Accolades

USA Today reports Oglethorpe one of nation’s most diverse, top quality universities of 2018

USA Today’s annual college rankings, prepared by College Factual, named Oglethorpe University one of the southeast’s best in “Top Overall Quality.” College Factual is a college choice resource that evaluates more than 1,300 four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. to create annual rankings based on quality, value and other factors,

Oglethorpe also scored an “A” in overall diversity, placing 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 “being part of a school with a highly diverse student population means exposure to new ideas, cultures and opportunities.”

The rankings also evaluate popular majors to determine where colleges are “most focused” and therefore likely provide a better education as compared to those that do not. In these majors categories, Oglethorpe was ranked #1 in Biopsychology, #2 in English Language & Literature, in the top 1% in Writing Studies, and in the top 15% in Philosophy, Accounting, International Relations, Drama & Theater Arts, Biology, Social Sciences, and Fine & Studio Arts.

College Factual’s ranking methodology 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.

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