Stetson University has been named to Forbes Magazine’s annual list of “America’s 650 Top Colleges.”

The rankings, compiled exclusively for Forbes by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for College Affordability and Productivity, focus on the quality of teaching, great career prospects, high graduation rates and low levels of debt. To see the information online about Stetson University, go to http://www.forbes.com/colleges/stetson-university/.

This year’s rankings put Stetson at seventh in Florida, 255^th among private colleges and universities, and 336^th in the nation. The magazine highlights a variety of information about Stetson, in areas including academics, tuition and financial aid, athletics, admissions and student life.

Stetson is among six Atlantic Sun Conference institutions included this year. The others are East Tennessee State University, Kennesaw State University, Mercer University, Northern Kentucky University and the University of North Florida.

The Forbes rankings are based on five general categories: Post-Graduate Success (32.5 percent), which evaluates alumni pay and prominence; Student Satisfaction (27.5 percent), which includes professor evaluations and freshman to sophomore year retention rates; Debt (17.5 percent), which penalizes schools for high student debt loads and default rates; Four-Year Graduation Rate (11.25 percent) and Competitive Awards (11.25 percent), which rewards schools whose students win prestigious scholarships and fellowships like the Rhodes, the Marshall and the Fulbright or go on to earn a Ph.D.