ϰٿ Soars in Latest Rankings
ϰٿ jumped 16 spots in national liberal arts rankings — the college’s largest rise since 2010. For the 19th straight year, ϰٿ, ranked at No. 107 (tied), is the number one Christian liberal arts college in the Western U.S. and remains one of the . ϰٿ is one of the top two national liberal arts colleges in the .
ϰٿ is a top performer on the , which measures how well schools enrolled and graduated students who received federal Pell Grants. ϰٿ rose 14 spots and is ranked at No. 137 (tied) in the social mobility ranking and among the top 10 liberal arts colleges in California.
U.S. News altered its 2024 Best Colleges methodology, eliminating five ranking factors: alumni giving, class size, high school class standing, the proportion of instructional faculty with terminal degrees, and the proportion of graduates who borrowed federal loans. “They were removed from the formula to place greater focus on outcomes measures and to rely on data universally reported by schools or obtainable from third-party sources,” the report says.
The latest Payscale report shows ϰٿ graduates (all alumni) in the top 7% for all 1,560 bachelor-degree institutions in the U.S. in mid-career salaries (median after 10+ years of experience), earning an average salary of $144,100. ϰٿ graduates who only earn a bachelor’s degree are in the top 9% of mid-career earnings with an average salary of $133,600. ϰٿ is ranked No. 19 for Best Religious Schools by Salary Potential for all alumni and No. 31 for Best Liberal Arts Colleges by Salary Potential for all alumni.
ϰٿ is listed among and has been ranked as an America's Best Value College. Forbes ranks ϰٿ at No. 82 in Liberal Arts Universities and No. 78 In The West.
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