Oglethorpe University is among only 150 U.S. colleges and universities named to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s 2021 Transfer Honor Roll, which recognizes the most transfer-friendly schools. The is the third consecutive year Oglethorpe has made the list. The premier honor society for two-year college students, Phi Theta Kappa annually selects those four-year colleges and […]
PayScale, a data-driven software company focused on employee compensation, has released its 2020-2021 College Salary Report, which evaluates four-year colleges by earning potential for its graduates, as well as its 2020 College Return on Investment report of best value colleges. PayScale rated Oglethorpe University among the top 35% educational institutions nationwide in median salaries of […]
The American Institute of Architects (Georgia) presented Oglethorpe University’s Cousins Center for Science and Innovation with an Honor Award for Design in the category of Renovation/Restoration, during a virtual presentation on Friday, Dec. 4. Finalists were evaluated by leading expert judges from across the country. Completed in 2019, the Cousins Center is a striking blend […]
Oglethorpe University’s Michael Morgan ’21 has been selected to serve as a National Transfer Student Ambassador by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students. He is one of only four students to be selected out of a competitive, country-wide application process. National Transfer Student Ambassadors hold a variety of responsibilities throughout the year, the […]
Oglethorpe University is ranked among the nation’s Best Liberal Arts Colleges, according to the 2021 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges Rankings, which offer data to help students find the best college for them. In this year’s rankings, Oglethorpe also stood out for having the 18th most diverse student body among liberal arts colleges […]
Oglethorpe University is ranked among Washington Monthly’s top 2020 liberal arts colleges and recognized as a Best Bang for the Buck in the Southeast, an “exclusive list of schools that best help non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices.” The annual college guide measures schools based on what they are doing for the country […]
The Princeton Review has once again recognized Oglethorpe University as one of the Best Colleges in the Southeast. The well-known education services company included Oglethorpe in its 2021 Best Colleges: Region by Region—recommended schools that are “academically outstanding and well worth consideration” in a college search. Only 142 colleges in 12 Southeastern states and 655 […]
Jessica Bamaca ’21 and Dallas Blackwell ’23 have been awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, to study abroad during the spring and summer 2021 semesters. The Gilman award is presented annually to 850 American undergraduate students nationwide. This is the fifth […]
The Atlanta Business Chronicle has named Oglethorpe University’s President Nicholas Ladany among its Who’s Who in Education, an annual list of the top 100 leaders at colleges, universities, and schools in metro Atlanta. The business publication noted that “the leaders of these institutions and systems make it possible for Atlanta area residents to grow their […]
For the fourth consecutive year, Oglethorpe University is included among the Fiske Guide to Colleges‘ annual list of the 20 “Best Buy” colleges and universities in the country. Oglethorpe is once again the only school in Georgia—public or private—to make Fiske’s 2020 list of 10 private and 10 public colleges and universities nationwide. For 37 […]