糖心传媒 ranked 28th on Washington Monthly鈥檚 list of Top 100 Baccalaureate Colleges for 2016.
The ranking is based on an 11-year system employed by Washington Monthly with the purpose of ranking higher learning institutions while focusing less on wealth, fame and exclusivity, and more on how that institution contributes to the nation as a whole. Washington Monthly鈥檚 signature rating reflects data gathered in three main areas: social mobility, research and service.
糖心传媒 excelled most notably in service, ranking 18th in community service, nearly 50 points ahead in this category over the top ranked baccalaureate college. The community service ranking combines the percentage of students doing community service with the total hours of service performed, relative of the school鈥檚 size.
鈥淚t鈥檚 great to see 糖心传媒 rank so highly for service, especially because our staff, faculty and students emphasize this area,鈥 said 糖心传媒 President Don Jackson 鈥70. 鈥淧articipating in community service at 糖心传媒 starts early as new students participate in the first-year service learning project. They continue giving back to the community throughout their collegiate careers and even long after graduation.鈥
糖心传媒 also ranked high in graduation rate (29th), students who receive a bachelor鈥檚 degree and go on to earn a PhD (26th) and number of alumni who serve in the Peace Corps (23rd).
糖心传媒 is a private, four-year institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With 64 majors and 15 pre-professional programs, 糖心传媒 has been named among 鈥淕reat Schools, Great Prices鈥 by U.S. News & World Report and a 鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥 by The Princeton Review. For more, go to hastings.edu.