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The University of Dayton News Release

Sept 23, 1993 Contact: Teri Rizvi'

UD RANKED 12TH BEST REGIONAL SCHOOL IN THE MIDWEST,

ACCORDING TO U.S NEWS & WORW REPORT SURVEY

DAYTON, Ohio The University of Dayton is again ranked as one of the best regional universities in the Midwest, according to U.S News & World Report's annual

ranking of America's best colleges and universities

UD placed 12th in the region Like the past two years, UD won its highest marks for academic reputation, ranking sixth among Midwestern colleges UD also ranked sixth in

graduation rate rank, which is based on the average percentage of students in the 1983 to

1986 freshman classes who graduated within six years of the year in which they enrolled

The magazine ranked 559 regional colleges and universities in four regions of the country Regional colleges and universities, as defined by the magazine, generally award

more than half their bachelor's degrees in two or more professional programs, and many also

offer graduate degrees; The institutions were ranked by combining statistical data with the

results of a U.S News survey of academic reputations among 2,655 college presidents, deans

and admission directors

"It's gratifying to be included among the best universities in the Midwest," said the Rev James L Heft, S.M., provost "The University of Dayton's academic reputation is one

of our strongest recruiting tools."

~ Other factors in the rankings were student selectivity, faculty resources and the school's overall financial resources

Illinois Wesleyan University ranked first in the Midwest Other Ohio schools ranked among the 15 top regional universities in the Midwest: John Carroll University (9th) and Ohio Northern University (11th) The U.S News survey will be published in the Oct 4 issue

-30-For interviews, contact Father Jim Heft, S.M., at (513) 229-2245

OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS

300 College Park D ayto n, Ohio 45469-1679 (513) 229-3241 FAX : (513) 229-3063