{"id":219069,"date":"2022-09-12T08:58:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T12:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/?p=219069"},"modified":"2022-09-12T08:58:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T12:58:11","slug":"university-among-nations-best-in-us-news-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2022\/09\/12\/university-among-nations-best-in-us-news-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"University Among Nation\u2019s Best in US News Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montclair State University is among the very best universities in the nation when it comes to helping students graduate and succeed in life, according to the latest college rankings published today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The University ranks seventh in the nation among all 440 national universities in graduation rate performance \u2013 the rate at which students out-perform the anticipated graduation rate of those with similar backgrounds at other schools \u2013 in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. News &amp; World Report 2022-2023 Best Colleges<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> guidebook.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montclair&#8217;s six-year graduation rate of 67% out-paces the 49% graduation rate predicted for it by the magazine\u2019s data analysts. The 18 percentage point difference between predicted and actual rates is the fifth best in the nation among public National Universities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, Montclair ranks No. 21 in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. News <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">list of \u201cTop Performers on Social Mobility\u201d which highlights <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the extent to which schools enroll and graduate low-income students and bring them closer to achieving the American Dream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The results are a confirmation of Montclair\u2019s value proposition as an institution providing a rare combination of affordability, high-quality programs, research output, hands-on learning and commitment to student success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They also underscore why students are choosing Montclair in historic numbers. The University recently welcomed its second-straight record incoming class, helping boost overall enrollment to the highest level in its history, more than 21,600 students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThese results are a testament to the strong work ethic and talent of our students and the dedication of our faculty and staff who support them to ensure they persist, earn a degree and go on to well-paying jobs,\u201d says President Jonathan Koppell. \u201cStudents are increasingly drawn to Montclair because they know they will receive a high return on their investment while being part of an inclusive and supportive community built to help them realize their dreams and make a difference in the world.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information on the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. News &amp; World Report 2022<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2023 Best Colleges <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rankings, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>usnews.com\/best-colleges<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/\/ Output tags as a list for Google Analytics custom dimension\nwindow.MSU_TagList = [];\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montclair\u2019s record of student success highlighted in annual rankings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":219070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[123,7,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-219069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage-news","category-press-releases","category-university"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219069"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":219072,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219069\/revisions\/219072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}