{"id":6302,"date":"2011-09-13T01:04:36","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T05:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.law.stetson.edu\/news\/?p=6302"},"modified":"2012-02-24T13:41:24","modified_gmt":"2012-02-24T18:41:24","slug":"u-s-news-ranks-stetson-university-third-among-top-regional-universities-in-the-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2011\/09\/13\/u-s-news-ranks-stetson-university-third-among-top-regional-universities-in-the-south\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. News ranks Stetson University third among top regional universities in the South"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stetson University\u2019s strong academic quality has earned it a ranking of<a href=\"http:\/\/colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/regional-universities-south\" target=\"_blank\"> third place among the South\u2019s top regional universities in <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s <\/em>2012 edition of \u201cBest Colleges.\u201d <\/a>Stetson is also listed as one of the South\u2019s \u201cGreat Schools, Great Prices,\u201d based on academic quality and the average net cost after need-based financial aid.<\/p>\n<p>Listed consistently as one of the South\u2019s leading universities since the <em>U.S. News<\/em> survey of colleges and universities was first published in 1985, Stetson follows Rollins College in Florida and Elon University in North Carolina in the \u201cRegional Universities\u201d category. The category includes universities that provide a full range of undergraduate majors and master\u2019s programs, but few, if any, doctoral programs. The 626 universities in the category are ranked by region \u2013 North, South, Midwest and West.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStetson takes great pride in the personalized and rigorous learning experience afforded to each and every student. Beyond that, Stetson instills civic values for life and challenges students to go beyond success \u2013 to significance in their communities, nation and world,\u201d said Stetson President Wendy B. Libby. \u201cThis honor is evidence of Stetson\u2019s academic excellence and integrity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, we encourage prospective students and their parents not to base their selection of a university on just one measure such as the <em>U.S. News<\/em> rankings,\u201d Libby said. \u201cWe invite you to visit Stetson, check out our small class sizes, the credentials of our faculty, the vibrancy of our campus and the quality of our academic programs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stetson offers a personalized education, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 11:1, in four colleges and schools \u2013 the College of Arts &amp; Sciences, the School of Business Administration, the College of Law and the School of Music. The first private university in Florida to be awarded a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honorary society, Stetson educates about 3,900 students at four locations across Central Florida \u2013 DeLand, Gulfport\/St. Petersburg,Tampaand Celebration in the greater Orlando area.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Stetson welcomed its largest incoming class ever with 875 first-year and transfer students. Numerous renovations and technology upgrades to classroom buildings, residence halls, parking areas and the campus landscape have been made over the past two years, and the pet residence hall was increased this fall to 50 rooms. The athletics program has been expanded to include football (first season fall 2013), women\u2019s lacrosse (first season spring 2013), sand volleyball (first season spring 2012) and an extensive Club Sports program.<\/p>\n<p>A new model for the Stetson Honors Program was launched this semester. As part of Stetson\u2019s major emphasis on student success, first-year students started their First Year Seminar courses during orientation in August. First-year students will finish their First Year Seminar before Thanksgiving \u2013 allowing them to focus on their three other courses for finals.<\/p>\n<p><em>U.S. News<\/em> rankings are based on several key measures of quality including peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving. The rankings will be posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/colleges\">www.usnews.com\/colleges<\/a> at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, and the publication is due to hit newsstands Sept. 20.<\/p>\n<p><em>Founded in 1883, <a title=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/\">Stetson University<\/a> in Central Florida is an independent university that provides a transforming education in the liberal arts tradition. Stetson stresses academic excellence and community-engaged learning, and consistently earns high national rankings. In 1982, Stetson was awarded a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honorary society. The College of Arts &amp; Sciences, School of Business Administration and School of Music are located at the historic campus in DeLand. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.stetson.edu\/\">College of Law<\/a> is in Gulfport\/St. Petersburg. The university also has two satellite centers: the Tampa Law Center and the Stetson University <a title=\"http:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/celebration\" href=\"http:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/celebration\">Center at Celebration<\/a> near Orlando. More information: University Marketing, 386-822-8920. <a title=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/other\/stayconnected\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/other\/stayconnected\/\">Stay Connected<\/a> with Stetson on social media.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEDIA CONTACT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cindi Brownfield<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>University Marketing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(386) 822-7214; main line (386) 822-8920; cell (386) 717-5836<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>E-Mail:\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:cbrownfi@stetson.edu\">cbrownfi@stetson.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stetson University\u2019s strong academic quality has earned it a ranking of third place among the South\u2019s top regional universities in U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s 2012 edition of \u201cBest Colleges.\u201d Stetson is also listed as one of the South\u2019s \u201cGreat Schools, Great Prices,\u201d based on academic quality and the average net cost after need-based financial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[510],"class_list":["post-6302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-1","tag-top-regional-universities"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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