As a proud graduate of Calvin College, this makes me, well, proud!

Calvin has tied for No. 1 Regional College in the Midwest by in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges Guidebook.

WZZM-13 reports that Calvin is the only Michigan higher education institution to earn this rank in this category.

The other No. 1 spot went to Taylor University in Upland Indiana.

In explaining its methodology, U.S. News and World Report says schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence such as first-year student retention and graduation rates and the strength of the faculty

Calvin also ranked No. 1 in Best Undergraduate Teaching and Best Colleges for Veterans.

Here are the Top 10 Regional Colleges in the Midwest according to U.S. News & World Report:

  1. 1. Calvin
  2. Taylor University
  3. Augustana University
  4.  College of the Ozarks
  5. Goshen College
  6. Northwestern College
  7. Ohio Northern University
  8. Dordt College
  9. Marietta College
  10. University of Mount Union

Check out the rest of the rankings here.

 

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