September 10, 2019

Elms College ranked in US News & World Report’s Best Universities in northern region

REGIONAL
Staff report 

(IObserve photo/courtesy of Elms College)

CHICOPEE – The College of Our Lady of the Elms ranks in the top half of schools in U.S. News & World Report’s list for 2020 of Best Regional Universities (North).

Elms College improved significantly in the 2020 rankings, moving to number 86 among regional universities in the northern U.S. region, up from number 99 in 2019.

Elms College also was named in the top 20 percent (#37) of Regional Universities (North) in a new category, Top Performers on Social Mobility, which ranks schools for enrolling and graduating large proportions of students who have received federal Pell Grants. 

“We are very pleased with our U.S. News and World Report’s ranking in general as it demonstrates the quality of an Elms education. We are especially proud of our high ranking in this new category, as it is strong evidence of the Elms commitment to supporting an economically diverse student population every step of the way as they earn their degrees,” said Harry Dumay, Elms College president.

U.S. News ranks Elms College as a university because of changes to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education’s basic classification system and the number of graduate programs Elms offers. The Carnegie categories are the accepted standard in U.S. higher education.

The U.S. News Best Colleges rankings are designed to help students and their families find colleges that offer the best academic value for their money. The list provides at-a-glance breakdowns of each institution, and ranks them based on such indicators of excellence including value and first-year student retention rate.