Newsweek/Kaplan rankings recognize W&M for service, location and education
Fall means it’s time for football – and for William & Mary to be recognized in national rankings.
This time, a new list of rankings by Newsweek and the Kaplan College Guide recognizes the nation’s second-oldest college in areas of service, its desirability as a suburban school, and its place as a desirable university for business students.
Newsweek and Kaplan have partnered since 1996 to produce the college guide that looks at current admissions and school trends and key features of campus life. This year, the guide debuts its first ever top-25 rankings in a number of different categories. William & Mary appeared on three of those top-25 lists, including ninth among “Most Service-Minded Schools,” and 21st in both “Most Desirable Suburban Schools” and “Best Schools for Future Power Brokers.” The rankings were released Monday.
The Newsweek
lists are the latest in a number of national rankings showcasing W&M. In
August, the College learned it moved up two spots to 31st overall in
the latest list by U.S. News & World Report. The College also remained the
sixth-best public university and moved up to fifth on the magazine's list of
universities with a strong "commitment to teaching," up one spot from
last year. The report also revealed that William & Mary is a favorite among
high school guidance counselors, who ranked the College tied for 30th. The
undergraduate business
program also did well in U.S. News, ranking 42nd overall this year. The program
was ranked 48th last year. U.S. News also ranked the business program 24th
among public universities.
The U.S. News rankings followed favorable reports earlier in the month by
Princeton Review and Forbes.com, which ranked W&M its second-highest state
supported university. Forbes listed William & Mary as 46th overall, up two
spots from last year. Additionally this year, the Princeton Review praised
William & Mary's faculty, libraries and undergraduate happiness level in
its annual college guidebook. The Review listed W&M at 12th in the
"Happiest Students" category; eighth in both the "Professors Get
High Marks" and "Best College Library" categories; and the
College's "green rating" improved
from a 90 last year to a 93 this year.
Also in August, Washington Monthly ranked W&M number one for service and 10th overall, while Parade Magazine listed the College among its "A List" for top small state schools.
