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I would also like to acknowledge our fantastic faculty and staff\u2014led by our outstanding provost, Dr. Sally Selden\u2014whose commitment to educating and developing principled leaders makes these results possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/magazine-2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/RegionalUniversities-South-972x1024.png\" alt=\"Regional Universities South\" style=\"max-width: 400px; height: auto;\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-notable-rankings-received-by-the-citadel-include\">Notable rankings received by The Citadel include:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>#1 Best Regional University in the South<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#1 Best Public University in the South<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#1 Best College for Veterans<br><em>Regional Universities (South)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#5 Best Value<br><em>Regional Universities (South)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#6 Undergraduate Teaching<br><em>Regional Universities (South)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#18 Best Undergraduate Engineering<br><em>Nationwide (non-doctoral)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#147 Best Undergraduate Business<br><em>Nationwide<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#193 Best Undergraduate Computer Science<br><em>Nationwide<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the seventh consecutive year that The Citadel has also been named Best College for Veterans in the South. 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