Oglethorpe is once again one of the southeast’s institutes of “Top Quality,”聽according to College Factual, a college choice resource that evaluates more than 1,700 four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. to create annual rankings based on quality, value and other factors.
College Factual is among the many groups who have recognized the university for its diversity,in the top 15% of colleges nationwide. The ranking measures ethnic, geographic and male-to-female diversity, and is a valuable consideration for students evaluating prospective colleges because 鈥渂eing part of a school with a highly diverse student population means exposure to new ideas, cultures and opportunities.鈥�
As in past year, the rankings also聽聽to determine where colleges are 鈥渕ost focused鈥� and therefore likely provide a better education as compared to those that do not. In these majors categories, Oglethorpe was ranked聽,听, in the top 5% in Writing Studies and Philosophy, in the top 10% in History, and in the top 15% in Drama & Theatre Arts.
College Factual鈥檚聽聽focuses on outcomes such as student loan default rates and early and mid-career earnings from each college, as well as graduation and retention rates.
