GC&SU ranks in Tier 2 — again
For the fourth year in a row, Georgia College & State University is ranked in Tier 2 of Southern Universities.
GC&SU received a ranking of 3.1 out of a possible 5.0 in the category of “reputation,” placing it fifth out of the 35 schools in its tier.
“We are making progress in getting to tier 1,” said Max Allen, director of University Relations. “We will reach tier 1 in the near future, if we stay focused about our goal tier 1 is a reasonable goal.”
According to U.S. news, the ranking formula gives greatest weight (25 percent) to the opinion of those in a position to judge a school’s academic excellence. The peer assessment allows the top academic presidents, provosts, and deans of admissions at peer institutions to account for intangibles such as faculty dedication to teaching.
“This score shows quantity within the institution, only a handful of other schools like North Georgia and Georgia Southern are above us,” said Allen. “Everyone [faculty, staff, students] should be proud.
GC&SU placed in the top 40 percent of the 35 universities in student/faculty ratio ranking showing a 15-to-1 student-faculty ratio. This year, thanks to special-initiative funding from the Georgia Legislature, GC&SU hired 65 new faculty members for the express purpose of lowering its students-to-faculty ratio.
“The reputation score of 3.1 clearly shows we are trying to improve this campus,” said Allen. “This recognizes the quantity educational programs that we have here. This shows people outside of the GC&SU community the improvements we are making.”
The Southern Universities — Master’s category — includes universities that offer a full range of undergraduate degrees and some master’s degree programs.
“We are being consistent, with this being the fourth year in a row, for GC&SU to be in Tier 2. Everybody is working quite well together on making this a very good liberal arts college,” said Allen.
GC&SU’s Tier 2 ranking in the Southern Universities — Master’s category places it among 30 Southern schools, including, Georgia Southern University, University of North Florida, Western Carolina University, Western Kentucky University, Florida A&M, and University of Tennessee.
“We continue to remain to one of the better liberal arts colleges in the state of Georgia,” said Allen.
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on Sep 27 2002. Filed under News.
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