Berea College ranked third best liberal arts school by Washington Monthly

Centre, Asbury, Kentucky Wesleyan and University of the Cumberlands also honored

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 17, 2014) — Berea College is one of the top liberal arts colleges and one of the most affordable, according to Washington Monthly’s 2014 College Rankings.

Colleges were ranked by three categories: Social mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and PhDs), and rervice (encouraging students to give something back to their country).

Berea was ranked the third best liberal arts colleges and 25^th for affordable elite colleges. Among liberal arts schools Berea was ranked No. 1 for top social mobility, 23^rd for community service and 47^th for service, staff, courses and financial aid support.

Centre College was ranked the 32^nd best liberal arts school, getting ranked 35^th for community service and 53^rd for service, staff, courses and financial aid support.

For best baccalaureate colleges Asbury University was ranked 18^th overall and third for bachelors to PhD rank. Asbury was also ranked 40^th for ROTC and 51^st for Peace Corps.

Kentucky Wesleyan was ranked 47^th, and was ranked 41s in bachelors to PhD rank, 50^th in Peace Corps and 59^th in research expenditures in the millions.

University of the Cumberlands was ranked 96^th for masters’ programs, getting ranked 5^th for ROTC.