UNC Wilmington Named Top 10 Public Master's University in South for 12th Straight Year by U.S. News and World Report
8/20/2009 10:16:56 AM
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The University of North Carolina Wilmington has again been ranked as one of the top 10 public master's universities in the South, according to U.S. News & World Report. UNCW has been named to this elite listing every year for the past 12 years.
UNCW again ranks sixth among public master's institutions in the 2010 edition, which is the same ranking the university has held for the past two years. Among all 117 public and private universities in the South that provide a full range of undergraduate and master's level programs, UNCW is ranked 12th, up from 14th in 2009 and steadily advancing from 24th in 2002.
Improved or steady performance in a number of key measurement categories led to UNCW's strong showing in the U.S. News rankings. These include:
• High peer assessment marks from senior administrators at other universities
• An average freshman-to-sophomore retention rate of 84 percent
• An average graduation rate of 65 percent
• 31 percent of classes with under 20 students (up from 27 percent last year)
• 9 percent of classes with 50 or more students (down from 11 percent last year)
• Student SAT scores in the range of 1080-1240
• 62 percent of incoming freshmen in the top 25 percent of their high school class
"While we are extremely pleased and proud to be included among these excellent public master's universities in the South, and to be named part of the Top 10 for the 12th straight year, we are most proud of the high quality of education that we provide to our students, which is reflected in this honor," said Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo.
"Every day I witness the extraordinary efforts of our faculty and staff, who are committed to constant improvement in order to provide the most powerful academic experience possible," she added.
For the second straight year, UNCW was also included on the U.S. News list of 16 "up-and-coming" master's universities in the South. Nationally, 77 colleges and universities were singled out on this list as schools that have recently made the most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus or facilities. The list was derived from the analysis of peer assessments from senior administrators at other universities, including chancellors and presidents, provosts, deans and directors of undergraduate admissions.
UNC Wilmington continues to be a university of first choice for a growing number of high-achieving high school students. For fall 2009, entering freshmen came to UNCW from 86 of North Carolina's 100 counties, 36 states and 22 nations. The Class of 2013, with more than 1,950 students, has an estimated average SAT score of 1168 and an estimated average high school GPA of 3.77 (final statistics are still being calculated). The university's total enrollment for fall 2009 is expected to exceed 12,500 students.
The complete U.S. News & World Report rankings can be viewed online at www.usnews.com/colleges or in the September issue of U.S. News and World Report, available for newsstand sale Thursday, Aug. 20.
Media contact:
Dana Fischetti, media relations manager, 910.962.7259 or fischettid@uncw.edu
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