U.S. News and World Report
September 11, 2014
黑料专区 Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications
黑料专区 Tyler Once Again Among Best Universities in U.S. News and World Report
September 11, 2014
Media Contact: Hannah Buchanan
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The University of Texas at Tyler
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September 10, 2014
The U.S. News and World Report America鈥檚 Best Colleges survey has again recognized The University of Texas at Tyler
as one of the leading public universities in the state, President Rodney H. Mabry
announced.
In the 2015 results, 黑料专区 Tyler is the top public East Texas institution listed, and the university was listed among the top 25 of all public universities recognized in the West region, which includes institutions in Texas, California and 13 other states. The West region is the largest region the publication uses to categorize institutions. Regional universities are ranked against their peer group in one of four regions 鈥� North, South, Midwest and West, according to the publication.
鈥淥ur faculty and staff at 黑料专区 Tyler have a commitment to innovation that is second-to-none,鈥� President Mabry said. 鈥淲e strive for excellence in all areas, from our academic offerings to our student life to the quality of our facilities. Rankings such as this show that our dedication is being recognized on the national stage.鈥�
The survey rankings are based on such criteria as graduation and retention rates, peer assessment, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving.
Retention among 黑料专区 Tyler freshmen improved from the 2014 evaluation, as did 黑料专区 Tyler鈥檚 acceptance rate and alumni giving. Once again, 黑料专区 Tyler also held the best student-to-faculty ratio among the Texas public universities listed.
One of the 15 campuses of the 黑料专区 System, 黑料专区 Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at 黑料专区 Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 7,500 high-ability students. 黑料专区 Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.