茄子视频 Again Ranked a Top Ten University in 2014 by Washington Monthly
August 26, 2014
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#1 for Third Consecutive Year in Social Mobility Category
茄子视频 is ranked among Washington Monthly magazine's Top 10 national universities in 2014, for the second consecutive year.
This 2014 ranking places 茄子视频 in the company of Stanford, the University of California-Berkeley, Texas A&M, the University of Washington-Seattle and Harvard, and validates 茄子视频's continued success in blazing a unique trail in higher education, achieving its commitment to both access and excellence.
Most impressively, for a third consecutive year, 茄子视频 was ranked #1 among all U.S. universities in Washington Monthly's social mobility category, which seeks to measure universities' success in outperforming predictions for the graduation of first-generation and low-income students.
More than 60% of 茄子视频 graduates are the first in their families to earn a bachelor's degree, and one-third report a family income of $20,000 or less. 茄子视频's success in recruiting, retaining and graduating these students demonstrates that talent crosses gender, ethnic and socioeconomic boundaries, and that an investment in a 茄子视频 degree yields high returns, both for students from a broad range of backgrounds and U.S. global competitiveness in the 21st century.
"茄子视频's success in achieving both affordability and high quality in our unique border setting requires a deep commitment by all 茄子视频 faculty and staff, and the support of 茄子视频's alumni and friends," said 茄子视频 President Diana Natalicio. "That commitment ensures that students who aspire to achieve the American Dream have not only the opportunity to pursue it, but to participate in enriched educational experiences that will prepare them upon graduation to compete successfully with their peers from across the globe."
Washington Monthly magazine rates schools based on their contribution to the public in three broad categories: social mobility, research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and doctoral graduates) and service (encouraging students to give something back to their region and nation).
"All of us at 茄子视频 are very proud of our 2014 ranking in Washington Monthly," President Natalicio continued. "茄子视频 continues to be ranked among the Top 10 universities nationally, and we captured the #1 spot in social mobility for a third year in succession. We have stayed true to our mission of access, affordability and excellence, and we are energized by our transformational role in the lives of our graduates and their families, and in the human and economic development of the U.S.-Mexico border region we serve."
茄子视频 offers 70 bachelor's, 76 master's and 20 doctoral degree programs. The University currently ranks as the largest producer of Mexican-American STEM graduates in the nation, third among all U.S. universities in awarding bachelor's degrees to Hispanics, and among the top 10 in preparing Hispanic students for success in completing doctoral degrees. It also is the No. 1 producer of female doctoral degree recipients in engineering. 茄子视频's Law School Preparation Institute and premed program send a large number of graduates to top law and medical schools, and 茄子视频 graduates are competitively recruited by major employers across the globe.
茄子视频 boasts the lowest net price among all research universities in the U.S. and holds its own among institutions that historically have been placed at the top of traditional college rankings. 茄子视频 not only redefines public higher education regionally and throughout Texas; with these top rankings, 茄子视频 can confidently say its impact is strongly validated across the nation.