Fall 2000

Samford Ranked Fifth in South by
U.S. News & World Report

Samford University climbed a notch to fifth in the South among regional universities in U.S. News & World Report's 2001 edition of "America's Best Colleges." The No. 5 ranking is Samford's highest in the 11 years it has been ranked by U.S. News. It has been sixth for the past two years.

U.S. News selects the top regional universities in four geographic areas-a total of 505 schools-that provide "a full range of undergraduate programs and graduate education at the master's level." Samford offers 24 degree programs, including 16 at the master's level and above.

Samford also ranks seventh in the magazine's Best Value category of the 130 regional universities in the South.

Rankings are based on a school's academic reputation, freshman retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, graduation rate and alumni giving rate. n

Samford also continues to be ranked by other national publications, including: