{"id":3298,"date":"2019-09-09T13:37:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T17:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=3298"},"modified":"2019-12-05T12:46:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T17:46:46","slug":"detroit-mercy-ranked-among-top-200-u-s-institutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2019\/09\/09\/detroit-mercy-ranked-among-top-200-u-s-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Mercy ranked among top 200 U.S. institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2019\/09\/entrance.jpg?resize=993%2C521&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"McNichols Road entrace sign of Detroit Mercy's McNichols Campus.\" width=\"993\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2019\/09\/entrance.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2019\/09\/entrance.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2019\/09\/entrance.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2019\/09\/entrance.jpg?resize=1024%2C537&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2019\/09\/entrance.jpg?resize=1144%2C600&amp;ssl=1 1144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For 18 consecutive years, Detroit Mercy has achieved top tier rankings for Midwest Best Regional Universities in the\u00a0<em>U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0\u201cBest Colleges\u201d edition. This year, based on changes instituted by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education<em>,<\/em>\u00a0Detroit Mercy is now ranked with the top national universities.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit Mercy is ranked No. 179 for 2020 in the Best National Universities category and is one of four universities in Michigan ranked among the top 200 in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this new national ranking, Detroit Mercy also earned the following ranks in the National Universities category:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Value Schools, National Universities \u2013 No. 45.<\/li>\n<li>Best School for Veterans, National Universities \u2013 No. 133.<\/li>\n<li>Best Overall Undergraduate Business Programs \u2013 No. 292.<\/li>\n<li>A+ Schools for B Students\u00a0<em>(<\/em>these are not ranked<em>).<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cDetroit Mercy\u2019s placement in this new category reaffirms our 142-year-old Jesuit and Mercy history of academic quality and excellence,\u201d Detroit Mercy President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D., said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis ranking in\u00a0<em>U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0\u2018Best Colleges\u2019 edition, with many more of the nation\u2019s well-known universities, is timely as Detroit Mercy implements numerous academic- and student-focused initiatives in its\u00a0<em>Strategic Plan 2019-2024: Boundlessly Forward<\/em>\u00a0to assure that our graduates will continue to attain both career and personal success,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>This news follows\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2019\/09\/05\/detroit-mercy-ranks-in-top-20-of-u-s-universities-in-wall-street-journals-the-2020-times-rankings\/\"><em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>\/The Times Higher Education 2020 rankings<\/a>\u00a0that appeared Sept. 4, in which Detroit Mercy is ranked among the top 20% of universities in the country (No. 172). Detroit Mercy is also the highest ranking private university in Michigan according to the\u00a0<em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>\/Times Higher Education 2020 report and has climbed almost 100 spots since the first report in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019,\u00a0<em>U.S News &amp; World Report\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0\u201cBest Colleges\u201d edition ranked Detroit Mercy No. 25 for Midwest Best Regional Universities. The University was also one of only two universities in Michigan to be listed in the top 25.<\/p>\n<h4>Background on U.S. News &amp; World Report Rank Carnegie Classification Change<\/h4>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>U.S. News<\/em>\u00a0collects data on more than 1,800 independent regionally accredited institutions.\u00a0Before calculating the rankings,\u00a0<em>U.S. News<\/em>\u00a0groups colleges into categories based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the most widely accepted classification system in U.S. higher education. Carnegie makes updates every few years and\u00a0<em>U.S. News<\/em>\u00a0follows these updates accordingly. As a result of the Carnegie 2018 update used in the upcoming 2020\u00a0<em>U.S. News<\/em>\u00a0Best Colleges, the new classification change also includes professional practice doctoral degrees in such disciplines as law and dentistry. Since Detroit Mercy has both a School of Law and School of Dentistry, the University is now ranked among national institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For 18 consecutive years, Detroit Mercy has achieved top tier rankings for Midwest Best Regional Universities in the\u00a0U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s\u00a0\u201cBest Colleges\u201d edition. 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