Vaughn Moves up in Top College and Social Mobility 2024 Regional
North Rankings
FLUSHING, N.Y., Sept. 18,
2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Vaughn College has been ranked among the top 20
best colleges in the regional North by U.S. News & World
Report. The 2023 survey results released September 18 also recognized Vaughn at #4 as a
top institution for "Social Mobility," moving up 15 spots since
last year. The rankings serve as a guide for prospective students
and their families, evaluating 1,500 colleges and universities on a
variety of measures of academic quality.
"These rankings continue to support our faculty's hard work and
their commitment to ensure our students receive opportunities to
succeed in their academic studies and in their futures," said
Vaughn College President Dr. Sharon B.
DeVivo. "The top rankings in both of these categories are
evidence that we are supporting our vision 'To change the world,
one student at a time, with a transformational education that
provides a lifetime of learning.'"
The top mobility ranking reinforces the findings of a study by
The Equality of Opportunity Project, reported in The New York Times, recognizing Vaughn as the number
one institution in the country in economic mobility—the best at
moving students from the bottom in income levels to the top.
U.S. News & World Report began its annual rankings of
American colleges and universities in 1983. To calculate the
rankings, U.S. News focuses on academic quality and places emphasis
on outcome measures– including graduation rates, retention rates,
graduate indebtedness and social mobility. Outcomes are the mostly
highly weighted ranking factor, contributing 40% to each school's
overall score. See the entire U.S. News & World Report ranking
online here.
VAUGHN COLLEGE: Founded in 1932,
Vaughn College is a private,
nonprofit four-year college that enrolls more than 1,200 students
in master's, bachelor's and associate degree programs in
engineering, technology, management and aviation on its main campus
in New York City and online. The
student-faculty ratio of 13 to 1 ensures a highly personalized
learning environment. Ninety-two percent of Vaughn College graduates, 76 percent in their
field of study, are employed in professional positions or choose to
continue their education within one year of graduation. The
institution serves many first-generation college students and is
recognized by the US Department of Education as a Hispanic-Serving
Institution. In a study conducted by The Equality of Opportunity
Project, and reported in The New York
Times, Vaughn was ranked number one in upward mobility
nationwide. For more information on Vaughn
College, please visit‥http://www.vaughn.edu.
Media Contact
Elena Garcia, Vaughn College, 7184296600,
elenasophia.garcia@vaughn.edu, http://www.vaughn.edu.
Maureen Kiggins, Vaughn College, 7184296600,
maureen.kiggins@vaughn.edu, http://www.vaughn.edu.
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