It’s official: for the third year in a row, The Citadel has been ranked the No. 1 Regional University in the South. The Military College of South Carolina leads the category, which includes more than 150 public and private institutions from 12 states.
U.S. News & World Report—which released its annual rankings Tuesday, Sept. 22—also named The Citadel as the No. 1 Best Public University in the South for the 16th consecutive year.
“Our goal is to prepare graduates for life after college,” said Kevin Bower, Ph.D., interim provost of The Citadel. “Our faculty integrate rigorous academics with hands-on learning opportunities that prepare students for success after graduation. It is rewarding to see the impact of those efforts and the achievements of our graduates recognized.”
Other notable rankings earned by The Citadel include:
- No. 1 Best Public University in the South
- No. 1 Best College for Veterans, Regional Universities (South)
- No. 2 Best Value for In-State Students, Regional Universities (South)
- No. 9 Undergraduate Teaching, Regional Universities (South)
- No. 9 Best Value, Regional Universities (South)
- No. 15 (tie) Best Undergraduate Engineering, nationwide (non-doctoral)
This is also the ninth consecutive year that The Citadel has been ranked Best College for Veterans in the South. Veterans may enroll in the college’s day and evening undergraduate programs as well as its master’s programs.
Earlier in the semester, The Citadel led South Carolina in TIME’s inaugural America’s Best Colleges ranking. Among the top 500 colleges, The Citadel ranked No. 71 nationally, the highest of any private or public colleges in South Carolina.
The Citadel also ranked among the nation’s highest-performing military colleges, ahead of Virginia Military Institute, Texas A&M University and others.