reputation, 20 percent to faculty resources, 12.5 percent to student selectivity, 10 percent to financial resources, 7.5 percent to graduation rate performance and 5 percent to alumni giving rate.

How Kentucky schools were ranked:

Regional Colleges South

  • 1. Asbury University
  • 29. Alice Lloyd College
  • 31. Kentucky Wesleyan College
  • 43. Brescia University
  • 56. Kentucky Christian University
  • 61. Midway College
  • 62. Eastern Kentucky University
  • 70. Northern Kentucky University
  • 81. Union College

Regional Universities South

  • 13. Bellarmine University
  • 26. Murray State University
  • 31. Western Kentucky University
  • 49. Thomas More College
  • 53. Morehead State University
  • 81. Campbellsville University
  • 92. University of the Cumberlands
  • 129. University of Kentucky
  • 161. University of Louisville
  • 181. Spalding University

National Liberal Arts Colleges

  • 45. Centre College
  • 69. Berea College
  • 81. Transylvania University
  • 155. Georgetown College