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Associate Degree Programs

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    • Business Administration and Management

      Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. See more Business Administration and Management Schools or Online Business Administration and Management School Degree Programs

• Security and Protective Service Careers

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  • Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement

    A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of criminal justice to structuring, managing, directing and controlling criminal justice agencies, including police departments, sheriff's departments, law enforcement divisions and units, and private protective services. See more Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Schools or Online Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement School Degree Programs

• Social Work

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  • Public Administration

    A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government; and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, development, and principles of public administration; the management of public policy; executive-legislative relations; public budgetary processes and financial management; administrative law; public personnel management; professional ethics; and research methods. See more Public Administration Schools or Online Public Administration School Degree Programs

Bachelor’s Degree Programs

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• Agriculture and Natural Resources

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  • Natural Resources and Conservation See more Natural Resources and Conservation Schools or Online Natural Resources and Conservation School Degree Programs
    • Environmental Science

      A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradation; the interaction between human society and the natural environment; and natural resources management. Includes instruction in biology, chemistry, physics, geosciences, climatology, statistics, and mathematical modeling. See more Environmental Science Schools or Online Environmental Science School Degree Programs

• Arts & Humanities

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  • Architecture See more Architecture Schools or Online Architecture School Degree Programs
    • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

      These four, six, or eight year programs allow individuals to practice architecture and conduct research in architecture. Topics covered include architectural design, history, and theory; building structures and environmental systems; project and site planning; construction; professional responsibilities and standards; and related cultural, social, economic, and environmental issues. See more Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) Schools

  • English Language and Literature See more English Language and Literature Schools or Online English Language and Literature School Degree Programs
    • Creative Writing

      A program that focuses on the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms such as the short story, poetry, the novel, and others. Includes instruction in technical and editorial skills, criticism, and the marketing of finished manuscripts. See more Creative Writing Schools or Online Creative Writing School Degree Programs

    • English Language and Literature

      A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples. See more English Language and Literature Schools or Online English Language and Literature School Degree Programs

  • Film and Theater See more Film and Theater Schools or Online Film and Theater School Degree Programs
    • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

      A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed productions. See more Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts Schools or Online Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts School Degree Programs

  • Foreign Languages See more Foreign Languages Schools or Online Foreign Languages School Degree Programs
    • Foreign Languages and Literatures

      A general program that focuses on one or more modern foreign languages that is not specific as to the name of the language(s) studied; that is otherwise undifferentiated; or that introduces students to language studies at the basic/elementary level. See more Foreign Languages and Literatures Schools or Online Foreign Languages and Literatures School Degree Programs

  • History See more History Schools or Online History School Degree Programs
    • History

      A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration. See more History Schools or Online History School Degree Programs

  • Performing Arts See more Performing Arts Schools
    • General Dance

      A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study and analysis of dance as a cultural phenomenon. Includes instruction in technique, choreography, Laban notation, dance history and criticism, and dance production. See more General Dance Schools

  • Philosophy See more Philosophy Schools or Online Philosophy School Degree Programs
    • General Philosophy

      A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the theoretical foundations and methods of other disciplines. See more General Philosophy Schools or Online General Philosophy School Degree Programs

  • Visual Arts See more Visual Arts Schools or Online Visual Arts School Degree Programs
    • Art History, Criticism and Conservation

      Students of Art History study of the historical development of art as a social and intellectual phenomenon. Art History programs include the analysis of works of art, and art conservation, art history research methods, connoisseurship, the preservation and conservation of works of art, and the study of specific periods, cultures, styles, and themes. See more Art History, Criticism and Conservation Schools or Online Art History, Criticism and Conservation School Degree Programs

    • Art/Art Studies

      Art and Art Studies is a general, introductory program that focuses on the study and appreciation of the visual arts. Students of these two or four year programs receive instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media. See more Art/Art Studies Schools or Online Art/Art Studies School Degree Programs

• Business

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  • International Business/Trade/Commerce

    A program that prepares individuals to manage international businesses and/or business operations. Includes instruction in the principles and processes of export sales, trade controls, foreign operations and related problems, monetary issues, international business policy, and applications to doing business in specific countries and markets. See more International Business/Trade/Commerce Schools or Online International Business/Trade/Commerce School Degree Programs

  • Accounting & Related Services See more Accounting & Related Services Schools or Online Accounting & Related Services School Degree Programs
    • Accounting

      An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations. See more Accounting Schools or Online Accounting School Degree Programs

  • Financial Services See more Financial Services Schools or Online Financial Services School Degree Programs
    • Finance

      A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Includes instruction in principles of accounting; financial instruments; capital planning; funds acquisition; asset and debt management; budgeting; financial analysis; and investments and portfolio management. See more Finance Schools or Online Finance School Degree Programs

  • General Business See more General Business Schools or Online General Business School Degree Programs
    • Business Administration and Management

      Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. See more Business Administration and Management Schools or Online Business Administration and Management School Degree Programs

  • Information Systems See more Information Systems Schools or Online Information Systems School Degree Programs
    • Management Information Systems

      A program that generally prepares individuals to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data requests. Includes instruction in cost and accounting information systems, management control systems, personnel information systems, data storage and security, business systems networking, report preparation, computer facilities and equipment operation and maintenance, operator supervision and training, and management information systems policy and planning. See more Management Information Systems Schools or Online Management Information Systems School Degree Programs

  • Marketing See more Marketing Schools or Online Marketing School Degree Programs
    • Marketing/Marketing Management

      A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets. See more Marketing/Marketing Management Schools or Online Marketing/Marketing Management School Degree Programs

• Communication & Media

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  • Communication and Media Studies

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  • Graphics & Multimedia See more Graphics & Multimedia Schools or Online Graphics & Multimedia School Degree Programs
    • General Graphic Communications

      A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the manufacture and distribution or transmission of graphic communications products. Includes instruction in the prepress, press, and postpress phases of production operations and processes such as offset lithography, flexography, gravure, letterpress, screen printing, foil stamping, digital imaging, and other reproduction methods. See more General Graphic Communications Schools

• Education

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  • Teacher Training See more Teacher Training Schools or Online Teacher Training School Degree Programs
    • Elementary Education and Teaching

      A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter. See more Elementary Education and Teaching Schools or Online Elementary Education and Teaching School Degree Programs

• Engineering

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  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

    A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of systems for controlling contained living environments and for monitoring and controlling factors in the external natural environment, including pollution control, waste and hazardous material disposal, health and safety protection, conservation, life support, and requirements for protection of special materials and related work environments. See more Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Schools or Online Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering School Degree Programs

  • General Engineering

    A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to solve a wide variety of practical problems in industry, social organization, public works, and commerce. See more General Engineering Schools or Online General Engineering School Degree Programs

• Health & Medical Services

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  • Mental & Social Health Services See more Mental & Social Health Services Schools or Online Mental & Social Health Services School Degree Programs
    • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

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• Interdisciplinary Studies

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  • General Historic Preservation and Conservation

    A program that focuses on the architectural design principles and building techniques used in historic structures and environments, and the process of saving and restoring old buildings and districts for contemporary use and enjoyment. Includes instruction in architectural history; building conservation techniques; real estate, land-use and tax laws and codes; economics and public policy; and public relations. See more General Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools or Online General Historic Preservation and Conservation School Degree Programs

  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

    Any instructional program that is derived from two or more distinct programs to provide a cross-cutting focus on a subject concentration that is not subsumed under a single discipline or occupational field. See more Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Schools or Online Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies School Degree Programs

• Legal Professions

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  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal

    A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal specializations. See more Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools or Online Legal Assistant/Paralegal School Degree Programs

  • Legal Professions and Studies

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• Life Science

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    • Biology/Biological Sciences

      Students in this program study general biology at an introductory level. This major provides students with a broad overview of biology and includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations. See more Biology/Biological Sciences Schools or Online Biology/Biological Sciences School Degree Programs

    • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography

      A program that focuses on the scientific study of the ecology and behavior of microbes, plants, and animals inhabiting oceans, coastal waters, and saltwater wetlands and their interactions with the physical environment. Includes instruction in chemical, physical, and geological oceanography; molecular, cellular, and biochemical studies; marine microbiology; marine botany; ichthyology; mammalogy; marine population dynamics and biodiversity; reproductive biology; studies of specific species, phyla, habitats, and ecosystems; marine paleocology and palentology; and applications to fields such as fisheries science and biotechnology. See more Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Schools

• Mathematics and Statistics

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  • General Mathematics

    A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations. See more General Mathematics Schools or Online General Mathematics School Degree Programs

• Natural Sciences

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  • Chemistry See more Chemistry Schools or Online Chemistry School Degree Programs
    • General Chemistry

      A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena. See more General Chemistry Schools or Online General Chemistry School Degree Programs

    • Other Chemistry

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• Security and Protective Service Careers

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  • Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement

    A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of criminal justice to structuring, managing, directing and controlling criminal justice agencies, including police departments, sheriff's departments, law enforcement divisions and units, and private protective services. See more Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Schools or Online Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement School Degree Programs

• Social Sciences

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  • General Social Sciences

    A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social sciences. See more General Social Sciences Schools or Online General Social Sciences School Degree Programs

  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies See more Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies Schools or Online Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies School Degree Programs
    • American/United States Studies/Civilization

      This program studies the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of the United States and its Pre-Columbian and colonial predecessors, including the flow of immigrants from other societies. See more American/United States Studies/Civilization Schools

  • International Relations and Affairs See more International Relations and Affairs Schools or Online International Relations and Affairs School Degree Programs
    • General Political Science and Government

      A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public opinion, political research methods, studies of the government and politics of specific countries, and studies 0f specific political institutions and processes. See more General Political Science and Government Schools or Online General Political Science and Government School Degree Programs

  • Psychology See more Psychology Schools or Online Psychology School Degree Programs
    • General Psychology

      A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods. See more General Psychology Schools or Online General Psychology School Degree Programs

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• Social Work

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  • Public Administration

    A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government; and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, development, and principles of public administration; the management of public policy; executive-legislative relations; public budgetary processes and financial management; administrative law; public personnel management; professional ethics; and research methods. See more Public Administration Schools or Online Public Administration School Degree Programs

• Technician Careers

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    • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician

      A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers, engineering contractors and other professionals engaged in the construction of buildings and related structures. Includes instruction in basic structural engineering principles and construction techniques, building site inspection, site supervision, construction personnel supervision, plan and specification interpretation, supply logistics and procurement, applicable building codes, and report preparation. See more Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Schools or Online Construction Engineering Technology/Technician School Degree Programs

    • Manufacturing Technology/Technician

      A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills to the identification and resolution of production problems in the manufacture of products. Includes instruction in machine operations, production line operations, engineering analysis, systems analysis, instrumentation, physical controls, automation, computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), manufacturing planning, quality control, and informational infrastructure. See more Manufacturing Technology/Technician Schools or Online Manufacturing Technology/Technician School Degree Programs

• Technology

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    • General Computer Science

      A general program that focuses on computers, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, and computing theory; computer hardware design; computer development and programming; and applications to a variety of end-use situations. See more General Computer Science Schools or Online General Computer Science School Degree Programs

Master’s Degree Programs

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    • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

      These four, six, or eight year programs allow individuals to practice architecture and conduct research in architecture. Topics covered include architectural design, history, and theory; building structures and environmental systems; project and site planning; construction; professional responsibilities and standards; and related cultural, social, economic, and environmental issues. See more Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) Schools

• Education

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  • Teacher Training See more Teacher Training Schools or Online Teacher Training School Degree Programs
    • Elementary Education and Teaching

      A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter. See more Elementary Education and Teaching Schools or Online Elementary Education and Teaching School Degree Programs

    • Reading Teacher Education

      A program that prepares individuals to diagnose reading difficulties and to teach reading programs at various educational levels. See more Reading Teacher Education Schools or Online Reading Teacher Education School Degree Programs

• Security and Protective Service Careers

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  • Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement

    A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of criminal justice to structuring, managing, directing and controlling criminal justice agencies, including police departments, sheriff's departments, law enforcement divisions and units, and private protective services. See more Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Schools or Online Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement School Degree Programs

Certificate Programs

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• Health & Medical Services

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  • Public Health See more Public Health Schools or Online Public Health School Degree Programs
    • Environmental Health

      A program that focuses on the application of environmental sciences, public health, the biomedical sciences, and environmental toxicology to the study of environmental factors affecting human health and related ecological issues, and prepares individuals to function as professional environmental health specialists. Includes instruction in epidemiology, biostatistics, toxicology, public policy analysis, public management, risk assessment, communications, environmental law and applications such as air quality, food protection, radiation protection, solid and hazardous waste management, water quality, noise abatement, housing quality, and environmental control of reacreational areas. See more Environmental Health Schools or Online Environmental Health School Degree Programs

Roger Williams University Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time Full-Time 100% Part-Time 0%	Men vs. Women Women 51% Men 49%
Race/Ethnicity Caucasian 78% Other 18% Hispanic 2% Asian 1% African-American 1%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State Out-of-State 94% In-State 6%	Top States for Incoming Freshman Massachusetts 37% Connecticut 22% New York 10% New Jersey 7% Rhode Island 6%

Percent of Students International:

1%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available:	Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus:	72%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus:	No

Athletics

Member of:	NAA, NCAA
Sports Include:	Basketball (Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conf) Baseball (Commonwealth Coast Conference) Track (Commonwealth Coast Conference)

Roger Williams University Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate)	Expenses
Published Tuition and Fees:	$ 25,942
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:	$ 24,312
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:	$ 1,240
Financial Aid	Avg. Amount Received	% of Students Receiving Aid
Federal Grants:	$ 3,185	11%
State and Local Grants:	$ 1,006	12%
Institutional Grants:	$ 8,763	69%
Student Loans:	$ 7,190	68%
Any Aid:		75%

Roger Williams University Admissions

Acceptance Rate:	67% (Selective)
Test Scores
SAT Scores:
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores:	99%
Bottom 25th Percentile:	Verbal: 490, Math: 510
Top 75th Percentile:	Verbal: 580, Math: 590

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee:	$ 50.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies:	Recommended
High School Diploma or Equivalent:	Required
High School GPA:	Required
High School Rank:	Recommended
High School Record:	Required
Recommendations:	Required
TOEFL:	Not Required
Test Scores:	Required

College Advice on Roger Williams University

skate Question: salve regina university or roger williams university PLEASE HELP? i got into both of them and i dont know which one to go. Which ones better, more respected? 12 months ago Jess Best Answer I think Salve Regina is probably more respected/ better education. The campus is beautiful. But I hear the girls can be quite bitchy. Roger Williams is very similar in education/respectability and it might be more fun.

Maha K Question: What do I need to do to get into Roger Williams University? Like what do they like to see in a prospective candidate? Also is it hard to get into RWU? 14 months ago matt Best Answer RWU is an interesting school with some attractive programs. They are not very selective. If you have a decent HS average and some nice extracurriculars and a decent SAT, then you should be able to get in. You do not need to be the class Valedictorian or a budding genius, you just need to be a good reliable kid who has done a respectable job. See all 2 answers

sakira_... Question: How much is the yearly cost at Roger Williams University? Just help me out, the website didn't do me much good...I'm a little brain dead right now...please? 30 months ago bonst... Best Answer It changes often, but check out this page, which breaks it down nicely: http://www.rwu.edu/about/administration/bursar/tuitionandfees/undergraduate.htm#TuitionFeesSummer2007 See all 2 answers

Parisa B Question: Is Roger Williams University a good one? i live in NY and im considering RW for going to college. i just wanted to c if any of u guys graduated/studied there and how u felt about it. im interested in architecture but i think ill apply undecided. so what do u think? 31 months ago bedbye Best Answer It was as one of the top ten Comprehensive Colleges in the Northern U.S. by U.S. News and World Report.