Saint Louis University was recently indentified by U.S. News and
World Report as one of the nation’s top centers of higher
education, for the seventh consecutive year. SLU was ranked 50th of
national and doctoral universities on the “Great Schools, Great
Prices” list. Among the top finishers were Harvard University,
Princeton University and Duke University. Washington University was
ranked 12th.

“These rankings confirm what a growing number of students and
their parents already know: SLU offers an exceptional educational
value,” said SLU Provost Joe Weixlmann, Ph.D.

U.S. News and World Report determines which schools have the
best overall value by relating the school’s quality in academics to
the net cost of attendance for a student receiving the average
amount of financial aid. Only schools that rank in the top half of
their category are included, because the best values are considered
to be among schools that excel academically.

SLU was ranked No. 81 of 248 “national universities,” who offer
a diverse array of undergraduate majors, as well as masters and
doctoral degrees. SLU was also among the top five Catholic
universities on the list, behind only the University of Notre Dame
in rank.

Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology earned the
No. 30 slot for best undergraduate engineering programs.

The electrical and computer engineering programs were listed
17th in the nation for the best electrical/electroni/communications
engineering departments. The John Cook School of Business was
listed No. 87 of the country’s best undergraduate business
programs.

“They recognize that we provide students the opportunity to
study at a research-extensive university where academic achievement
and scientific advancements unite with community commitment and
Jesuit values,” said Weixlmann.

U.S. News and World Report determined academic excellence using
seven categores, which were weighted as to their significance. They
were as follows: Peer assesment, retention (the number of returning
freshmen), faculty resources, student selectivity, financial
resources, graduation rate performance and almumni-giving rate.