Ursuline ranked #1 nationally

Ursuline ranked #1 nationally for student mobility

A new national study on upward mobility of college graduates ranks Ursuline College #1 for its record of moving low-income students into higher income groups.

Titled “Winners and Losers: Universities and the Pursuit of the American Dream,” this research paper funded by the American Enterprise Institute looks at reams of data, including earnings after graduation, demographic characteristics of students, college spending per student, and admission selectivity from 1,100 four-year institutions across the country.

Authors Jorge Klor de Alva and Cody Christensen calculate the percentage of students from low-income households (in the bottom 40% of the income distribution) who after graduation enter the upper middle class or better (the top 40% of the income distribution).

Ursuline College #1 for

its record of moving low-income students

into higher income groups.

A July 15, 2020 Forbes article explains that, “After calculating the determinants of mobility, (the authors) rank the schools doing the best at moving low-income students into higher income groups, relative to their expected performance given demographics, resources, and geography. Taking the top spot is Ursuline College...”

In other words, Ursuline beats the odds (of demographics, resources, and geography) better than any other of the colleges and universities studied, public or private.

The authors cite Ursuline’s nursing program, “which likely helps students achieve high returns in the labor market.” In fact, Ursuline’s Breen School of Nursing boasts consistently high passage rates on the national nurse licensing exam, a 100% employment rate postlicensure, and is ranked the #2 nursing program in Ohio and in the top 10% of all programs in the U.S.

Ursuline College President Sister Christine De Vinne said, “Ursuline College is committed to keeping quality education accessible. We have a long tradition of welcoming students who are the first in their family to attend college and providing them with the supports they need to succeed and thrive here, regardless of their major. Our Breen School of Nursing has a hard-earned reputation, and national ranking, thanks to the expertise and dedication of our nursing faculty and the partnerships they have cultivated with some of the finest health systems in the country.”

Institute for Women, Wellness & Work launched with generous grant support

A grant from The Dr. Rustom and Mary Khouri Foundation has helped launch the College’s Institute for Women, Wellness & Work, a new initiative offering credit- and non-credit-bearing programs.

“We are very grateful to Rustom and Mary Khouri for their generosity and their faith in Ursuline College,” said Ursuline College President Sister Christine De Vinne, OSU, PhD. “They know that our new Institute for Women, Wellness & Work will open doors of opportunity for many women and we are delighted to partner with them in this effort.”

The Institute has begun offering new academic programs in the three broad categories of women’s leadership, integrative health and wellness, and workforce development. Courses include certificate and micro-credential programs and eventually will include new master’s programs. Under the direction of Denise Reading, PhD, CEO of LDR Worldwide, these programs have been developed to provide immediate opportunities, especially to women, to develop new skills that can accelerate their careers or help them embrace new opportunities.

Mary Khouri, a long-time member of the Ursuline College Board of Trustees, is founder and Chief Administrative Officer of Carnegie Management and Development Corporation. Her husband, Dr. Rustom R. Khouri, is President and CEO. Other supporters of the College’s Institute for Women, Wellness & Work include Board member Janet Miller, the Burton D. Morgan Foundation, and Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland.

Further information is available at www.ursuline.edu/wellness.

New programs announced in Exercise Science, Engineering, and Education Leadership

The College is now accepting applications for three new academic programs: a bachelor’s degree program in Exercise Science, a master’s degree program for school leaders in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment; and a bachelor’s-to-master’s program in Engineering, in partnership with University of Dayton. Each builds on existing strengths at the College and leads to solid career opportunities.

Read more at Ursuline.edu/newfallprograms.