Belmont University admissions officials say 2,000 new undergraduates are on campus this year, including more than 500 transfer students. Credit: Belmont
Nashville universities are highlighting their rising status on the U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings, which were made public Tuesday morning.
Belmont University has been stuck at 7th in the southern region for three years and has moved up to 5th, achieving a stated goal by the university.
“Numbers alone can’t be indicative of a college experience or determine a student’s future success, but these statistics do prove that Belmont University is on the right path,” Belmont Provost Dr. Thomas Burns said in a university release.
Down Belmont Boulevard, Lipscomb advanced from 20th in the south to 18th. Lipscomb was also named the 2nd best university in the south for military veterans.
Vanderbilt is ranked nationally at 16th in a three-way tie with Brown University and Notre Dame. VU placed 17th in 2013.
Nashville’s Aquinas College made another big leap on the list of colleges in the south, moving from 30th to number 14.
In Sewanee, the University of the South placed 45th nationally for liberal arts colleges, dropping from 38th last year.
The University of Tennessee dropped slightly among public universities, from 47th to 50th. UT is also nationally ranked at 106, alongside the universities of Kansas, Oklahoma and Oregon.
The university is in “good company,” UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek tells the Knoxville News Sentinel. “We’ve made dramatic progress in serving our students and supporting them while they’re here. Our journey to the Top 25 have always focused on becoming a better university, and we’re accomplishing those goals.”
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