Tag: rankings

WCU Leads MS Universities in New Best Value College Rankings

Hattiesburg’s William Carey University topped the charts this week as Mississippi’s best value university, according to a study conducted by financial technology company SmartAsset. The study ranked Mississippi colleges and universities based on tuition, living cost, scholarship opportunities, student retention and new graduate starting salaries. Mississippi State University clocked in at second, followed by University […]

OSDE denied access to data, skewing Oklahoma school rankings

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — U.S. News and World Report says the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) did not grant them access to schools AP testing data, causing numerous Oklahoma schools to plummet in U.S. News rankings the past two years. OSDE claims they sent the data, but it must’ve been lost in the mail. […]

Poverty and foster care numbers rise, but so do reading and math rankings

Alabama ranks among the worst states for childhood well-being, clocking in at No. 45 according to a new report from the child advocacy group VOICES for Alabama’s Children. The only states that fall below Alabama are Oklahoma, Nevada, Mississippi, Louisiana and New Mexico. Funded by the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation, VOICES releases the Alabama […]

See how these South Jersey colleges stack up in latest U.S. News rankings

Curious to see where your South Jersey university or alma mater ranks in comparison to its peers? The U.S. News & World Report just released its 2024 ranking for universities. Here’s where yours stands. A banner flies over the campus of Rutgers University-Camden. Rutgers University, Camden Location: 406 Penn St., Camden, 08102 U.S. News ranking: […]

The 5 worst auto brands for 2024 in Consumer Reports’ rankings

Consumer Reports rates everything from refrigerators to baby goods and products in between. New cars are a significant part of its business, and the publication recently released its list of recommended cars for 2024. While the top 10 is packed with electrified vehicles this year, the five worst brands have some work to do. Consumer […]